The incoming US administration is using them to get Canada and Mexico to do something about the flow of drugs and illegals into the US.
Edit, Joe stay out of this thread. If you want attention, and you always do, go start some self indulgent thread in the Guest Nest.
It might be beneficial for us if it forces our prime minister to do something about human and narcotics smuggling.
With Trump, America is done being the worlds toilet and nursemaid.
1. Watch them fuckers at NATO get squeezed too!
2. Trump will send Spec Ops into Mexico for targeted assassinations and droning the fuck outta cartels.
3. Them chanks are gonna get another dose of Trump's America First agenda!
4. The whole world is on notice and if they dont know they are, the will real fukin soon!
Canadians, though, should remember there was a second part to Trump's tariff announcement. He will impose high tariffs on all goods from Canada, he promised, until we stem the flow of illegal aliens and drugs entering the U.S. from our side of the border.
We should treat his tariff threat as serious, but not inevitable.
While far fewer illegals attempt to get into the U.S. through Canada than through Mexico, illegal crossings from here have risen dramatically, especially this year.
American border officers detained or turned away about 3.2 million illegal immigrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico in 2023. By comparison, they turned away only 12,000 coming from Canada.
However, as of the end of August, that number had jumped to 18,000, a 50% increase in just the first eight months of 2024. By far the largest number is from India. People fly to Canada because it's easier to be admitted here. Then they attempt to sneak into the U.S., which was likely their original goal all along.
An RCMP source this week told Montreal Global News reporter Mackenzie Grey that people who enter Canada legally, then try to cross illegally in the U.S., are 90% of what they're doing at the border at the moment.
The Americans also know we have 4.9 million people in our country whose visas will expire between now and December 2025. And they know we have no way of forcing the holders of expired visas to leave.
The Americans can't police our entire shared border, and neither can we. That is what worries the Trump administration.
Fixing our immigration problem would be worth doing on its own, even if only to save our housing markets and health-care systems. But doing it to save our economy, too, makes it doubly essential.
Quote from: Lokmar on November 27, 2024, 09:28:18 AMWith Trump, America is done being the worlds toilet and nursemaid.
1. Watch them fuckers at NATO get squeezed too!
2. Trump will send Spec Ops into Mexico for targeted assassinations and droning the fuck outta cartels.
3. Them chanks are gonna get another dose of Trump's America First agenda!
4. The whole world is on notice and if they dont know they are, the will real fukin soon!
I don't agree with the OP Lokmar
It is not Canada's or Trudeau's fault if Trump decides to flap 25% tariffs on Canada eh?
Quote from: JOE on November 28, 2024, 04:58:32 PMI don't agree with the OP Lokmar
It is not Canada's or Trudeau's fault if Trump decides to flap 25% tariffs on Canada eh?
Why of course it is Sweetie. Canada and Mexico can stop it too. It does not have to be inevitable. They both need a plan of course.
They should be thankful that the incoming Trump administration is giving them time to do something about illegal aliens using those two countries to enter the US and to stop those who send drugs across the border.
Understand now honeybunch? This is more of a warning to both bordering countries. If the tariffs go ahead for a while, it's the choice of the governments of Canada and
Mexico.
I thuoght it was pretty cool to watch Trudumb fold like a cheap lawn chair and called Trump 20 minutes after the tarif announcement. The Mexican Jew cunt did the same thing. :crampe:
Quote from: Thiel on November 28, 2024, 05:57:25 PMWhy of course it is Sweetie. Canada and Mexico can stop it too. It does not have to be inevitable. They both need a plan of course.
They should be thankful that the incoming Trump administration is giving them time to do something about illegal aliens using those two countries to enter the US and to stop those who send drugs across the border.
Understand now honeybunch? This is more of a warning to both bordering countries. If the tariffs go ahead for a while, it's the choice of the governments of Canada and
Mexico.
Hey josephine, just in case you're ignoring Thiel, you can see his message above. PWN3D!
Quote from: Lokmar on November 28, 2024, 08:04:42 PMHey josephine, just in case you're ignoring Thiel, you can see his message above. PWN3D!
Thanks for not quoting that old fruit Joe for change.
Quote from: Lokmar on November 28, 2024, 08:04:42 PMHey josephine, just in case you're ignoring Thiel, you can see his message above. PWN3D!
Lol!
Yknow Lokmar Me thinks yer Trump wants ra make Canada & Mexico inta vassal states & the American working class inta serfs eh?
He wants ta be know as King Trump with nothin in between
Oh well at least I still live in a free country...Lokmar!
What the hell are ya waiting for Justine.
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Quote from: JOE on November 28, 2024, 08:57:20 PM...I still live in a free country...
