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Yep. I'm really glad we're adapting to that early.

Since he subcontracts all his thinking and none of his talking out of both sides of his mouth, I would assume someone somewhere must hire some at least half-competent analytics guy before it all becomes distorted through their cronyist chain of command.

Can Donald "when I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same" Trump learn? You tell me.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

The Canadian Tariffs are targeted at certain goods that Canada knows it can ramp up production internally, or source from Europe/Asia. they are not broad tariffs on everything. It will cost some some, but there has been alot of thought to maximize pressure on American business while minimizing pressure on Canadian consumer.

You are correct, tariffs hurt everyone. The direct cost is paid by the importer not the exporter. Part of the reaction-turned propaganda point about the US is that American people will bear the brunt of the tariffs. This is because Trump/MAGA framed tariffs as a tax that other countries would pay the direct cost of, not the Americans importing the goods.

This led to a downplaying of how it would negatively affect the foreign industries exporting the goods, and apply political pressure on those countries. This is how tariffs usually work, you put tariffs on certain goods to apply economic/political pressure towards specific goals, e.g. tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect NA auto industry. This still hurts NA consumers in that they don't have access to cheap Chinese EVs, but gives NA auto a chance to catch up. Tariffs are a normal economic tool that can help with bringing industry back into your country, but it's a tricky balance.

Canada is under no illusions that we will have to pay tariffs on imported American goods. There's also a nationalist reaction to boycott American goods to an extent for starting this trade war, but Canadians will still hurt. The alternative would be to take it and submit to America's whims, which is not a real option.

This trade war is not within the norms of standard economic diplomacy/negotiation though, it's just unhinged chaos. IMO the chaos is the point, giving cover for Trump&friends to solidify complete control as they turn the US into an authoritarian regime and helps to bring American industries to heel under their rule.

I don't think they're saying it's good economics and yes, for the most part, we understand how these tariffs will affect us.

But there's a lot of anger at Trump here. Booing the American national anthem is not something we do lightly. I haven't seen people this united for a common cause for a long time. I regularly see people checking labels at grocery stores to avoid buying American even if we have to pay more.

We know a recession is likely for both countries and we'll be hit harder by it. It's a small price to pay for our sovereignty.

american cheese is really gross though (the low quality stuff, which is lower than we have in canada)

tbh though high quality american cheese is better than anything we have

Or Letterkenny?

And can they please dress appropriately?

Thank you! ❤️

That’s the point. This will hopefully eventually pressure Congress to do their job.

Canada has always seemed more European than not politically, so I hope we join the EU eventually

You know Canada is a NATO founding member, don't you?

Also we have a free trade agreement with Canada.

Such a whiny brat about a needless tarrif war yam tits started himself. This orange turd has no clue how much Canadians hold grudges. This won’t ever be over. Canada is moving on.

Tit4Tat will result in the USA always getting hurt worse than everyone else