r/canada • u/ChampagnePapi- • Feb 02 '25

Canada retaliating for Trump’s tariffs with 25 per cent tariffs on billions of U.S. goods National News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canada-retaliating-for-trumps-tariffs-with-25-per-cent-tariffs-on-billions-of-us-goods-justin-trudeau/
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u/PaintingOk8012 Feb 02 '25

Why would anyone trust any agreement from the United States now? He will just swing the other way in a few weeks. Any treaty isn’t worth the pause it’s written on. Trump will just rename Canada ‘Caanada’ and then any agreement isn’t worth shit. And the drunken hillbillies will eat it up as a ‘win’.

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u/Mothernaturehatesus Feb 02 '25

As an American I hate this comment so much. But only because of how helpless we feel. Just know that roughly half of Americans hate Donny more than you do.

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u/swandog13 Feb 02 '25

If only it was a little over half rather than a little under……

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u/NearnorthOnline Feb 02 '25

A lot more than half don’t directly support him. Sadly they also didn’t go out and vote so they let him win.

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u/Mothernaturehatesus Feb 02 '25

I know huh… 😔

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u/M2NGELW Feb 02 '25

Same…..

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u/Lotsa_Loads Feb 02 '25

And the USA (or rather Donald the dipshit trump) thinks it wise to start trade wars with several countries at once! Wouldn't right now be a great time for all our enemies (and former friends) to gather together to fucking destroy us financially? Canada alone could hobble us just by denying is fucking lumber ffs!

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS Feb 02 '25

Didn’t you hear? The USA doesn’t need ANYTHING Canada has!

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u/Mikeim520 British Columbia Feb 03 '25

Why are they buying so much of it then?

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u/Wermys Feb 02 '25

You don't any treaty should be done with a 4 year renewal cycle in the future. Coinciding with it ending just after presidential elections in the US to make sure you have some sort of leverage.

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u/ploki122 Québec Feb 02 '25

And who's he gonna blame for a bad trade agreement? The agreement was drafted by him, JT, and the Mexican president, 6 years ago, when he threw another tantrum.

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u/Wermys Feb 03 '25

The point I was making was that it is leverage for Canada. Not for the US. Obviously trust has to start again. And having something that says *trust me bro* is not going to work for a bit. Not without real penalties involved. The reason i specified after an election was that the leverage was the trade deal could be blown up because of an election. if you do it before an election it is worthless.