SuperDuper

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[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@brianlilley I keep asking when will his base turn on him. I truly don’t see how he makes it through till the next election. He is making it so difficult for the next leader as he digs the hole deeper and deeper.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@mark_slapinski Yes I imagine he did, lol…pay for the entire thing, use majority US steel, majority US labor, go well over budget then give away 50% of the revenue…did I miss anything…I guess we’ll have to wait for the video with that tidbit only you found, haha

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@brianlilley Will Carney be held accountable? The Liberal spin doctors will be working overtime!!

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@AndriyKorobov @FoodProfessor Rolling blackouts “everywhere” doesn’t jive with the numbers. Canada supplies well under 1% of total U.S. electricity consumption in a typical year. Some border states would feel some impact, but claiming the U.S. would experience nationwide blackouts isn’t supported by the data.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@moefromcanada @FoodProfessor Buying more Canadian is a worthy goal. The question is whether that gain outweighs lost exports, disrupted supply chains, higher costs, and weaker relations with our largest trading partner. That’s the metric I’d use to judge whether the strategy worked.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@Oldbutquick @FoodProfessor Not arguing that Canada doesn’t produce valuable resources—we sure do. I’m questioning whether they provide enough leverage against an economy more than ten times our size. Those are two different arguments. I still don’t see how Canada comes out ahead in a prolonged dispute.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@Oldbutquick @FoodProfessor My question remains: what leverage is significant enough to offset Canada’s dependence on the U.S. market?

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@captainfurberg @patschulz1978 @FoodProfessor I didn’t say Canada started the dispute. I said Canada chose a strategy of retaliation. Those are two different things. Every country gets to decide how it responds to a challenge, and it’s fair to debate whether ours was effective.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@moefromcanada @FoodProfessor The issue isn’t who started it. It’s whether our response improved Canada’s position. A strategy should be judged by its results, not just its intentions.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@Oldbutquick @FoodProfessor What’s the leverage? Nearly 75% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S., while Canada represents a much smaller share of the U.S. economy. If we have meaningful leverage, I’d genuinely like to hear what it is.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@Newser613 @FoodProfessor I know exactly what it means. Understanding retaliation and believing it’s effective in this situation are two different things.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@patschulz1978 @FoodProfessor No. The solution is to negotiate from a position of strength, not pick a fight you can’t win. Canada needed a realistic strategy to protect jobs and businesses—not symbolic retaliation that invited more retaliation.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@MelissaLMRogers 5.4 billion and counting.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

The failed economic wizard.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@MarcNixon24 If the government gains the power to determine what opinions are acceptable, that’s a serious concern for any democracy. Freedom of expression protects speech we disagree with just as much as speech we support.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@FoodProfessor But the net benefit for them of all the folks who walk out spending $150 on other things when they went in for a chicken and a salad. It would be interesting to see total order #’s for people who buy a chicken. Not definitive but would be a good data point.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@FoodProfessor There you go looking at the facts again…soon a post like this will get you a visit from the internet police for spreading misinformation. Keep up the good work.

[SuperDuper @jduplisea]

@mario4thenorth Is there anyone other than liberal politicians that think this is a good idea? Does anyone have any coherent thoughts on why we need this? Anyone?? I’ll wait…