Yea? And how many AR-15's can you buy in your "free country"?, asshat.
KA-POWN3D!
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants coming in from Canada and millions through Mexico have turned all working class Americans and Canadians into serfs.
The flow of narcotics has turned all three of our countries into vassal states of cartels. I was elected to stop this and that is what I intend to do.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 07:49:02 PMI thuoght it was pretty cool to watch Trudumb fold like a cheap lawn chair and called Trump 20 minutes after the tarif announcement. The Mexican Jew cunt did the same thing. :crampe:
Are you on some type of hallucinogenic weed? Stick to the sauce and music pal!
Quote from: The Donald on November 28, 2024, 09:45:56 PMTens of thousands of illegal immigrants coming in from Canada and millions through Mexico have turned all working class Americans and Canadians into serfs.
The flow of narcotics has turned all three of our countries into vassal states of cartels. I was elected to stop this and that is what I intend to do.
As you stated in the election, it was your top priority! Look forward to the mayhem CIC!
Joe is in my thread after I told him to stay the fuck out. I am not reading anything he posts, but I know he is in this thread because Lokmar is. And I told him to stay out.
Quote from: DKG on November 28, 2024, 10:16:09 PMJoe is in my thread after I told him to stay the fuck out. I am not reading anything he posts, but I know he is in this thread because Lokmar is. And I told him to stay out.
Ahh...don't worry about the old man...he just enjoys stirring the pot. Lol.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 28, 2024, 10:17:57 PMAhh...don't worry about the old man...he just enjoys stirring the pot. Lol.
I know, Joe is seventy years old and still thinks there is room on forums for disruption. There isn't.
Quote from: DKG on November 28, 2024, 10:19:54 PMI know, Joe is seventy years old and still thinks there is room on forums for disruption. There isn't.
I kinda felt for the guy after that Prowler dude tried to accuse him of senile rape! Some people are just out of their minds on these forums. Lol.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 28, 2024, 09:47:03 PMAre you on some type of hallucinogenic weed? Stick to the sauce and music pal!
The weed's OK. We have dispensaries now.
I take it you're not a fan of tariffs. I'm pretty sure Trump's just jumping that to leverage future negotiations, but I don't have a problem with them. Tariffs funded our federal government and protected and grew our domestic economy for most of the nation's existence. I don't see why we can fund it more through tariffs moving forward. Maybe we can do away with the income tax and let Elon and Vivek get rid of the IRS.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 11:27:45 PMThe weed's OK. We have dispensaries now.
I take it you're not a fan of tariffs. I'm pretty sure Trump's just jumping that to leverage future negotiations, but I don't have a problem with them. Tariffs funded our federal government and protected and grew our domestic economy for most of the nation's existence. I don't see why we can fund it more through tariffs moving forward. Maybe we can do away with the income tax and let Elon and Vivek get rid of the IRS.
If I was still in Canada, I would totally support what Trump is doing. Forcing True Dope to finally do something about who enters(and leaves Canada) along with doing something about drugs besides giving them to junkies is long overdue.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 11:27:45 PMThe weed's OK. We have dispensaries now.
I take it you're not a fan of tariffs. I'm pretty sure Trump's just jumping that to leverage future negotiations, but I don't have a problem with them. Tariffs funded our federal government and protected and grew our domestic economy for most of the nation's existence. I don't see why we can fund it more through tariffs moving forward. Maybe we can do away with the income tax and let Elon and Vivek get rid of the IRS.
We export to the US, but it's not too much of a problem as we also have a factory in California producing the Australian product. Just have to shift focus to the US and get some cheap labour from Brazil to alleviate some of the costs.
I'll rather see America's economy boom again! :good:
The last time the tariffs were raised it didn't really affect Australia as a whole, as quite a few were wavered given the close relationship we have with the US.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 28, 2024, 11:34:45 PMWe export to the US ...
I know. I got some grisly lamb chops a few weeks back that were imported from Australia. They kinda sucked, dude.
QuoteI'll rather see America's economy boom again! :good:
Me too. That would be good for everyone, even foreigners.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 11:43:01 PMI know. I got some grisly lamb chops a few weeks back that were imported from Australia. They kinda sucked, dude.
Me too. That would be good for everyone, even foreigners.
Lol...that's because all the good lamb gets exported to SE Asia and China, thanks to trade agreements. And China actually exports their fucking lamb back into Australia in exchange for cheaper technologies. It's fucked!
If my wife and I were to get a standard pack of prime cuts of lamb, it costs around $20.00 or more.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 28, 2024, 11:52:45 PMLol...that's because all the good lamb gets exported to SE Asia and China, thanks to trade agreements. And China actually exports their fucking lamb back into Australia in exchange for cheaper technologies. It's fucked!
