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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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Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/06/2025 01:29

@Parker231 watching the protests in California here.
I hope the rest of the country is paying attention.

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Parker231 · 08/06/2025 19:10

At least whilst he’s having his fall outs with Musk and putting his foot in where it’s not wanted in California, he’s not mentioned Canada being the 51st state or taking over Greenland. Still amazes me that anyone could be daft enough to vote for him.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 08/06/2025 17:59

Parker231 · 08/06/2025 17:28

Idiots! I want them to get tougher - not roll over. I want to hit Trump (and sorry - average Americans) every way possible!

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They're showing their ability to be self determining. They do want to secede, afterall...🙄

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Parker231 · 08/06/2025 17:28

Mumtobabyhavoc · 08/06/2025 17:18

Fucking AB lifted their ban on US alcohol imports. 🤦‍♀️

Idiots! I want them to get tougher - not roll over. I want to hit Trump (and sorry - average Americans) every way possible!

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 08/06/2025 17:18

Fucking AB lifted their ban on US alcohol imports. 🤦‍♀️

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 28/05/2025 15:34

I'm curious about how people felt about the throne speech yesterday. 🤔

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GildedRage · 07/05/2025 06:46

Loved Carneys attitude!
I suspect we will learn more about the private meeting in the days to come.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 07/05/2025 00:51

Our PM, Mark Carney, met with US president Donald Trump today. The tariffs are still in place, and likely a renegotiation of CUSMA will be needed to remove or change that, but I won't be surprised if Trump seeks to dissolve it.

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7527102

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/04/2025 08:22

I came across this article about recent cross border traffic/travel.

www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/tourists-are-cancelling-trips-to-the-us-here-s-where-they-are-going-instead/ar-AA1Cvw4k?cvid=8f59b91bf1ee4922943f8809686a8ca7&ocid=mailsignoutmd

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Parker231 · 05/04/2025 21:24

Just seen some coverage of a huge anti Trump demonstration in Boston and another in Detroit and Windsor - supporting each other from either side of the river.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 05/04/2025 18:47

Just catching a bit of news on tv now. Anyone else watching the mass protests happening down south? 😱

www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-opponents-ready-take-streets-with-nationwide-protests-2025-04-05/

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 04/04/2025 19:40

Auto workers are taking a huge hit. This is from the Toronto Star, but there are multiple reports on both sides of the border. I'm watching Doug Ford on the CBC right now.

https://www.thestar.com/business/about-6-000-autoworkers-receive-layoff-notices-as-stellantis-announces-two-week-shutdown-of-windsor/article_b96bbeef-5f6f-4d06-9be8-de4f14a7856c.html

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 04/04/2025 19:25

@Parker231 Yes, lowest since Covid-era June '20...and Trump is off to play golf today. 🙄

Donald Trump Stable Genius GIF
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Parker231 · 04/04/2025 16:15

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Any other Canadians on here wanting to comment on the trade war (US friends welcome)?
Parker231 · 04/04/2025 16:11

the markets are crashing

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 04/04/2025 16:01

@Parker231 and I haven't seen any economist praise tariff implementation. Clearly the market isn't supportive.

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Parker231 · 04/04/2025 09:18

Report on the impact of the tariffs - the idiot is sending us towards a global recession.

Stock Exchange closes on worst day since 2020 but Trump insists stocks will 'boom'
The New York stock exchange has closed on its worst day of trading since June 2020 – during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The main indices saw their worst one-day falls in five years as Donald Trumpclaimed that “the markets are going to boom” in response to his sweeping tariffs.
The S&P 500 index is down 4.9% at the close, which Reuters flags is the biggest one-day drop since June 2020.
The Dow has also posted its biggest one-day drop since June 2020, down 4%.
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq tumbled 5.9%, its worst single-day performance since March 2020.
The scale of the sell-off, wiping trillions of dollars off the value of US companies, highlights just how alarmed investors are by the tariffs, and the fears they could lead to a recession.
Speaking to reporters earlier on Thursday, Trump denied market turmoil presented a problem. The president said:
I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on and it’s a big thing. I said this would be exactly the way it is … We’ve never seen anything like it. The markets are going to boom. The stock is going to boom. The country is going to boom.

Parker231 · 04/04/2025 09:08

LifeExperience · 03/04/2025 21:15

You mean the sour crude from western Canada that can only be refined in the US? Or possibly you've forgotten that there is no pipeline from western Canada to eastern Canada so your oil must flow through US pipelines? Also, why is your media and government not upset in the slightest about the 100% tariffs that the Chinese put on your products a few weeks ago? BTW, exports are 34% of Canada's GDP while they are only 13% of US GDP. The US is also 75% of Canada's export market.

Not to mention that potash is produced in plenty of places around the world, including the US. We can make/buy it from somewhere else.

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I could easily pull your arguments apart but that’s not the spirit of this thread

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 03/04/2025 22:27

I'm just reading some local news from down in Florida. This article from the Miami Herald is interesting. It is about the decrease in Canadian snowbirds (winter vacationers). I stand by my assertion that the best way to protest is to avoid travel to the States.

amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article302789264.html

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 03/04/2025 22:21

@LifeExperience we're not attacking each other on this thread, please. May I request you offer a constructive and respectful view, please? Thank you! 😊

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LifeExperience · 03/04/2025 21:15

Parker231 · 03/04/2025 16:50

Time for Canada to get tougher by hitting oil and electricity to the US together with potash.

You mean the sour crude from western Canada that can only be refined in the US? Or possibly you've forgotten that there is no pipeline from western Canada to eastern Canada so your oil must flow through US pipelines? Also, why is your media and government not upset in the slightest about the 100% tariffs that the Chinese put on your products a few weeks ago? BTW, exports are 34% of Canada's GDP while they are only 13% of US GDP. The US is also 75% of Canada's export market.

Not to mention that potash is produced in plenty of places around the world, including the US. We can make/buy it from somewhere else.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 03/04/2025 20:55

Parker231 · 03/04/2025 16:50

Time for Canada to get tougher by hitting oil and electricity to the US together with potash.

We capitulated when we agreed to re-do NAFTA. Stupid.

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Parker231 · 03/04/2025 16:50

Time for Canada to get tougher by hitting oil and electricity to the US together with potash.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 03/04/2025 16:49

@ramonaquimby sorry, didn't see your post.

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