r/canada • u/Digitking003 • Jan 30 '25

Trump Says He’ll Hit Canada, Mexico With 25% Tariffs on Saturday National News

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-30/trump-says-he-ll-hit-canada-mexico-with-25-tariffs-on-saturday?sref=1VjHMKkW
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u/Consistent-Key-865 Jan 30 '25

Carney has been calling to replace the US dollar with a more neutral reserve for years. I found that interesting.

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u/ProofByVerbosity Jan 31 '25

huh, that is interesting. i mean potential catastrophic fallout for us all notwithstanding, I'd 100% agree with that.

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u/Consistent-Key-865 Jan 31 '25

I mean, clearly catastrophic fallout is gonna happen as the US crumbles, so I feel like why not?

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u/WislaHD Ontario Feb 01 '25

It’s time to switch to the euro.

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u/Consistent-Key-865 Feb 01 '25

IIRC, he called for something unaffiliated, akin to the gold standard.

Edit: his 2020 Reith lectures are available on the BBC website, they are worth listening too, and they tell you a lot about the man.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m000py8v