If my wife and I were to get a standard pack of prime cuts of lamb, it costs around $20.00 or more.
I love a good lamb chop. We don't produce much here in the States because folks here prefer their beef and pork. The Aussie lamb I got is actually cheaper than domestic lamb from the butcher. That's why I tried them.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 11:58:48 PMI love a good lamb chop. We don't produce much here in the States because folks here prefer their beef and pork. The Aussie lamb I got is actually cheaper than domestic lamb from the butcher. That's why I tried them.
I have had lamb at Greek restaurants back in Canada. I don't like the taste at all.
Quote from: Shen Li on November 29, 2024, 12:05:06 AMI have had lamb at Greek restaurants back in Canada. I don't like the taste at all.
I love all meat, as long as it's underdone and bleeding. Yum—yum!
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 28, 2024, 11:58:48 PMI love a good lamb chop. We don't produce much here in the States because folks here prefer their beef and pork. The Aussie lamb I got is actually cheaper than domestic lamb from the butcher. That's why I tried them.
I enjoy lamb chops cooked in butter and splashed with mint sauce. Caramelisation bliss!
Quote from: Shen Li on November 29, 2024, 12:05:06 AMI have had lamb at Greek restaurants back in Canada. I don't like the taste at all.
Good lamb is rich and tasty. The Greeks probably fucked it up with retzina or something greasy and middle easternish.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 29, 2024, 12:43:16 AMGood lamb is rich and tasty. The Greeks probably fucked it up with retzina or something greasy and middle easternish.
The Greeks seldom cook greasy recipes though...my wife should know. She probably tasted mutton.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 28, 2024, 10:22:44 PMI kinda felt for the guy after that Prowler dude tried to accuse him of senile rape! Some people are just out of their minds on these forums. Lol.
Joe brought that on himself with his rape post. It might be trolling, but what seventy year old thinks that might have entertainment value.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 29, 2024, 07:56:48 AMThe Greeks seldom cook greasy recipes though...my wife should know. She probably tasted mutton.
Oh, I know. I was joking. Around here, Greeks always run the best restaurants and diners.
It is known.
Quote from: DKG on November 29, 2024, 09:32:27 AMJoe brought that on himself with his rape post. It might be trolling, but what seventy year old thinks that might have entertainment value.
Simply puppy kick him like I do.
Quote from: DKG on November 29, 2024, 09:32:27 AMJoe brought that on himself with his rape post. It might be trolling, but what seventy year old thinks that might have entertainment value.
Right...I actually totally missed Joe's initial post. I just thought the rape allegations were senseless and baseless.
If Joe's getting a root at his age it's probably consensual and akin to raising the dead. Löl.
Why is there no federal plan for securing our border in order to avoid the Trump tariffs?
Sure, we were all caught off guard on Monday when Donald Trump announced via a social media post that he would impose 25% tariffs on Canada if we didn't stop the flow of people and drugs into the United States.
Tying the tariffs to the border is new, the size of the threatened tariffs is new, but the problem of our border becoming an irritant to the Americans is not new.
Even the Biden administration has been pointing to the sharp increase in illegal entrants and asylum claimants coming from Canada for months now. Canadian and American media outlets have documented the people smuggling across our border for more than a year.
If the Biden administration is concerned about the issue, why wouldn't you think the incoming Trump administration would be concerned and be ready with a plan?
We know the American concerns are legitimate.
An 82% increase in the number of people intercepted crossing the border – a staggering 198,929 over the last year. Yes, that is much smaller than Mexico, but the problem on the Canadian border is increasing for the Americans while the Mexican numbers are going down.
On the issue of people on terror watch lists being apprehended trying to cross the border, Canada is the bigger problem.
Over the last three years, 1,155 people on various terror watch lists were stopped while trying to cross into the United States from Canada as compared to 199 over the time period from Mexico. Last year, Canada accounted for 87% of all terror watch list interactions with 358 coming across the Canada-U.S. border compared to 52 from Mexico.
Where is the leadership from our Prime Minister and his government?
The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed Liberal sources, said the government will have more to say in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the real leadership is coming from Canada's premiers, who aren't just talking, they are taking action.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault has ordered the province's provincial police force, the SQ, to begin more patrols near the border. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government will work with their counterparts in Montana to use drone technology as well as sending sheriffs to the border for patrols.
Meanwhile, Doug Ford held a meeting with members of the Ontario Provincial Police, the Canadian Border Services Agency and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to ask what needed to be done. It was also Ford that forced Trudeau to meet with the premiers to discuss the tariff threat and to hear what the federal plan is.
The bad news is, there is no plan.
