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Any other Canadians on here wanting to comment on the trade war (US friends welcome)?

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 06/03/2025 00:58

Just watching the news here and feelings are ranging from "meh" to despair. How the H-E Double Hockey Sticks did we get here?

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Parker231 · 26/07/2025 09:31

Trump on August 1 tariffs: "We haven't had a lot of luck with Canada. I think Canada could be one where they just pay tariffs. It's not really a negotiation."

I wonder when someone is going to explain to him how tariffs work.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 25/07/2025 20:37

@Parker231 I just read a Reuters article.

www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/key-facts-us-japan-tariff-deal-2025-07-23/

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Parker231 · 25/07/2025 20:11

Mumtobabyhavoc · 24/07/2025 20:44

Trump announced a trade deal with Japan the other day. I'm curious what concessions Japan made and if it was a good deal for Japan.

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I read an article about the billions Japan are apparently giving the US for investment. The article stated that Japanese officials said there is no written or binding agreement, and profits will be split based on risk and contribution.

The US car industry isn’t happy with the tariffs.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 24/07/2025 20:44

Trump announced a trade deal with Japan the other day. I'm curious what concessions Japan made and if it was a good deal for Japan.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/07/2025 19:04

Was watching the news before bed last night on CTV and the had a story about duty free shops not have Canadian visitors and being in danger of closing.
Looks like they posted the story earlier in the week:

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/may-not-make-it-through-the-end-of-summer-canadas-duty-free-shops-struggling-amid-drop-in-cross-border-travel/

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/07/2025 22:31

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 22:21

We’re close to the border but no longer go over for lunches, shopping or holidays.

I rhink I remember you mentioning that. We used to drive to B'ham to go to Olive Garden and direct flights to Vegas that were quite reasonably priced. No more.

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Parker231 · 11/07/2025 22:21

We’re close to the border but no longer go over for lunches, shopping or holidays.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/07/2025 22:08

Dropping our counter tarriffs is not the answer. Expanding trade in other markets is. And, as I've said before, stopping travel to the US.
Canadians can choose to travel many places other than the US. It's difficult, granted, I'm in fairly close proximity to the border, but convenience should not dictate. Elbows Up is already losing steam. I despair. 😔

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Parker231 · 11/07/2025 22:01

Trump is denied opportunity to address Parliament on his upcoming visit to UK

Which means he won’t achieve something enjoyed by Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He won’t like that!

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/07/2025 21:45

Even though Carney got rid of the Digital Tax, Canada still got this 35% bullshit. Elbows even further up.

BitOutOfPractice · 11/07/2025 21:40

And @dubsie the POTUS serves a 4 year term, not 5. He’s got 3.5 years left.

TooBigForMyBoots · 11/07/2025 21:34

dubsie · 11/07/2025 18:47

Trump has done some good, it's easy to be negative about it but some of the regulations were holding America back have been removed and has given big business to the vigor to build.

Trump has changed his language on Russia, that's positive and I'm hoping Putin will wake up to the fact that he's losing....he can't win.

His plans for Gaza seem hideous but he's talking about giving the Palestinians a financial stake. If that's true and they get peace and a better quality of life it has to be better than living amongst rubble relying on charity and medical aid.....who knows it might work.

His trade wars are a distraction and I'm hoping he can put that to bed and focus on the job.

He's got five years to prove himself.....if it all turns to rats then he'll go down as a failure....if he succeeds...he will go down as one of the best.

My personal favourites were Obama and Reagan.... possibly Clinton, even Bush junior had his qualities especially when you consider the challenges he faced.

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There is so much wrong with this post. Where to begin?🤔

Trump has changed his language on Russia, that's positive and I'm hoping Putin will wake up to the fact that he's losing....he can't win.

I'll start with this bit. Trump changes his language as quickly as he changes his mood, his mind, his version of events and his underwear. Putin is well awake. He realised that it was cheaper and easier to buy the POTUS than it was to win against Ukraine.

