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Canada must use all means to resist a Trump-led hostile US takeover.
  • I see your point, but I feel like spreading the risk a little would've been the more secure trade policy. 70% reliance on one country seems borderline obscene. Of course, hindsight is 20/20 so there's not really any point in me complaining about what should have been. All we can do now is work to correct the mistake.

  • Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say.
  • I swear to fuck i just read another article from 2 hours ago where that Hassent fellow was quoted as saying essentially the opposite of what is quoted here.

    These people are a mess. Shrodinger's trade policy. The US economy, a bag of shit and a ketamine addled advisor are placed in a box...

  • Trump adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March
  • Not to mention illegal firearms and migrants. I believe that in all cases, the contraflow is much worse.

    I did read recently that the trade in illegal Canadian eggs being smuggled into the US is booming, however.

  • Trump adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March
  • Nice. A clairvoyant on the internet. Very original.

    Trump had made it very clear since before his inauguration that he would be targeting Mexico, Canada, and China in his crusade against fentanyl.

    Coincidentally, those three nations are also the US' largest trading partners, where the only legal avenue for applying tarrifs within the framework of his own USMCA (the greatest trade deal, maybe ever!) is to declare a national emergency. 'Tarrif', after all, is his favourite word. Right after 'make', 'that' and 'large'. He's been obsessed with tarrifs since the 80s. Any excuse will do. And 'fentanyl from Canada' is the excuse that he burped up after a particularly greasy bucket of chicken.

    This trade policy by royal decree has been enabled by a national and bipartisan apathy to the abuse of legal loopholes and a general contempt toward foundational principles like the separation of powers. It's all very obvious. We don't have to guess at trumps motives or strategy here. He has rambled about it incoherently for years at this point. Subtlety is not one of his strong points.

    That's not to mention the influence of the First Lady, Lord Ketamine himself.

  • U..S. social media platforms are a national security threat and a major attack vector against Canadian democracy
  • Is it time for an expanded digital services tax? Why not tax foreign social media like we tax sugar, alcohol, nicotine, and fast food? The imposition of minimum pricing rules per account or per post would be a huge disincentive. Maybe regulate them like traditional media. Ban foreign ownership?

    Edit: spelling

  • I’m Canadian And Love Visiting The U.S., But I Refuse To Travel There Again Until Trump Is Gone
  • Oh, I see. I hadn't considered that that could be used as a pretense for military action.

    Trump's stable genius trade advisor was just on one of their propaganda networks suggesting that Canada is also run by Mexican cartels. It's all a bit Monty Python, honestly. Just waiting to hear who he's nominating for Secretary of Silly Walks.

  • Canada must use all means to resist a Trump-led hostile US takeover.
  • After some quick interneting, apparently we have the technical and industrial capacity to do so, but lack intention, having committed to peaceful, civilian use of the technology through non-proliferation treaties, etc.

    I mean, in an ideal world, that's how it should be.