Gord Nelson

Husband, dad, grandpa, cyclist, slow runner, fan of Elks, Riders and Oilers. Retired chemist/lab manager. First ESAA Lifetime Achievement recipient.

[Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran]

Canadians are done with Trump’s shit.

Instead of backing down, they’ve settled on $155B of retaliatory tariffs (on the same day they’ve asked the UK for nuclear guarantees against the US)

And here’s the critical part:

-Most Canadian imports to the US are raw materials, at preferred prices, that the US doesn’t have other sources for.

-Most US exports to Canada are finished products that Canada has other sources for, even if less preferred.

-US oil refining is 100% reliant on Canadian processing minerals.

-US fertilizer and thus US farming, is reliant on Canadian minerals and potash.

When it comes to trade, the unique relationship between Canada and the US means Canada can punch *FAR* above its weight in how its tariffs impact America.

You’d rather have $20 of generic Chinese tariffs, than $1 of targeted Canadian ones.

If Trump doesn’t back down on this, Canada can continue to tighten the screws.

And honestly the political will of Canadians united in hatred of this moment and not wanting to be pushed around, suggests that Canada’s population is far less likely to blink first, when compared to a divided, exhausted and price-gouged American population.

In wars we talk about the “defender benefit” in trade wars that holds true as well.

Having something worth fighting for and a unified hate of a common enemy is a powerful thing.

[Evan @daviddunn177]

They call him Krasnov.

It makes sense.

[Inspector Morose 小麦 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇨🇳🇺🇦 @InspectorMorose]

So apparently #Krasnov is Donald Trump's codename according to former senior KGB officer. What a traitor he is. #krasnovTRUMP

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@Corey_A_Proctor Lancaster. 😉

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Dear Alberta Government,

This...👇

"This report is anti-science and anti-evidence. It advances misinformation. It speaks against the broadest, and most diligent, international scientific collaboration and consensus in history."

via @Albertadoctors 🙏

[JanimalCookies @janisprettitore]

#adolftitler #ElonMusk #Nazi

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@KJ22387886 @JasonOnTheDrums 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Trump - “I’m going to take over Canada using brute economic force! They will become the 51st state!”

Smith -“OMG you guys I just got a selfie with him!”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Kerry Kennedy, sister of RFK Jr. and daughter of Robert Kennedy, on her brother:

"I am disgusted by my brother’s obscene embrace of Donald Trump. And I completely disavow and dissociate myself from Robert Kennedy Jr. and his flagrant efforts to desecrate my father's memory."

[Jason Scott 🇨🇦 @JasonOnTheDrums]

#Ableg

If ANYONE praises Smith’s “91.5%” win, remember it was achieved by:

- Excluding ALL non-supportive voters (@LukaszukAB)
- Restricting voting to in-person ONLY (no mail-in / e-vote)
- Charging >$399 to vote
- Capping attendance #s

Smith prioritizes control over democracy

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@edmontonjournal Goodbye @edmontonjournal
If you support Drumpf you are a pathetic excuse for journalism.

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@ibleedgreen007 @RealAlexD Ok, first a confession, I'm a Rider fan so Suitor is entrenched in Rider glory just for holding to ball in the 89 Grey Cup.
But, his time on the broadcast is done. Time to move on.

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@sheldonjones83 @RealAlexD @ClayBaumung Jim screams non-stop. Fine, get excited now and then but not every sentence needs to be at top volume.
Kate is great in other areas but not as the host of this panel. Not sure why it doesn't work.

[Jason Scott 🇨🇦 @JasonOnTheDrums]

#Ableg

Alberta is no longer a preferred destination for serious investors and business professionals; instead, it's become a hub for conspiracy theorists and purveyors of fake news.

It's a source of ridicule.

I’ve NEVER been more embarrassed to be an Albertan

[Barbra Streisand @BarbraStreisand]

When Trump posts something as silly as I hate Taylor Swift, he sounds like a young woman who couldn’t get tickets to her show. But he is an immature and vengeful 78 year old man who should not ever become president of the United States.

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@DuaneBratt Even Zelensky is going wtf?

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@JoeisCranky I thought he snapped in the first 10 minutes. Lies, rambling answers, absolute bs. But maybe I'm just showing that I'm biased to sanity.

[DKGray @TheRealDKGray]

We have more abandoned well liabilities than the entire USA.

A country with the largest oil industry in the world.

Many of these wells threaten our drinking water.

But sure, let’s worry about the recycling of solar panels 20 years from now.

These fucking guys.

[disordered @disorderedyyc]

Danielle Smith + Covenant Health:
#ableg #abpoli

[Gord Nelson @GordonNelson1]

@TomiukCurtis @CFL @oktire It was a 60 yard attempt; it's not like he missed a 25 yarder. It was straight but short. No shame in that.