Canada Catch-All | Trump 51st State “plan”
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After President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an extraordinary statement that was largely lost in the fray of the moment.
“The excuse that he’s giving for these tariffs today of fentanyl is completely bogus, completely unjustified, completely false,” Mr. Trudeau told the news media in Ottawa.
“What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that’ll make it easier to annex us,” he added.
… On those calls [in February], President Trump laid out a long list of grievances he had with the trade relationship between the two countries, including Canada’s protected dairy sector, the difficulty American banks face in doing business in Canada and Canadian consumption taxes that Mr. Trump deems unfair because they make American goods more expensive.
He also brought up something much more fundamental.
He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.
The border treaty Mr. Trump referred to was established in 1908 and finalized the international boundary between Canada, then a British dominion, and the United States.
Mr. Trump also mentioned revisiting the sharing of lakes and rivers between the two nations, which is regulated by a number of treaties, a topic he’s expressed interest about in the past. …”
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“… While Mr. Trump’s remarks could all be bluster or a negotiating tactic to pressure Canada into concessions on trade or border security, the Canadian side no longer believes that to be so.
… Mr. Lutnick called Mr. LeBlanc after the leaders had spoken on Feb. 3, and issued a devastating message, according to several people familiar with the call: Mr. Trump, he said, had come to realize that the relationship between the United States and Canada was governed by a slew of agreements and treaties that were easy to abandon.
Mr. Trump was interested in doing just that, Mr. Lutnick said.
He wanted to eject Canada out of an intelligence-sharing group known as the Five Eyes that also includes Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
He wanted to tear up the Great Lakes agreements and conventions between the two nations that lay out how they share and manage Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
And he is also reviewing military cooperation between the two countries, particularly the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
… Canada’s politicians across the spectrum, and Canadian society at large, are frayed and deeply concerned. Officials do not see the Trump administration’s threats as empty; they see a new normal when it comes to the United States. …”
That’s for sure. Bet you he couldn’t tell you one thing about any of the treaties. JFC! He’s going to fuck around and get us in a war with Canada, one of our very closest allies. Come on trumpers, what say you?
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They will eventually determine all this is Canada’s fault, the same way they decided to blame Ukraine for Russia’s invasion. They don’t know it yet but the right wing propaganda machine will have them fully on board with how Canada has taken advantage of the US and we are fully justified invading and conquering those thankless Canadians. Just watch how the script flips from comedic disbelief to conservative outrage over the mistreatment and disrespect Canada is guilty of showing the US, even after we have protected them all these years. They will be telling us how Canada owes us billions. Just watch Trump try to tighten the screws on the Canadian economy with full-throated MAGA support.
Will this be a bridge too far for the “regular non-MAGA Republicans?” No way. They will also be all in on this nonsense because any Republican with any fucking sense is no longer a Republican.
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I think it might be a bridge too far for younger Trumpers who might have to end up invading and occupying a very hostile Canada. Again, things always look different when it affects you personally, and if we've learned anything about Trump Republicans it's that the only thing that seems to finally bother them and throw them off their feed is when something adversely affects them. Until then it's all fun and games and trolling the libs. For older Trumpers who won't have to serve? Nah, they'll support it as a sign of their patriotism and support for the military.
Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die” Herbert Hoover
A company to keep an eye on is John Deere. 50% of the company's exports go to Canada. With the new tariffs on steel and aluminum and tariffs that will hit farmers, its not looking too good. The company was already planning some minor manufacturing moves to Mexico. Its stock had been on the upswing as the farm economy recovered before Trump.
Farmers love that company. Plus, might not be too happy when they go to buy a tractor.
Farmers love that company. Plus, might not be too happy when they go to buy a tractor.
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What the fuck is a national emergency on electricity? What is he going to do?
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To her credit, she seems to have accurately represented Trump’s view on Canada.
I hate it here.