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U.S. wants to ditch trade ‘status quo,’ Lutnick says after Canadian talks (globalnews.ca)
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This statement came after the meeting with Doug and the fed ministers.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah I was reading yesterday that the spat with Canada is hugely unpopular with American citizens. Even many GOP voters don't want it. I suspect that the US will keep tariffs up and continue being a pain in the ass, but they will shift their military threats elsewhere. The recent news of the US planning an invasion of Panama seems more possible and would easier for them to sell to the US people. It would still be economic suicide, though.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hopefully, Canadian leaders are wise enough to take the threats to Canada's sovereignty extremely seriously. It should be their number one priority. Just because the Dollar Menu aficionado in the White House says something that seems baffling on its surface doesn't mean we shouldn't be planning for the worst.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Absolutely. It does seem as though the new Carney government is up to the task, but we do have an election coming so we shall see.

    That said, the Cons are not polling particularly good right now and it would be easy for the Liberals to form coalition with the NDP, Greens, and/or Bloc. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that those parties would cooperate with the US-aligned Cons under PP.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I think if the invade Panama, it increases the chance we get invaded. And if the do Greenland after Panama our likelihood of staying a sovereign nation plummets.

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