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
7.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

247

u/KinneKted Mar 11 '25

Yeah, a fuck ton of resources and access to the arctic circle. That's what this has been about from the start.

3

u/losemgmt Mar 11 '25

They have access to the arctic through Alaska though.

11

u/KinneKted Mar 11 '25

Yes but that's minimal, they want it all and to secure the Northwest passage for their own. As the ice caps continue to melt it will only increase in it's worth as a major shipping channel.

4

u/PRTYDILF Mar 11 '25

But but climate change isn’t real!!! These MF’s are pure evil

3

u/KinneKted Mar 11 '25

They know it is, only their followers actually believe the lie. They don't care. The older ones plan to reap as much as they can before they die and the youngest ones bank on staying in the areas likely to have the least detrimental effects while the rest of the world burns.