This is what I don't get. Trump has us by the balls, and everyone knows it. We even said it, and our response is for our Premiers to pretend to be the heccin Avengers and sign a piece of paper. But right now the Boomers are frothing at the mouth because they think we can punish America more by...restricting potash and oil.
I love that out Government is about to blow up the economy(Even more than they already have), and probably cause a famine because Trudeau is throwing a fit.
The economy already is blowing up, and everyone who matters knows it. This provides our politicians the opportunity to shift the blame of their policy onto Trump. The US has always had us by the balls, but they were always pragmatic towards Canada. The people who think that the tariffs could've been prevented by policing the border are wrong.
It's very hard (costly) to control a border like ours. Really, the only way is by having a homogenous high-trust populace who are unlikely to
want to cross that border illegally. That's why we never did it before. Trump knows this, so he knows that his demands in this matter, are
nearly an impossible ask, given the current financial situation, political climate, & demographics.
I have a skitzo theory. Last week Trump did a presser and at the end, a journofag asked him what he thought about Pollievre considering he was going to be the next PM. His answer was a one line quip implying that Pollievre may not be the PM. Something like "thats
IF he becomes the new PM". I think Trump might be considering lending his political machinery to Danielle Smith (or someone else) for a PM run. If Pollievre knows that, it could explain why he's aligned himself in opposition to Trump.
This sounds unlikely, but when you consider Canada is now North Venezuela, it becomes more plausible. This kind of thing is straight out of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" and is how the US has influenced smaller countries, historically.
The Liberals aligned themselves with the anti-trump faction of the globalists and assumed their economic & immigration policy, with the understanding that the relationship would be reciprocal, and that those in charge would not allow themselves to lose their grip on power. It's been a disaster for both Canada & the US. The US will make it due to owning the reserve currency & largest military machine ever devised. The only way we make it out of it now is by the grace of the Americans.