Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to reciprocate hefty 50% U.S. tariffs on $28 billion worth of goods after trade talks failed.

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[–] 38 points 2 months ago

Just a reminder that it's illegal for Trump to unilaterally impose these tariffs without congressional approval. Again. Again.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Launching a trade war against our closest ally while he also collapses the US dollar value and the world economy.

    I'm so tired of this retarded pedophile mother fucker

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Yep. It's almost as if he is doing everything our enemies would want, but all the Murc's Law Media dipshits are out there trying to scold everyone on "civility" and "conspiracy theories" whenever any mention of Russia is made...even declaring that it's a "hoax", LOL.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago

    Europe will take your goods, Canada. We can replace US ones with them.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    Honestly at this point other countries need to bite the bullet and issue total embargos on American goods, services, and flights IMO. At least until Trump is dead or out of power.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    No deal? But I thought trump was a deal guy. I'm actually pretty sure that he claims to have written a book about the deal.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    He's always talking about "deals" like he was ever really good at any of this, even on the bush-league level that he spent his life in.

    People keep forgetting that he just played a businessman on a game show he was given. His opinion of himself as some super-bigly deal-makin' businessman is pure myth, and no one else should buy into his fantasy about himself.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    So much winning.

    I really do think donnie will take the "honor" of being the worst president in history.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Good, fuck the US. I'm buying extra Canadian for the next while. I hope any of this causes any number of fucking right wing US dipshits to suffer

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Seems to me that with inflation being the main economic concern an embargo of key products would be more effective. Stop selling the US food or lumber.

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    [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    “We have recognized from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship,” Carney, 61, said in a statement issued late Friday.

    “Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade relationships. Putting tariffs on its closest allies and charging for access to its vast market. We have worked in that context.

    “Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement.

    This response demonstrates how to stand up to a bully. Moreover, Prime Minister Carney is a true statesman.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The Americans have done generational damage to the relationship we once had. I’m 55 and will never forgive Americans, whilst there are some good people still in the U.S. the majority are a write off. I’m not the only one that feels this way, Americans have betrayed us and we won’t forget, nor forgive, we tend to hold grudges a very, very, long time.

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  • I really hope the canadians will punish Trump and will buy more of their own stuff. The World needs to show Trump thet he can't do whatever he wants freely and that there are consequences for the USA.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    We still come out ahead, because 1 USD > 1 CAD (at least for now).

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    [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    So are we gonna finally take the gloves off now or what. Let's see those electricity tarrifs doug

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Cut all the liquor. Break their ip protection. Make their companies responsible for the content on their sites.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Carney is correct in saying America has changed and their old relationship is gone. That's something the world should realize about the US under Trump.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I do not trust carney

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