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Be set to counter the rampant misinformation from the US government trying to paint us as the bad guys rather than the good Neighbors who always have their back when times get hard.
Just to name a few. You donโt get a free pass when you punch your buddy in the face and lie about it.
This is when Trudeau is at his best. Canโt think of Pierre being able to pull this off with any measure of sincerity.
Carney could easily do it as well.
This is true. Trudeau certainly was problematic but he doesn't fear things like this and it looks good on him.
Iโm still crushed that we never go to experience Jack Layton as a PM. He woulda crushed it.
I remember watching his funeral and sobbing. I still feel like that was our last good chance at a bright future. His house was a marvel of green energy, and he loved weed. I want someone blue collar and strong like that to take over the NDP again.
Watching all of this unfold is incredibly disheartening.
The world is becoming more splintered, more nationalistic, more war hungry. Am I getting old and sensitive or is everything really just going to shit?
I'm from the UK so not involved directly in the current conflict, but with Brexit in the recent past (the effects of which still being felt) I feel like we aren't immune to these dumb decisions. Our leadership is likely watching things, taking notes and looking for how to apply this strategy themselves.
Yeah I'm watching from Australia and I was really moved by Trudeau's speech. Him talking about the long history and friendship and how it's all thrown away in less than a week is truly sad and sickening.
I don't believe you're over sensitive. The world as I knew it seems to be coming to an end. I'm gen X and can remember what an exciting and optimistic time the 90s was. I don't think it's just nostalgia. I remember Mandela freed. The Berlin wall falling. Science being revered.
And since 9/11 it's just been a constant slide to shit.
Not getting sensitive.
We forgot that we stand on the shoulders of all those before us, and now weโve decided to learn first hand their struggles.
It's the enshittification of democracy.
Partially caused by undereducated voters who were allowed to pass by the educational system rather than being held back until they learned properly imho.
Part of me regrets to had made this post with a youtube video given the context, so I want to remind you that you can watch youtube videos without ads by using Firefox and the uBlock origin extension.
It's a stirring speech. Things are about to get very expensive for both Canadians and Americans. I have already scratched out future plans for visiting the US for the rest of the year, but I am also considering cancelling ones I pre-booked months ago, even at a 50% loss. Haven't decided firmly yet.
Cancel Netflix and other US streaming services. Stop using American social media, stop buying US and Israeli products wherever possible.
Easier said than done. Our daily routines and communication with loved ones might be tied into these.
Well, no point in resisting America's bullshit if it involves changing daily routines, I guess.
Jesus, no wonder we keep failing to change literally anything.
I ran into this when trying to convince people to get away from Facebook. Minor inconveniences aren't worth enduring in the face of gross violations of data privacy. For some reason.
American here. I would encourage you to do so. I would not encourage anyone to visit the US for the next four years. Tourism is big for the United States. The only way we fix this downhill slide trump is taking is for it to blow up catastrophically in Americans faces. Itโll suck for us (and everyone of our allies he is targeting) but it is the only way we vote these morons on the right out and start a long road to try to fix the damage caused by the orange, wannabe godking. The senate race in two years is primarily right wingers (22 red vs 13 blue) who are up for reelection. Iโm cautiously optimistic that the recession that trump causes will create a blue wave. That should lame-duck his last two years in office.
My grandparents voted for Trump despite myself and my family telling them we won't visit them in the US again if they did. Guess who they chose over us? We're sticking to our word, I have no intention of ever stepping foot in the US until it gets its collective shit together.
No need to advise us outlanders not to visit the US. We have eyes and working brains.
It's a fun horror franchise to watch, tho. Great script - a tad unrealistic.
You'd be surprised at the amount of people agreeing with what Trump is doing over the border.
Old cunts will continue to go shopping to Kennebunkport like it's a premium experience.
I mostly have the same thoughts on this, but I also worry that we sink so deep into the abyss that it will take a long time, if ever at all, to recuperate.
Don't worry the US will be a Chinese subsidiary on the other side of this.
Is Canada going to start working on trade deals with EU?
Seems like we're getting our tariffs soon too. Gobshite. Wonder what his excuse will be for us since it's not going to be drugs or borders.
One way to offset the damage would be for the EU and Canada / Mexico to start trading more.
His excuse is the trade deficit. EU exports more to the US than they import. He wants the EU to buy more US oil and gas. Also Greenland, he thinks he can take the EU economy hostage to get Greenland
I'm not sure he has the power to just impose tarrifs unilaterally. His excuse was the drugs and border for Canada which allows him to use some obscure law from the 70s to claim an emergency but that doesn't apply to Europe is my (limited) understanding.
Why do you think the laws matter?
Already done. CETA was provisionally applied in 2017.
Full ratification unlikely just due to the nature of how the EU half works.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Economic_and_Trade_Agreement
I'm going to the US next week because my mom is turning 80... I don't expect to visit again unless someone dies for the next four years.
Thereโs nothing wrong with what youโre doing.
Family always should come first.
The government has also put out a press release on their website.
The first phase of our response will include tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the U.S., effective February 4, 2025, when the U.S tariffs are applied. The list includes products such as orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and pulp and paper. A detailed list of these goods will be made available shortly.
Minister LeBlanc also announced that the government intends to impose tariffs on an additional list of imported U.S. goods worth $125 billion. A full list of these goods will be made available for a 21-day public comment period prior to implementation, and will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, certain fruits and vegetables, aerospace products, beef, pork, dairy, trucks and buses, recreational vehicles, and recreational boats.
Time to cancel the Netflix and Disney streaming services too. Stick with Canadian services or go grab some DVDs from your local library and watch CBC.
"All candians are encouraged to go to high seas."
Except shows on CBC.
Watch three sports betting ads every 10 minutes to support CANCON.
CBC Gem is pretty good if you support the paid version, too, only like $6 for ad free
Yarrr.
Cancelling now. There's plenty to watch on Crave. Get into Letterkenny y'all!
Absolutely loving the fire from you guys in the comments in the various threads. ๐ฎ๐ชโค๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ
Summary article from the cbc, if anyone doesn't want to watch the whole thing: Trudeau hits back at the U.S. with big tariffs after Trump launches a trade war
And NatPo are absolute trolls, looking to cause more division on exactly the day we don't need it. They knew there was no answer for their questions, which could obviously wait til another day - they just wanted him/Canada to look weak or divided.
Crap... We're about to hear a whole lot of noise online about how divided we all are on this, aren't we?
Don't believe the hype. The Murdoch media machine, the Brietbart, Rebel, Manning Centre, Twitter, Facebook, and bot army machine are all going to turn this into a story about internal division. Whatever story or Debate they push into your FEED, remember that you were 100% onside with your neighbours today.
Just as well. We need to develop climate solutions fast and work on food security; healing our battered healthcare system... and that should be a lot easier without that troglodyte government dragging us backward with Christian Science and buying up our diabetes meds supply for cosmetic weightloss. Gonna be a rough go for awhile though.
In the photo you can see their unwilling faces going "c'mon don't let us do this" but with a stern 3 year old confidence against a dragon.