Don’t negotiate with terrorists. His words are worthless because he doesn’t honour them. We need to shift pur economy away from the US right the fuck now.

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    I thought the American border services were responsible for monitoring who and what enters the US from Canada? Surely the US is the one to blame for letting it in?

    (Rhetorical)

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      They’re only responsible unless it’s something like 911 and then they bear no responsibilities whatsoever, according to 2001 TV and news and politicians and newspapers and basically all of American reality at the time

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    I would’ve rather we had the tariffs to be honest than negotiate with a compulsive liar with no ethics.

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      Not sure how much negotiating we have done. Nothing was committed to Trump that was not already in progress other than the “Fentanyl Cxar” ( whatever that means ). Probably it means giving that dumb American title to somebody already in charge of the border.

      Trump got played.

      The responsibility lies with Canadians now to wean ourselves off American products until a friendlier administration gets into office.

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        It would hurt us, for sure, but I agree. It’s one of many things other countries need to be doing to pick up the void our government is creating on the world stage. Canada needs to look out for Canada at this point and not even pretend to give the OrangeSh*tPile what he needs to say “I won!”

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    Keep the liquor bans, keep the tariffs on US products until the 30 days are up. A month of pain to make the point that Canada is not just an economic appendage.

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      While tempting, such a move would guarantee the trade war actually begins. Ideally, Canada isn’t slammed with tariffs in the first place.

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        He is wiling to play “I’m gonna fuck you so hard-- just kidding” and Canadian’s don’t have the finances to deal with that every 30 days. A line in the sand that says “we are willing to continue to be your partner but will not tolerate ANY fuckery” is worth a some economic pain as long as it is predictable.

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    It’s literally just going to be whichever cabinet minister is already in charge of that portfolio. Say what you want about everything else he did as prime minister, but Trudeau has always been able to deal with Trump’s bullshit. Who knew high school drama teach would be such incredibly relevant job experience.

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    Why Canada? Why? Please keep the tarifs on red states. Please funnel commerce through blue states. Snowflake orange dipshit will screw over anyone but himself and those dumber than him. We need a wakeup call!

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      They are smart. They are taking the extra 30 days to cut the U.S. out of everything they can. They even said this was the reason they didn’t kick off all of their tariffs for 90 days - to let Canadian companies find alternatives.

      Damage to the U.S. has already been done.

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      Screw it.

      Block it all. Block it ALL!!!

      I’ve been saying for years (decades?) that we need to stop treating the US like a friend. At the very best, they’re a giant that may roll over in their sleep and crush us.

      But now, the US has openly declared (economic) war on us, and Trump still keeps talking about making us the 51st state.

      We need to swallow the pain and block the US as much as humanly possible. Ban immigration from the US - including cross-border married couples and asylum-seekers. Visas owned by Americans working in Canada will not be renewed on expiration. Start enforcing CanCon laws again, across all media (esp. streaming platforms). Deny access to Canada for all pro-fascist organizations. Fox News and Newsmax? Gone.

      This isn’t about Trump’s stupid tariffs, it’s about what he intends to use them for - leverage to take over Canada. We’ve been too complacent and complicit for too long, but it’s time to stand, united, at our southern border and say “you shall not pass.”

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        So, you want to punish those our administration is now seeking to persecute by preventing us from seeking a better life in your country? What makes you any better than the OrangeShitStain then? There are those of us who did not ask for this, who did our best to prevent it. There are those of us who will suffer greatly under his regime as he begins his persecutions. Transgender individuals are already being targeted and prevented from getting passports.

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    When somebody says “Fentanyl Czar”

    I just imagine someone coked out of their absolute mind.

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      But they’re the fentanyl Czar, so they’d be doing the nod, and occasionally the Hastings shuffle.

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    Fentanyl Czar kind of makes it sound like he’s the one in charge of selling it.

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    I kinda want that 100% performative job

    I’d probably walk around the wilderness near our borders taking daily pictures of Canadian nature and showing that there’s no fentanyl out there.

    Of course if I find any I would call it in.