CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)
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Ya but I don't think the grain farmers had around several billion in personal and small business debt tied up in it.
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Look. I'm not advocating that relaxing banking regulation is a good thing for us. Or that ending supply management is the right call- or that literally any material concession isn't opening a pandoras box of potential future exploitation.
But.... hope isn't a COA, and doing nothing isn't an option. These discussions need to be had, and Trudeau has to be considering all options. He needs to rise to this in a big way- regardless of what you or anyone else thinks of the man- he's at the plate. He's likely going to have to choose between bad and worse. Writing a speech claiming the moral high ground doesn't fix this.
I get that I'm a guest on a military discussion board. But frankly- this conflict is not going to be fought by the military. The costs will not be born in the blood of soldiers- they will be born by the livelihoods and financial well being of those of us that directly depend on a functioning economy. So while you might have the prerogative to wax patronizingly about Anschluss and take the position of patriotic absolutism- some of us don't. We depend on a soft landing from this. Whether it's a strong, cogent plan to pivot away from our US reliance and prop up the populace in the intervening years, or walking the tightrope and negotiating the least bad economic concessions, or kissing the ring with some performative border bullshit- the game needs to be played.
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Phone call must be over. Trump is currently with the current Stanley Cup Champs.
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Waiting most likely until the markets close -
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Like I said, I have zero sympathy for anyone dumping perfectly good product to manipulate the market while we have millions of people using food banks and living in trudeauvilles. Dumping with people starving is pure callous profiteering not to mention the waste.
Let them eat cake indeed.
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Or they're figuring out how to spin bad news.
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Are you suggesting that “nothing” is what the response has been? Because I am pretty sure I have seen action at both provincial and federal levels.
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Maybe not western Canada as a whole, but a bunch of the farmers are still at 'er ....
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Dennis et al. v. Canada - class action
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Are the clouds in your sky always black? lol
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IKnowNothing
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My post was not directed at the federal or provincial government, it was directed at your sniping at any discussion of a negotiated off ramp.
Facty like pointing out that said statistics without context are pure spin, and that an aggregate 113billion in the context of Canadian banking is trivial?
Banking Industry Statistics in Canada | Made in CA
The banking industry in Canada is an essential contributor to the country’s economy and a major employment sector. Banks are also an integral part of our everyday lives, with 99% of Canadians having an account with a financial institution. We trust the banks to keep our money safe, to purchase...
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But I do think the news will be bad.
I can't see Team Red doing a 180 degree turn at this point. They are so out to lunch they don't know that the food has been cleared, the guests have left, the restaurant is closed and they have been stuck with the bill and have been locked in overnight in the building.
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Unfortunately I have a habit of looking at the worst scenarios so I can surprise myself if the news is better. I know it's not a healthy habit, but on the flip side, I'm seldom disappointed when I get things right.
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I've built my career at looking for 'Black Swan' events over the last 10-12yrs - my family hates it.Unfortunately I have a habit of looking at the worst scenarios so I can surprise myself if the news is better. I know it's not a healthy habit, but on the flip side, I'm seldom disappointed when I get things right.
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Well, naive, starry eyed me continues to go with what POTUS47 says - also without context as well as what some would consider pure spin: "Canada doesn’t even allow U.S. Banks to open or do business there."... Facty like pointing out that said statistics without context are pure spin, and that an aggregate 113billion in the context of Canadian banking is trivial?
Banking Industry Statistics in Canada | Made in CA
The banking industry in Canada is an essential contributor to the country’s economy and a major employment sector. Banks are also an integral part of our everyday lives, with 99% of Canadians having an account with a financial institution. We trust the banks to keep our money safe, to purchase...
So, who's lying, then?
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