Calling Canada the "worst in the world" to deal with is bold from a guy who once tried to buy Greenland with a straight face.
This is our largest trading partner, our energy backbone, and the reason half the Midwest still has affordable electricity.
You do not treat your closest ally like a tollbooth operator who overcharged you for crossing a bridge.
Tariffs on Canadian timber, steel, and power do not punish Ottawa. They hit the roofer in Elkhart and the auto worker in Kokomo.
Alliance is not a poker game. And trade deficits are not betrayal.
You want to talk about inflation? Try slapping a 25 percent tax on your own supply chain and acting surprised when groceries go up.
This is not foreign policy. It is a tantrum dressed up in a fiscal jacket two sizes too small.
Premier Ford said the number of jobs in Ontario’s auto sector outweighed the export value of canola to China, and therefore justified the tariffs.
So what is it? Jobs or Export values? There’s no “Team Canada” until people like Premier Ford are honest with Canadians. It’s about his province to him. I don’t begrudge him for that, that’s his job but let’s get real and start telling the truth. Until that happens it’ll always be east vs west, rural vs urban, industry vs industry in Canada.
Canadian Agriculture:
Total Direct and Indirect Jobs: Combining primary agriculture and its immediate supply chain, the industry supports ~630,800–730,800 jobs. When including the entire agri-food ecosystem (processing, retail, etc.), the total rises to ~2.1–2.5 million jobs, representing about 12% of Canada’s workforce.
Canadian Automotive Industry:
Total Direct and Indirect Jobs: The automotive industry supports ~603,500–622,900 jobs in Canada as of December 2024, representing ~3–3.5% of the national workforce.
@dirk_jones48@jamiljivani Yeah, go more to the right. Would’ve definitely convinced the Liberals and NDP voters to jump on the Conservative bandwagon. I think you’ve cracked it.
@AllamFarmer Find a new retail. Independent. We write checks for refunds when asked. Big thing - Get those returns back in the second you have them so they can be resold. Two-way street.