Um. Just wanted to point out. Canadian here. Trump is not just embarking on an illegal trade war with Canada. He is trying to make us a vassal state. I hope Americans understand this. We have CUSMA. Or USMCA, as you call it, a lot harder to pronounce. It is still in force. Trump’s tariffs are illegal.
The concessions he is demanding are not congruent with Canada remaining a sovereign country. We have a right to our bilingual culture, a right to our own resources, a right to create our own alliances— to be maitres chez nous. Masters in our own house.
This is not just about trade. This is first and foremost about dominance. Trump’s frequent remarks about a 51st state are signals. We Canadians hear them clearly even though, apparently, his own citizens do not. We are outraged.
And we do wonder: where is your Congress? Along with the rest of the democratic world, we simply cannot fathom how your president can single-handedly declare war on Iran, economic war on Canada, threaten Greenland (you do know that, right, Greenland is still threatened) without any permission at all from the elected representatives of your citizenry.
Finally. This is just me, I’m not sure how many other Canadians are reflecting on this question: you are the ones who said no taxation without representation. You are ones who dumped all that tea into Boston harbour. You are the ones who are proud of your revolution against an entitled and apparently uncaring king.
Hear, hear. Of all the stupid things Trump wrought, attacking Canada has to be high on that list. There is no cogent endgame here, just a chest pounding bully about to get put on his Ass.
Canadian here. Most Canadians agree with Doug Ford. However, Prime Minister Carney is much more restrained. For example, he has said he will not use energy as a weapon. He wants to protect Canada’s reputation as a reliable supplier.
Um. Just wanted to point out. Canadian here. Trump is not just embarking on an illegal trade war with Canada. He is trying to make us a vassal state. I hope Americans understand this. We have CUSMA. Or USMCA, as you call it, a lot harder to pronounce. It is still in force. Trump’s tariffs are illegal.
The concessions he is demanding are not congruent with Canada remaining a sovereign country. We have a right to our bilingual culture, a right to our own resources, a right to create our own alliances— to be maitres chez nous. Masters in our own house.
This is not just about trade. This is first and foremost about dominance. Trump’s frequent remarks about a 51st state are signals. We Canadians hear them clearly even though, apparently, his own citizens do not. We are outraged.
And we do wonder: where is your Congress? Along with the rest of the democratic world, we simply cannot fathom how your president can single-handedly declare war on Iran, economic war on Canada, threaten Greenland (you do know that, right, Greenland is still threatened) without any permission at all from the elected representatives of your citizenry.
Finally. This is just me, I’m not sure how many other Canadians are reflecting on this question: you are the ones who said no taxation without representation. You are ones who dumped all that tea into Boston harbour. You are the ones who are proud of your revolution against an entitled and apparently uncaring king.
Where is your revolution now?
Hear, hear. Of all the stupid things Trump wrought, attacking Canada has to be high on that list. There is no cogent endgame here, just a chest pounding bully about to get put on his Ass.
Canadian here. Most Canadians agree with Doug Ford. However, Prime Minister Carney is much more restrained. For example, he has said he will not use energy as a weapon. He wants to protect Canada’s reputation as a reliable supplier.
Does anyone else think Trump believes Lake Superior is named after him?
The Mango Mussolini really is an idiot. As time goes on, he's holding fewer and fewer cards.
Not Ottawa but Ontario PM.
Not Otrawa but Ontario premier.