Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is still in B.C., where he’s pitching life sentences for fentanyl traffickers and gunrunners.
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this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2025
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Any short-term cooperation must not derail the urgent need to sever our economic and defensive dependencies on that nation.
It’s not simply that Trump is unreliable — American voters are as well.
So yes if we can ease some short-term pains felt by our workers and industries that is fine. But that’s where it ends.
I don't care what Trump says, because he's a lying sack of shit. What did Carney say about the call?
He said pretty similar things honestly. I watched the video yesterday so I don't remember super well but he said T was respectful and it was a good call essentially.
I wish they could talk more openly about what a piece of shit Trump is but Canadian politicians have to show that they are politicians and not children like those on the other side.
Sigh. Looks like it was just Trump being a lying, untrustworthy asshole.
The White house said this just yesterday:
Canadians “will no longer have to endure the inconveniences of international travel when Canada becomes our 51st state.”
We should keep their electricity turned off and stop all oil exports until they stop this bullshit for at least 30 days.
“Just a little while ago, before I got involved and totally changed the election — which I don’t care about … the Conservative was leading,” he said last Friday.
Damn I can't stop going to the 22 minutes skit where Trump is totally not jealous of Carney -- every statement he makes has vindicated that.
Carney has taken a professional tone in comments regarding the US so far, being matter of fact and non-confrontational while still having clear boundaries. That is a good approach for communications with the US.
That said, him being positive about the call doesn't change the reality of how the relationship is transformed. Canada still needs to adapt to the new reality and pivot the economy away from US-dependence.
Let’s see how Carney recounts it before celebrating.
Carney/Joli statements:
Negotiate military/trade relationship after election. Retaliatory tariffs still happen on April 2. Lutnick/Leblanc intensive discussions to happen in meantime.
At a minimum, US needs to announce USMCA compliant trade is exempt (nearly all auto trade?). There still hasn't been retaliation for steel/alumnium tariffs, but permanent USMCA exemption, is path to leverage Canadian cost advantage for future auto plants/shift increases.
In a social media post, Trump said the two “agree on many things.”
That's good, I guess.
Is it though, especially given the present trajectory and conduct of the Trump regime?
Trump is overtly trying to distance himself from Poilievre and pretend they're not aligned on right-wing politics.
Trump, Musk, Jordan Peterson, and many other far-right endorsements were terrible for Poilievre's polls. Now he's making weak, vague endorsements of Carney in hopes he can hurt his reputation too and get Poilievre in power.
It could be that, but it could also be that Carney might have been a good reset on relations with Trump. And there are ways to deal with Trump, you just have to get to the ideas first before his handlers can tell Trump what to think. Also Melania and Ivanka probably aren't going to lust over Carney.