Pathetically weak trade deals…like the one he negotiated and said was the bestest ever?I don’t have X so I can’t see past it, but here’s the full Truth Social post as shared on Reddit.
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…except that little tidbit that the US Dept of Commerce already does that job. So which one will DOGE cut as “waste”?
CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)
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Much like how they want to cut Obamacare but leave ACA!
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Quebec isn’t going anywhere. Even if they wanted to succeed native land needs to be taken into consideration so their goal of getting all of Quebec out isn’t happening. They likely would just be a small strip along the St. Lawrence after that is finished.
A completely open border wouldn’t be to our benefit. America wouldn’t have much to lose as generally our society is much more controlled, but our gun crime would go up even more thanks to much easier access for criminals to traffic their arms.
I literally don’t see much potential gains for Canada with that situation and I live on the border and used to cross weekly for the benefits it provides.
I didn’t say completely open border. I said free movement. That comes with a variety of options, etc.
daftandbarmy
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I'll just assume that a Trump family member will be assigned to administer this ERS agency 
"We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying," Trump said Tuesday on his social media site, Truth Social. He compared his planned creation to the Internal Revenue Service, which is the nation's domestic tax collector.
The creation of a new agency requires an act of Congress, and Republicans hold the majority of both the House and the Senate.
Trump, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies, including the Commerce Department and the Customs and Border Patrol, which collect duties and revenues from other nations.
www.voanews.com
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and other revenues from foreign nations."We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying," Trump said Tuesday on his social media site, Truth Social. He compared his planned creation to the Internal Revenue Service, which is the nation's domestic tax collector.
The creation of a new agency requires an act of Congress, and Republicans hold the majority of both the House and the Senate.
Trump, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies, including the Commerce Department and the Customs and Border Patrol, which collect duties and revenues from other nations.
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
The president-elect, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies
www.voanews.com
And DOGE will eliminate the unnecessary duplication of responsibilities, right?I'll just assume that a Trump family member will be assigned to administer this ERS agency
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and other revenues from foreign nations.
"We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying," Trump said Tuesday on his social media site, Truth Social. He compared his planned creation to the Internal Revenue Service, which is the nation's domestic tax collector.
The creation of a new agency requires an act of Congress, and Republicans hold the majority of both the House and the Senate.
Trump, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies, including the Commerce Department and the Customs and Border Patrol, which collect duties and revenues from other nations.
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
The president-elect, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies
Right?
Ahh, tackling the problems of the 21st century with the economic theories of the 17th.I'll just assume that a Trump family member will be assigned to administer this ERS agency
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service to collect tariffs and other revenues from foreign nations.
"We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying," Trump said Tuesday on his social media site, Truth Social. He compared his planned creation to the Internal Revenue Service, which is the nation's domestic tax collector.
The creation of a new agency requires an act of Congress, and Republicans hold the majority of both the House and the Senate.
Trump, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies, including the Commerce Department and the Customs and Border Patrol, which collect duties and revenues from other nations.
Trump says he will create an 'External Revenue Service' agency to collect tariff income
The president-elect, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating a new agency to perform functions already handled by existing agencies
all this time and still no one has taught him how tariffs work
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McG
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Danielle Smith has been pandering to Canadian MAGA and playing footsie with separatists her whole tenure. Overtures to Trump and sabre rattling at Ottawa are about pleasing her base more than the provincial interests (though, she may well see these as being the same thing).
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Story's being shared CBC, but written by The Canadian Press, and I don't see any 15.8% figure there. Other outlets sharing the same story as of this post don't mention the 15.8%, either. Could you have seen an earlier version since corrected?
Still, 6% or so job loss is nothing to sneeze at. That's still predicated on worst case both on what's thrown at us and how the system will respond, so fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, old JB's leaving an interesting one on the table for POTUS47 ....
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Senior U.S. administration officials, who...
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not unemployment but GDP hitStory's being shared CBC, but written by The Canadian Press, and I don't see any 15.8% figure there. Other outlets sharing the same story as of this post don't mention the 15.8%, either. Could you have seen an earlier version since corrected?
Still, 6% or so job loss is nothing to sneeze at. That's still predicated on worst case both on what's thrown at us and how the system will respond, so fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, old JB's leaving an interesting one on the table for POTUS47 ....
IIRC, it's been on/off the list with the Obama-Trump switch, so I suspect Trump'll just add it to the list again.Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Senior U.S. administration officials, who...www.yahoo.com
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After reading the news report, I had to google the 7,944,400 stat and forgot to reference it. Now, I can't find it.
Searching again provides are more reliable picture, Statistics Canada for December 2024 reports Ontario with 8,119,000 employed.
Therefore a 500,000 job loss continues to hover near 6% unemployment.
Searching again provides are more reliable picture, Statistics Canada for December 2024 reports Ontario with 8,119,000 employed.
Therefore a 500,000 job loss continues to hover near 6% unemployment.
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Looks like it was Ontario's stats for Feb 2024 - still well within a tight-ish beaten zone of 8-ish million or so.
Still a nasty number, for sure.
At least Harper and even Kenney are not willing to be a surrender monkeys and want to show we have a spine.
‘We have to have a spine’: Former Alta. Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to retaliate against Trump tariffs
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to take action should U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follow through on his tariff threat once he takes office.
www.ctvnews.ca
Even people I know here who dislike Ford are cheering him on.
I’m not a Ford fan for several other reasons, but I’m happy with how he’s handling this. I’m willing to give credit where due.At least Harper and even Kenney are not willing to be a surrender monkeys and want to show we have a spine.
‘We have to have a spine’: Former Alta. Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to retaliate against Trump tariffs
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to take action should U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follow through on his tariff threat once he takes office.
Even people I know here who dislike Ford are cheering him on.
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At least Harper and even Kenney are not willing to be a surrender monkeys and want to show we have a spine.
,‘We have to have a spine’: Former Alta. Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to retaliate against Trump tariffs
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Canada should be prepared to take action should U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follow through on his tariff threat once he takes office.
The Canadian sub on reddit is making it seem like Smith showed up at Trumps door with all the base access codes and hand drawn maps where to invade.
What did Smith actually propose to Trump?
OldSolduer
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Canada should strike back at U.S. tariffs 'twice as hard': Doug Ford at premiers meeting
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is a strong believer in hitting the U.S. back with retaliatory tariffs if Trump implements them against Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
Ford leading.
Frankly I’ve never been a Doug Ford fan, but I must say it’s about time that someone had the balls to stand up to the Americans. Make no mistake, this whole shit show may have been of Trump’s doing. The problem is, the American people have shown their support for him not only by getting him re-elected but for supporting him since the election. Our response to the tariffs must NOT be a simple matter of “roll-over and suffer”. That will only show our timidity and fear, and in the process will make us an easier target for similar or even existential threats in the future. Trump’s mind seems to have put him in a continual dog-eat-dog world. In which case Canada needs to make sure that, despite our relative economic size, we have a set of very, very sharp teeth. Anyway, my respect for Doug Ford has gone up immeasurably.Canada should strike back at U.S. tariffs 'twice as hard': Doug Ford at premiers meeting
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is a strong believer in hitting the U.S. back with retaliatory tariffs if Trump implements them against Canada.
Ford leading.