Discussions with people from several provincial governments who were on the call all describe the same thing – while Trudeau tried to say soothing words, he had no plan to discuss with the premiers.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/justin-trudeau-is-showing-us-that-he-is-no-leader
Washington has been asking Trudeau for years to do something, anything about the flow of people and narcotics across the border. Finally, a president was elected to do something about it. The president-elect gives Trudeau a window to fix it and the only action on the issue has come from the provincial premiers.
If tariffs are temporarily imposed, we know who to blame and it is not Trump.
This would be a no brainier for any national leader except for Trudeau. Stop the flow of illegals into Canada who then head the States. Crack down on illegal drugs. No tariffs, less money wasted on illegal aliens and law enforcement.
Trudeau has created a dumpster fire with three insane ideas he has forced on Canadians.
The first first is that decriminalization of hard drugs leads to safer communities. We can see it does the opposite.
The second is that safe drug supply use is even possible. Trudeau has allocated funding for one hundred million hits of heroin and similar drugs. Cities like Vancouver and London are feeling the impact of those drugs ending up in dealer's hands and addicting new people daily.
The third is that our borders mean nothing. Anybody that lands here gets to stay. That brings about the beginning of the end of the nation.
Quote from: Brent on November 30, 2024, 07:48:17 PMTrudeau has created a dumpster fire with three insane ideas he has forced on Canadians.
The first first is that decriminalization of hard drugs leads to safer communities. We can see it does the opposite.
The second is that safe drug supply use is even possible. Trudeau has allocated funding for one hundred million hits of heroin and similar drugs. Cities like Vancouver and London are feeling the impact of those drugs ending up in dealer's hands and addicting new people daily.
The third is that our borders mean nothing. Anybody that lands here gets to stay. That brings about the beginning of the end of the nation.
I didn't realize our largest National Park was in such dire circumstances. Now that Park Director Trudeau has gone down to Mar A Lago to bend the knee and kiss The Donald's ring, things should start to shape up.
:pardon:
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 30, 2024, 08:12:09 PMI didn't realize our largest National Park was in such dire circumstances. Now that Park Director Trudeau has gone down to Mar A Lago to bend the knee and kiss The Donald's ring, things should start to shape up.
:pardon:
We wish we had the problems you folks have. That is what happens when you elect a Davos stooge.
Quote from: Herman on November 30, 2024, 08:44:31 PMWe wish we had the problems you folks have. That is what happens when you elect a Davos stooge.
I can't figure out how you people elected the government you have now. Most Canadians I've met over the years seem like sane and normal folks.
Same with the Aussies.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 30, 2024, 09:14:01 PMI can't figure out how you people elected the government you have now. Most Canadians I've met over the years seem like sane and normal folks.
Same with the Aussies.
Justine lost the popular vote the last two elections. He is in a minority government with the proggiest New Democratic Party propping them up.
He is now the most unpopular pm we have ever had. That includes his old man who was hated when he resigned.
Quote from: Herman on November 30, 2024, 09:17:49 PMJustine lost the popular vote the last two elections. He is in a minority government with the proggiest New Democratic Party propping them up.
He is now the most unpopular pm we have ever had. That includes his old man who was hated when he resigned.
I find Parlimentary poltics to be confusing, awkward and cumbersome. Our bi-cameral system isn't much better, but it has, in the past, kept the extreme fringies irrelevant.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 30, 2024, 09:21:27 PMI find Parlimentary poltics to be confusing, awkward and cumbersome. Our bi-cameral system isn't much better, but it has, in the past, kept the extreme fringies irrelevant.
Bullshit. We have a first past the post system that keeps out good ideas. I like Israel, Italy, and India. The three I's produce real choice for voters.
Quote from: Herman on November 30, 2024, 09:26:51 PMBullshit. We have a first past the post system that keeps out good ideas. I like Israel, Italy, and India. The three I's produce real choice for voters.
I think so many conflicting-interest Parties dilute the vote. What I mean by cumbersome is all the shifting coalitions that have to be held together in your system. You mentioned yourself that Justine has only held his ruling coalition together by catering to the extremist Progs.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 30, 2024, 08:12:09 PMI didn't realize our largest National Park was in such dire circumstances. Now that Park Director Trudeau has gone down to Mar A Lago to bend the knee and kiss The Donald's ring, things should start to shape up.
:pardon:
It is bad here.
My impression of my government since the 90's is that it is dysfunctional, treasonous, a sell out, a doormat for all other nations, anyone before Americans, hateful of America as founded. As a result of this shit, my logical side agrees with Trump when he talks about how he doesnt blame china for taking advantage of Americas stupidity. My angry side tho hates all these countries, including Cucknadia, who has wiped their asses on Americas willing face. Thankfully, I'm not in Trumps shoes because all you parasites would pay dearly. For starters, EVERY SINGLE MEXCREMENT that came from Cucknadia would be shoved back to you under martial law and threat of open warfare. All others would fuck off to Mexcreco immediately. I would also be drone striking cartels and any mexican officials which interfered with our military entering the country unannounced to fuck up criminal activity.