Trump is Putin's Puppet. Putin put him in the Whitehouse and has not been disappointed.🤷‍♀️

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 19:54

I struggle to think of anything positive he has done. DOGE’s website estimated $160 billion in savings, just 8% of its original goal. But that estimate may be inflated, given that DOGE’s reporting has been riddled with errors and misleading claims.

He’s inflamed the situation with Russia by switching from them being in favour to not being constantly. He needs to keep out of Gaza - Netanyahu is war criminal and Trump’s “plans” for Gaza are insane. He still plans on the Palestinians living in an open air prison.

He’s crashing the economy with his tariffs - he still doesn’t understand who pays for them. I’m waiting for us here in Canada to cut off the supply of potash and also electricity to the northern states !!!

dubsie · 11/07/2025 18:47

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 18:16

Hopefully Trump supporters will wake up when they see the damage to their 401k’s. Trump supporters = idiots!

Trump has done some good, it's easy to be negative about it but some of the regulations were holding America back have been removed and has given big business to the vigor to build.

Trump has changed his language on Russia, that's positive and I'm hoping Putin will wake up to the fact that he's losing....he can't win.

His plans for Gaza seem hideous but he's talking about giving the Palestinians a financial stake. If that's true and they get peace and a better quality of life it has to be better than living amongst rubble relying on charity and medical aid.....who knows it might work.

His trade wars are a distraction and I'm hoping he can put that to bed and focus on the job.

He's got five years to prove himself.....if it all turns to rats then he'll go down as a failure....if he succeeds...he will go down as one of the best.

My personal favourites were Obama and Reagan.... possibly Clinton, even Bush junior had his qualities especially when you consider the challenges he faced.

TooBigForMyBoots · 11/07/2025 18:30

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 18:16

Hopefully Trump supporters will wake up when they see the damage to their 401k’s. Trump supporters = idiots!

They won't.🤷‍♀️

They see Trump "owning"🙄 Carney /Canada /leftists /foreigners etc and that's enough for them.

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 18:16

Hopefully Trump supporters will wake up when they see the damage to their 401k’s. Trump supporters = idiots!

dubsie · 11/07/2025 18:05

Personally I think the tariffs are simply to please it's MAGA supporters, when the dust settles they will vanish.

Every time there's talk of tariffs my share portfolio drops in value....and I can't be the only one. Thankfully I purchased a load of Microsoft shares 16 years ago and they have not been affected....but I have a lot in the SP500 which had only just recovered

Parker231 · 11/07/2025 08:41

The idiot is at it again - he writes like a child in a temper!

Any other Canadians on here wanting to comment on the trade war (US friends welcome)?
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Mumtobabyhavoc · 02/07/2025 04:07

It drives me crazy that now that he's back in office he's either on tv or being spoken about every day. 🙄

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Parker231 · 01/07/2025 20:47

He’s probably get bored by next week and move on to causing problems somewhere else 🤣

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/07/2025 19:40

Parker231 · 01/07/2025 18:59

Trump will probably deny that he signed it in the first place!

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He'll def have some sort of crap to say about it and limely blame us somehow. 🙄

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Parker231 · 01/07/2025 18:59

Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/07/2025 18:28

Yes, @Parker231 and are we going to tolerate the re-writing of the MCA?

Trump will probably deny that he signed it in the first place!

Any other Canadians on here wanting to comment on the trade war (US friends welcome)?
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Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/07/2025 18:28

Yes, @Parker231 and are we going to tolerate the re-writing of the MCA?

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Parker231 · 01/07/2025 17:35

Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/07/2025 17:23

Feeling a bit annoyed we're lifting a US tariff for the tech sector to get talks going, if I've understood the bit of news I caught the other day. 🙄

It’s getting silly - tariffs on, tariffs off.

The digital one was only 3% but would have hurt Google, Apple, Amazon etc.

Time to be strong and hit where it hurts - potash, electricity, steel.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 01/07/2025 17:23

Feeling a bit annoyed we're lifting a US tariff for the tech sector to get talks going, if I've understood the bit of news I caught the other day. 🙄

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