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Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canada's oil, gas, vehicle or lumber imports (www.cbc.ca)
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Trump says the United States does not need oil, gas, vehicles, or lumber imports from his allies to the north.

Trump made the comments Thursday, in his first speech to world leaders since returning to the White House for his second term.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Danielle Smith's priority is making sure Canadians keep their jobs. Tariffs on Canadian imports results in layoffs of Canadians so they are out of work, out of a job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sure it is, but her approach is like when younger kids are playing sports (hockey, soccer, lacrosse) and there's that one kid that refuses to play their position and just ends up chasing the ball. Sure, they're all aiming for the same net, but that one kid can undermine the rest of the team's strategy. At best the rogue kid leaves an opposing player wide open, at worst they steal the ball from their own teammate and shank it into the stands.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are wrong, it's the exact oposite. Smith's priority is trying to work with the other side to build an agreement, and everybidy else is being a spaz and complaining "We want it our way or we're not playing! Trump won't do what we told him, he started ths fight!"

If Truseau won't secure the border to block people crossing illegally in Anerica, Trump has a right to wreck Canada, damage Canadian businesses, and have thousands of people in Canada lose their jobs and be unemployed.

Trump never said Canadian shouldn't accet immigrants, he's only demanding that Canada block the border to America outside of a USCBP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

trying to work with the other side to build an agreement, and everybidy else is being a spaz and complaining

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2025/01/canada-continues-to-strengthen-border-security-and-immigration-integrity.html

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005537/ontario-launches-operation-deterrence-to-strengthen-security-along-ontario-us-border

Securing the border helps both countries, I don't see any Canadian leader pushing against that. We've pointed out the issue for years

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fighting-gun-crime-canada-has-an-american-problem-2022-07-27/

Exclusive data obtained by Reuters for Ontario, Canada's most populous province, shows that when handguns involved in crimes were traced in 2021, they were overwhelmingly - 85% of the time - found to have come from the United States.

I'm hoping that the US makes similar investments on their side of the border.