WW3 and the chanks wouldnt worry me one single bit either.
Quote from: Lokmar on December 01, 2024, 04:12:07 PMMy impression of my government since the 90's is that it is dysfunctional, treasonous, a sell out, a doormat for all other nations, anyone before Americans, hateful of America as founded. As a result of this shit, my logical side agrees with Trump when he talks about how he doesnt blame china for taking advantage of Americas stupidity. My angry side tho hates all these countries, including Cucknadia, who has wiped their asses on Americas willing face. Thankfully, I'm not in Trumps shoes because all you parasites would pay dearly. For starters, EVERY SINGLE MEXCREMENT that came from Cucknadia would be shoved back to you under martial law and threat of open warfare. All others would fuck off to Mexcreco immediately. I would also be drone striking cartels and any mexican officials which interfered with our military entering the country unannounced to fuck up criminal activity.
WW3 and the chanks wouldnt worry me one single bit either.
Both parties in the US did not put the interests of Americans first. And then Donald Trump came along.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on November 30, 2024, 10:20:34 PMI think so many conflicting-interest Parties dilute the vote. What I mean by cumbersome is all the shifting coalitions that have to be held together in your system. You mentioned yourself that Justine has only held his ruling coalition together by catering to the extremist Progs.
That aint true. Justine governed with a massive seat majority by winning thirty nine percent of the vote the first time he was elected back in 2015.
Coalition governments are rare in Canada.
Quote from: Herman on December 01, 2024, 09:05:31 PMThat aint true. Justine governed with a massive seat majority by winning thirty nine percent of the vote the first time he was elected back in 2015.
Coalition governments are rare in Canada.
It's better just to vote the fuckers out every two and four years. ;)
Quote from: Reggie Essent on December 01, 2024, 09:13:36 PMIt's better just to vote the fuckers out every two and four years. ;)
We don't have fixed election dates federally. Some provinces do though.
Justine has to call an election within five years. But, he can call it anytime within those five years. This is bullshit. A government will call an election when their polling numbers are high or delay it to the very end of five years if their numbers are in the shitter like Justine's are.
A lot of students and temporary foreign workers have visas that will expire in 2025. Many will inevitably try to enter the US. The Trump administration wants Trudeau to do something about that. And they also want something done about the fentanyl that crosses the border between Canada and America.
Trump's fentanyl ultimatum puts Canada's 'super labs' under microscope
A spike in production has likely made Canada a net exporter of fentanyl, a briefing note prepared by Global Affairs Canada earlier this year said.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who, along with the prime minister, attended Friday's dinner at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, told CBC that it was a topic of discussion. "We talked about the challenge that fentanyl represents in Canada," he said. Reporting elsewhere about the dinner discussion said Trump made it clear that the fentanyl epidemic is his top priority before he takes office on Jan. 20, including drugs being smuggled from Canada.
Trump's focus on fentanyl smuggling comes at a time when so-called super labs scattered across Canada are turbocharging production of the deadly synthetic opioid. A recent RCMP raid of an Interior British Columbia facility, for example, recovered the equivalent of 95-million doses of fentanyl.
Similarly large-scale operations have recently been uncovered in Alberta and Ontario. One such facility, busted by police last August, was located just 30 miles from the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Niagara Falls.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said last week that she and her fellow premiers have urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to act quickly on the fentanyl problem.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/fentanyl-super-labs-canada-trump
Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul days after Trump threatened tariffs. What a coicidence.
Quote from: Brent on December 04, 2024, 02:39:14 PMMexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul days after Trump threatened tariffs. What a coicidence.
That mexican president has gone full throat on Trumps mushroom and bawlz.....now she's working on lickin his choad at the same time!!!
Trudeau thinks he can pull the wool over Trump's eyes by buying a few drones for the border. Trump wants us taking in fewer refugees, TFW's, and students.
Justine is choosing tariffs over cleaning up our border and immigration mess that would benefit both of our countries.
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This editorial is so correct.
QuoteWe're about to get into a trade war with the United States because doing so feeds the Liberals' biases and stokes their political goals. Similarly, they simply cannot give up their enthusiasms for open immigration, rampant spending, soaring growth in the federal civil service, neglect for our military and the carbon tax.
Joly said Canada had done a "huge amount" to stiffen our border security. So far the RCMP have committed two helicopters and two drones to the project. Additionally, as Joly explained, in the fall fiscal update released before Christmas, the Liberals pledged to spend $1.3 billion on added border protection.
