CatherineLily comments on Trump ends all U.S. trade talks with Canada. The White House wants Canada to drop the digital services tax

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[–] CatherineLily@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not sure why Canada even bothered. Trump is clearly unpredictable and untrustworthy. He'll go back on his word at the drop of a hat.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I think it's for show. "Look, we tried. The problem isn't Canada."

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. This manufactures consent among us for harsher actions that would hurt us more in the short term.

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[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Yeah it is called TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

We didn’t want to, we elected a government specifically to not attempt it

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