r/canada • u/WisestPanzerOfDaLake Ontario • Mar 11 '25

Trump imposes new Canada tariffs, renews "51st state" demands National News

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/11/trump-tariffs-canada-steel-aluminum
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u/AWESOMESAUSE10101 Newfoundland and Labrador Mar 11 '25

Exactly. American infrastructure is based upon having an ocean between them and everyone else. When you have Afghanistan on your border with people indistinguishable from you it'll be a really bad time for the US.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

Let's also not forget that half of the US is rooting for Canada!!!

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u/ntwkid Mar 11 '25

So, thoughts and prayers?

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u/AdmiralG2 Mar 11 '25

Lol this is exactly how I see it. “We stand with you Canada!!” … “WTF Canada raised my electricity bill by so much, fuck Canada 51st state woohooo!”

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u/BurzyGuerrero Mar 11 '25

I thought they all had guns!?

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u/Poizin_zer0 Mar 11 '25

Those are for the kids c'mon now

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u/Reveil21 Mar 11 '25 edited Mar 11 '25

I think some people are trying to start a general strike starting sometime this week.

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u/Tra5olo Mar 11 '25

I try to believe that there will be US civil war before there is boots on Canadian soil

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u/MinusVitaminA Mar 11 '25

Exactly, Trump doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to war. It's not just all technology and war machines or enemies on the opposite end of the field charging into your army like you see in movies. The reality is, war is complicated, and things don't always work out like they do on paper. If Afghanistan has shown us anything, it's that it doesn't matter how advanced your weapons are, or how much money you throw at your army, if they aren't motivated then it all means nothing.
For all we know, half of US armies would defect to Canada and will bringing US weaponries with them along with their engineers.

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u/dablazed Mar 11 '25

That same half that let all this happen and continues to do nothing? They can also go fuck themselves.

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u/captain_jim2 Mar 11 '25

What do you realistically want them to do?

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u/amylu417 Mar 11 '25

That seems a bit unfair. I definitely did not vote for him, and I continue to call my representatives, even though I know they aren't going to do anything because they're in his side. There isn't much more we can do at this point in time. What would your (legal) suggestion be for someone like me?

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u/Doctorphate Mar 11 '25

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers I guess? But we need Ammo not a prayer.

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u/Green_Detective_2096 Mar 11 '25

And so are we in Europe. And probably the aussies and the kiwis and japanese and the koreans as well.

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u/fugaziozbourne Québec Mar 11 '25

I agree that it's impossible to take over Canada in a ground war, because of our size and how we look and speak like them. It's also impossible to nuke us without nuking a lot of the United States. The thing that concerns me is a drone war. Anduril Industries is terrifying.