This is delusional, but not surprising from a Liberal minister.
The amount promised in the fiscal update is hardly adequate to hire all the new officers, provide all the new equipment and create an acceptable enforcement apparatus for arresting all the smugglers or ensuring that rejected refugee claimants return to their home countries rather than sneaking into the United States.
But even if $1.3 billion were enough, what Joly failed to mention is that sum is spread over six years. Nor is it entirely clear whether it's even all new money. Moreover, even if it is all new money, it is mostly earmarked for Years 3 through 6. Nothing much will be spent this year or next.
The Americans won't be fooled.
Nor does this spending deal with any of the Americans' specific concerns.
For instance, incoming secretary of state Marco Rubio, when he was a senator, worried there would almost certainly be Hamas operatives embedded in the thousands of refugees we are admitting from Gaza without property security screening.
But the Libs can't give up their woke idea that they are saving only innocent Gazans. Nor will they stop admitting refugees because admitting thousands of Gazans wins them tens of thousands of votes in Muslim communities.
So thanks to the Liberals (and Ontario Premier Doug Ford) we are to have a trade fight with the Trump administration because both the Liberals and Ford want a fight for their own political ends, even if that war will cause far more economic pain than neighbourly negotiations.
On the carbon tax, most Liberal cabinet ministers and caucus members now say they want to do away with it, even though they have all enthusiastically (and sanctimoniously) defended the tax for the six years of its existence.
Even radical Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault claims he is willing to entertain an end to the current tax and has endorsed front-runner Mark Carney as the man to devise a new and improved carbon tax.
Carney, the front-runner to replace Trudeau, cannot answer a simple question about whether he would do away with the carbon levy. Rather, on the day last week that he announced his candidacy, Carney promised a tax that would magically raise more money, cut more emissions and attract billions of investment dollars.
And Wednesday in Ottawa, Carney told a reporter he would introduce a new carbon-reduction tax that would decrease the cost of living, reduce emissions, create jobs, increase Canada's international competitiveness and build the strongest economy in the G7.
They're Liberals. They just can't help themselves.
The clock is ticking and still nothing from Justine. The US does not want tariffs on Canada.
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Brian Lilley says that Trudeau is tone deaf. We know that.
QuoteThe main problem with the response from Canadian politicians in response to Donald Trump is that they clearly don't listen.
If we show up in Washington with a message that tariffs are bad because they will make things less affordable for American consumers and the people we are speaking with fundamentally don't believe that, then it won't matter. The people around Trump have a different view of how tariffs work than what is generally considered the orthodoxy among economists, and we need to understand that going into any meetings with decision makers in Washington.
Sadly, it seems that most political leaders in Canada are either resembling the old general fighting the last war or are actively looking to do open battle with the Trump administration and America's might.
The Americans are looking to realign how the American economy works and how global trading systems work. Much of that is driven by a desire to counter moves by China which is looking to expand its sphere of influence and flex its muscle on the world stage.
If you are wondering why the Trump administration is talking about taking over the Panama Canal or Greenland, then you need to understand the moves China has made in those regions.
We need to ensure we are aligned with Washington and not Beijing. That we are being fair trading partners with the Americans and not unduly picking fights with our biggest trading partners.
For years, under Republican and Democrat administrations, the list of trade irritants has been the same. Dairy, cultural protectionism, protection of our banks and other industries that we have full access to.
Yet, we have also seen the Trudeau government pass bills such as the Digital Sales Tax, the Online News Act and the Online Streaming Act. All three bills were opposed by the Biden administration and are fully opposed by Trump's team.
We have taken the relationship with Washington for granted for far too long. We need to become smarter in how we engage going forward.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/listen-to-what-trumps-team-says-on-tariffs-if-you-want-to-win
Trump's position is fluid and impulsive.
But, believe it or not, the situation is worse here in Canada.
The Liberal party is holding the federal government and, indeed, the entire country hostage while it indulges in choosing a new leader.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have — should have — gotten out of the way much sooner, but he waited until the worst possible moment to resign. (when our economy is vulnerable to every sneeze and hiccup in Washington, D.C.)
Then he chose to leave.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, head of the premiers' conference, is busy grandstanding and seemingly unaware most of the domestic oil consumed in Ontario and Quebec comes through a pipeline that crosses through North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, which means it could be shut down by Americans if Canada decides (as Ford has proposed) to get tough and embargo oil to the U.S.
hen there's the little fact that while Canada is the source of 60% of oil imported by the U.S., there is no guarantee it will stay that way. If we act tough, other countries would be more than happy to fill the void and Canada might never recover its market share.
But if, in the chaos created by Liberal self-indulgence, Canada ends up starting a trade war by talking tough, the damage to our economy could last a decade.
