Cool, so what we already knew was going to happen, happened.
Colour me shocked. