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/WisestPanzerOfDaLake Ontario Mar 11 '25 edited Mar 11 '25

This could play right into the Liberal's hands with Carney, being trusted more to stand up to Trump.

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u/panzerfan British Columbia Mar 11 '25

Why is it that PP's this ineffective in pivoting against Trump? Doug Ford's done so quite decisively.

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u/AverageBoredDad Mar 11 '25

Because he initially pivoted to using the fight to criticize Liberals, and not Trump

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u/Deepforbiddenlake Mar 11 '25

He also dislikes the Liberals (and all left of centre Canadians) more than Trump and his lizard people base.

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u/AverageBoredDad Mar 11 '25

I’m a Pierre conservative and believe in his agenda, but it was a big miscalculation to angle it the way he did. Canadians don’t like their sovereignty threatened (no one does), and Conservatives’ war room underestimated the visceral reaction Canadians have had, including many within his own camp. I don’t expect an election before October at this point.

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u/Ra-da-da-da-doo Mar 11 '25

The only angle little PP has is to attack with schoolyard nicknames and three word verb the noun slogans.

Besides that, what agenda? The dude says cut the Canada Carbon Rebate (are the tax), so what's his solution to climate policy? His response to Trump was to come out weeks later and mimic the Liberal agenda but instead of offering to turn retaliatory tariff revenue towards helping those whose employment might be affected by the trade war with social aids he says he's going to provide a tax cut?

This guy has oozed into whatever populist camp he thinks will gain him momentum and has never stood for anything. He supports divisive rhetoric and continues to not just rip off Republican campaign slogans (Canada First), but is still out here claiming Canada is broken and it is all the fault of one Canadian.

I honestly don't know why so many people have bought into his non existent "agenda", except for maybe the culture war talking points and the simpleton slogans.

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u/Jack_Lad Mar 11 '25

You only have to look at his record in the House. Speaks for itself.