An election cannot come soon enough.
Are the tariffs in effect? I can't seem to find a clear answer.
The Trump administration believes they can use tariffs to charge other countries for costs such as defence spending, which for decades Canada and many European countries in NATO have been laggards on.
Quote from: Brent on February 01, 2025, 02:09:29 PMAre the tariffs in effect? I can't seem to find a clear answer.
I have decided I am only going to put a 10% tariff on Canadian oil.
On Saturday, Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell him the news about the tariffs and to warn against retaliation. Basically, if Canada retaliates to the American 25% tariffs we will see an even higher rate within the week.
"This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" Trump said in a statement.
The Liberal party is holding the federal government and, indeed, the entire country hostage while it indulges in choosing a new leader.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have — should have — gotten out of the way much sooner, but he waited until the worst possible moment to resign. (when our economy is vulnerable to every sneeze and hiccup in Washington, D.C.)
Then he chose to leave.
Except he hasn't left. So our government is currently headed by the lamest of lame ducks. Even an interim prime minister would be listened to better than the soon-to-be-insignificant Justin Trudeau.
Quote from: The Donald on February 01, 2025, 04:59:13 PMI have decided I am only going to put a 10% tariff on Canadian oil.
I have decided that you can do no wrong. If you need someone to round up all the Cucknadians and gas em all, I'm your guy.
Mexico has managed to avoid U.S. tariffs — for now — after its president came to a last-minute agreement with President Trump.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a post on X, said she spoke to the American leader Monday morning and that they came to an accord that delays for at least a month Trump's threat of 25% tariffs on all Mexican goods imported to the United States.
In exchange, she said Mexico had agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 members of its national guard in order to combat migration and the trafficking of illegal drugs.
:Doh2:
ONTARIO CANCELS $100M STARLINK DEAL AS TRUMP'S 25% TARIFFS LOOM
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886470966445854738
Quote from: Ravey on February 03, 2025, 02:13:19 PM:Doh2:
ONTARIO CANCELS $100M STARLINK DEAL AS TRUMP'S 25% TARIFFS LOOM
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886470966445854738
I LOVE watching Canduhduh fist fuk itself! :crampe: :crampe: :crampe: :crampe:
I wonder if we'll be seeing "Feed The Children" Cucknadian commercials soon? :popcorn:
Quote from: Ravey on February 03, 2025, 02:13:19 PM:Doh2:
ONTARIO CANCELS $100M STARLINK DEAL AS TRUMP'S 25% TARIFFS LOOM
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886470966445854738
It's symbolic. Doug Ford is in the middle of an election campaign.
Quote from: Lokmar on February 03, 2025, 02:18:16 PMI LOVE watching Canduhduh fist fuk itself! :crampe: :crampe: :crampe: :crampe:
I wonder if we'll be seeing "Feed The Children" Cucknadian commercials soon? :popcorn:
If the Liberals remain in power, that is a distinct possibility.
Just posted by Trudeau
https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429
Quote from: Ravey on February 03, 2025, 04:42:31 PMJust posted by Trudeau
https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429
KABOOM! TRUMP WINS AGAIN!!!!!!
Quote from: Lokmar on February 03, 2025, 05:29:54 PMKABOOM! TRUMP WINS AGAIN!!!!!!
It is easy for me to win against little Justin.
Quote from: Lokmar on February 03, 2025, 05:29:54 PMKABOOM! TRUMP WINS AGAIN!!!!!!
Trudeau would rather force everybody into homeless shelters than fix our border and immigration problems.
Quote from: Brent on February 04, 2025, 12:15:12 PMTrudeau would rather force everybody into homeless shelters than fix our border and immigration problems.
Yep, and our libs would be fine with the entire country burned down if it meant Trump wasnt POTUS!
Quote from: Lokmar on February 04, 2025, 12:16:30 PMYep, and our libs would be fine with the entire country burned down if it meant Trump wasnt POTUS!
I know.
Trump is not threatening Singapore with tariffs. However, we do not have a destructive narcissistic pm who would rather force his countrymen to starve in the dark than do something about illegal aliens and drugs.
Trump's taroff threats could have some real benefits for Canadians.
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I'm soooooo glad I don't live in Canada anymore. The entire governing Liberal Party wants a trade war instead of stopping cross border human and drug trafficking. :crazy:
Kevin O'Leary thinks the goal of the Trump administration is to unite the North American economy to take on China. The stumbling block is Liberal government and what will happen after an election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXfEUNjztxE
Supply management inflates dairy prices for Canadians and forces farms to waste up to 1 billion litres of milk annually. With U.S. trade tensions rising, the case for abolishing it keeps growing.
