CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

[Czech_pivo]

Trump’s now big mad at Ford. Funny stuff.

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Does anyone have a decent understanding of Spanish and have any idea how this all is being reported in Mexico over the last 3 days?

Are they laughing at us or are they preparing for their turn in all this.

 

[Altair]

Canada supplies 57-60% of US oil imports. We don't have to shut down our supply, but if we were to enter a "maintenance cycle" for the next eight weeks, that might reduce our output.

Or, export tariffs on the USA. Send every dollar to the oil companies.

Canadian oil companies are spared the fallout, Americans pay even more at the pump.

 

[mariomike]

And that is why North West Ontario feels so alienated from Queen's Park.

Province of NW Ontario?

Not a Constitutional SME.

But, if feeling so alienated from Queen's Park , even separating - 243 square miles - of real estate from it would require an amendment to the Constitution of Canada. The constitutional amendment would require resolutions from the House of Commons of Canada and the  Senate of Canada and resolutions from the legislative bodies of 7 of the provinces representing at least 50% of the population of Canada.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Does anyone have a decent understanding of Spanish and have any idea how this all is being reported in Mexico over the last 3 days?

Are they laughing at us or are they preparing for their turn in all this.

You can bet Mexico has been mapping the contours of the ditches. What’s more, Trump appears to enjoy Sheinbaum. Carney, not so much.

Looks like Damien Lewis might be loading up on ice cream and cupcakes for the sequel “Run This Province: Kiss my Fat Ass”.

 

[Halifax Tar]

The NYT weighs in.

How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

www.nytimes.com

Still speculation on what went on in the dying hours.

I doubt we'll ever know.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2092124513743888494

 

[Halifax Tar]

We're just getting trolled now..

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/trump-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-9.7319351

 

[The Bread Guy]

The NYT weighs in.

How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

www.nytimes.com

Still speculation on what went on in the dying hours.

I doubt we'll ever know.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2092124513743888494

Also archived here in case of a paywall.

Also, today's NYT podcast features their Canada bureau chief talking about the latest on this file.

Canada Is Done With Trump

Canada suspended trade negotiations this week, setting off President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods.

www.nytimes.com

 

[PrairieFella]

We're just getting trolled now..

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/trump-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-9.7319351

Let him bluster and rage. It just reinforces our position at home, in the US (amongst the 60% of Americans that arent brainlets) and abroad.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Double post.

 

[FSTO]

Let him bluster and rage. It just reinforces our position at home, in the US (amongst the 60% of Americans that arent brainlets) and abroad.

What a child.

We should get Dougie Ford to just announce that effective immediately that the Michigan UP is now Canadian territory and we're putting tolls on the Mackinac Bridge and the new US/Canadian border is now at 45N. If Trump can make unilateral idiotic statements about territory we can unleash Dougie or Wab to launch the trolling war!

 

[PrairieFella]

What a child.

We should get Dougie Ford to just announce that effective immediately that the Michigan UP is now Canadian territory and we're putting tolls on the Mackinac Bridge and the new US/Canadian border is now at 45N. If Trump can make unilateral idiotic statements about territory we can unleash Dougie or Wab to launch the trolling war!

I disagree. We should show the world that we're the professionals. We're on message. That we are confident we'll win. It helps our brand in the States and abroad. That said, some more jabs at Donald to really make him look dumb might be warranted.

"Did Natalie suggest that, Donnie?"

 

[MilEME09]

I disagree. We should show the world that we're the professionals. We're on message. That we are confident we'll win. It helps our brand in the States and abroad. That said, some more jabs at Donald to really make him look dumb might be warranted.

"Did Natalie suggest that, Donnie?"

Tell him he can rename it, if he can find it on a map without help

 

[HavokFour]

So he's aware of how incredibly unwise a lot of his tariffs are.

Unfortunately for him aluminum can't be piped to bypass the mess he's created over in the middle east.

[CBC]Trump Laments Lack of US Aluminum Amid Trade Row With Canada​

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