đš WOW! Scott Bessent is TEARING into Canada PM Mark Carney for trying to screw over America
"Unfortunately, PM Carney rose to power on an anti-American platform! He went BACK to his old playbook. One has to ask oneself: is he trying to benefit himself, the Liberal Party, or the Canadian people? Because they were offered a VERY good deal."
According to a new survey released this morning, 75% of Canadians support Ottawaâs approach to negotiations with the United States.
So let me get this straight...
âĄïžOur trading conditions with the U.S. are only getting worse, not better, compared with those of other countries.
âĄïžCanadians have not even seen the deal Ottawa rejected.
âĄïžYet many apparently support counter-tariffs, which are ultimately taxes paid by Canadian businesses and consumers.
At some point, we have to ask whether we are punishing Washington or simply punishing ourselves.
If Canada wonât release the Trade Deal Document for all eyes to see.
@jamiesongreer@howardlutnick Please release the Trade Deal Document that Mark Carney Terminated.
Let the public decide if in fact it was a fair deal.
I am deeply disappointed that Canada and the United States have not been able to reach a trade agreement.
Alberta has always advocated for a tariff free relationship, and will continue to do so. No one benefits from a trade war. Tariffs and counter-tariffs hurt businesses, workers and families on both sides of the border, while weakening one of the most important economic and security relationships in the world.
My first concern today is for the Albertans and Canadians whose livelihoods are at risk from these new tariffs and counter-tariffs. I welcome the federal governmentâs intention to provide relief for those businesses that are impacted.
Alberta will continue to advocate for a strong tariff free relationship between Canada and the U.S. and I will be urging the federal government to restart negotiations as soon as possible.
Dear PM Carney,
If you decide to impose counter-tariffs against the U.S., please donât repeat the Trudeau governmentâs mistake.
Spare food products, otherwise, Canadians will end up paying the price at the grocery store. Previous counter-tariffs made many food items more expensive. It was a bad idea then, and it would be a bad idea now.
Best,
TFP.
@MarkJCarney Pourquoi mettre des contre-tarifs? Ăa va encore nous coĂ»ter plus cher. Ătes-vous rationnel ou quoi? Vous allez encore une fois faire augmenter le coĂ»t de la vie pour tous les Canadiens.đ€Šđ»ââïž
Canadaâs response to American tariffs should be incredibly simple: slash our own tariffs and trade barriers. And do not impose counter-tariffs.
Think about what retaliation actually means. Trump imposes a tax on Americans who buy Canadian goods. So our response is supposed to beâŠimposing a tax on Canadians who buy American goods? How exactly does making Canadians poorer punish Donald Trump?
If the Trump admin wants to shoot itself in the foot, the Carney government is under no obligation to shoot Canadians in the face with a twelve gauge shotgun for the sake of "reciprocity"
Instead, open Canada up. Eliminate tariffs. Eliminate non-tariff barriers. Make it cheaper for Canadians and Canadian firms to buy goods and inputs from Europe, Asia, Latin America and everywhere else. Give Canadian consumers more alternatives to American products and Canadian producers cheaper inputs with which to compete.
And no, free trade does not require the other guy to be smart enough to reciprocate. Historically, a huge share of trade liberalization has been unilateral. This is especially true for small economies like Canada!
The best response to American protectionism is not Canadian protectionism. It is to make Canada more competitive, more open, and harder for American tariffs to hurt.
This the same message I was saying in 2025. Its the same that Canadian free traders said in the 1930s when facing the Smoot-Hawley tariff. Its the same that free traders like Richard Cobden made when arguing against food taxes/tariffs in the 1830s and 1840s.
đșđž Something big just landed in Florida schools.
Kids from 6th grade up will now get regular lessons on the actual history of communism, the regimes, the leaders, and the millions who died under them.
Soviet Union, Mao, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, all of it.
45 minutes minimum every single year.
Governor Ron DeSantis (Floridaâs governor) made the reason clear: so the next generation doesnât fall for the cleaned-up version floating around on the left.
About time.
Writer: Daniyal