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Justine listed seven transnational criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking as terrorist entities, making it easier to restrict their activities in Canada.
The federal government also appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau as a "fentanyl czar" to work with U.S. counterparts on stamping out production and sale of the synthetic opioid.
The PMO says Justine told Trump that seizures of fentanyl at the border have decreased.
This is how we avoid tariffs. Not by retaliating. Washington wants to see evidence we are serious about drugs and illegal aliens crossing the border.
It's looking like we will avoid an across the board twenty five percent tariffs scheduled for March 4.
Big tariffs on Canada next week? Not necessarily, White House says
Reports that Canada and Mexico are set to be slapped with U.S. tariffs next week may be premature. That's the latest word from the Trump administration.
The White House has clarified that North America-wide tariffs are not a done deal, as many news headlines suggested following remarks Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
CBC News asked the White House on Tuesday for clarification about which tariff plan, specifically, the president was referring to in his Monday comments.
The White House reply? A different plan for retaliatory tariffs on various countries is, as the president said, moving ahead as scheduled. That plan involves Trump's threat to punish other countries with trade barriers against the U.S., based on a report the president has requested for April 1.
This could have some effects in Canada. Trump's executive order threatening reciprocal tariffs mentions Canada's tax on U.S. digital platforms as one of several foreign policies he'd like to punish.
But this is not the debilitating 25 per cent economy-wide tariff, and the 10 per cent oil tariff, Trump has threatened against Canada and Mexico, under the guise of renegotiating border policies.
What about the other tariffs?
So, what about that bigger tariff, currently paused until March 4? The White House told CBC News on Tuesday that it's still to be determined, "pending negotiations" with Canada and Mexico.
The countries have been talking. Canada's ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, told CBC News last week that she'd had a good meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this month, and received positive feedback on Canada's suite of new border policies.
The White House also denied another media report Tuesday involving Canada. The Financial Times reported that White House aide Peter Navarro is urging that Canada be kicked out of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership with the U.S. and several other countries.
Navarro angrily denied the report in a media scrum. The White House also pushed back, saying, of the Financial Times report, "That is not true."
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/big-tariffs-on-canada-next-week-not-necessarily-white-house-says/ar-AA1zMYYz?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=8936f29c71814483a792d7cb02bf5c49&ei=40
I read that Trump will delay tariffs on Canada until April 2.
Tariffs on Mexico and Canada will resume as planned on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump will establish their exact levels, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The president is also expected to raise tariffs on China from 10 percent to 20 percent on Tuesday, unless the country stops supplying the precursors used for making fentanyl that is pouring into the United States.
Imagine if Canadians freaked out as hard at their own government for raising their taxes as they did at the US for doing it.
If you can't stand to bear 'Tariff Tuesday,' you can always send a message to President Donald J. Trump by buying a "Canada is not for sale" T-shirt, ball cap or tuque — made in China or elsewhere around the world.
I am in favour of tariffs. They work to protect domestic industries.
But, that is a secondary consideration for Trump.
This is what he said in January:
"For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the world, while taxing ourselves. It is time for that to change. I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."
He wants to replace income taxes. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admits as much: He says that Trump's "goal is very simple: To abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay."
OFFICIAL LEGAL NOTICE
With the Trump tariffs now in effect all material posted by Canadians must contain 25 percent more content.
In retaliation the Trudeau administration has announced a counter tariff of 25 percent more content in American posts.
The UK will be monitoring the board and those who fail to comply will be thrown in the Tower Dungeon.
Thank you for your attention.
Quote from: Brent on March 04, 2025, 12:35:26 PMI am in favour of tariffs. They work to protect domestic industries.
But, that is a secondary consideration for Trump.
This is what he said in January:
"For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the world, while taxing ourselves. It is time for that to change. I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."
He wants to replace income taxes. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admits as much: He says that Trump's "goal is very simple: To abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay."
With the idea that deregulation and the reduction and/or elimination of income taxes would offset the increased costs of tariffs. It sounds okay in theory, but the devil will be in the details.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is obviously a better negotiator than Justine Trudeau.
Donald Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after a conversation with that country's president.
Also Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated that he expects his country will be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future.
Canada's lack of leadership is causing hardship for the entire country.
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A new study by the Montreal Economic Institute revealed that the Energy East and LNG Quebec pipelines could have shifted $38.4 billion in oil and gas exports from the U.S. to Europe yearly, breaking Canada's 97% dependence on American markets. Liberals sabotaged these projects with crippling regulations and eco-activist pandering.
Two cross-country pipelines could've diverted $38.4 billion from the U.S., new study finds
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/two-cross-country-pipelines-couldve-diverted-38-4-billion-from-the-u-s-new-study-finds