Interesting piece on Vance
Trump
Hursty Yeah this is going to be interesting to say the least. No matter what happens in the short term, we need to get away from relying on the US as a major trade partner. They clearly can’t be trusted. Between making up the shit about the border to complaining about a trade deal that he signed himself, there’s no path forward at the moment.
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303abuser No matter what happens in the short term, we need to get away from relying on the US as a major trade partner. They clearly can’t be trusted. Between making up the shit about the border to complaining about a trade deal that he signed himself, there’s no path forward at the moment
This is what I was referring to in my post The bigger picture, not the TARIFFS specifically.
Trudeau’s words today mirrored that of a Mark Carney interview I saw recently, and coincidentally what you’ve just posted.
The stance is logical and makes sense, and would be better if more stood with you. I’m just not convinced the rest of the G7 have the spine to do the same, with our PM seeming least likely.
Mad_Cyril If it isn’t obvious already, I have very little faith in any of our leaders. I’ll be voting for Carney, but I’m not sure he’s got any legitimate chance of winning. More likely we’ll end up with Trump-lite and then we’re really fucked. It seems to me that Canadian politics is just a decade behind the Americans and we know how that story goes.
Trump seems hellbent on destroying the North American economy, so we’d better be prepared to pivot really quickly (and when I say we, I mean Canada, Europe, Australia, etc.) when it comes to trade agreements. If the US is going to fully isolate themselves, it seems like a logical solution to me.
Canada has really failed to invest in itself over the last several decades. With our resources, we should have a sovereign wealth fund that is unrivaled, but we chose and continue to allow so much privatization that it undermines our future security. Once again, the problems come back to incompetent leadership and I have no idea how to fix that. When you look at what Trump is doing and the support he has for it, I really think we’re in trouble. I wish people were smarter.
Amps That’s exactly what it is. Last year, the fuckmuppet conservatives in this province put a moratorium on green energy projects (wind, solar), citing concerns over impacts to vistas and farmlands. At the same time, they approve new coal mining on previously untouched sections of the Rocky Mountains. They’re also working on privatizing health care. The current scandal involves about $650M in procurement fraud attached to donors and family members of sitting ministers.
Lol I probably would.
The Waffle House is at it again.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/trump-tariff-compromise-canada-mexico-commerce-lutnick.html
303abuser What a joke
It’s almost like no one inside the administration knows what’s happening and they just report the last thing they heard. Our economic health is in the hands of an absolute clown. I almost felt bad about belting out tom petty’s american girl this morning.
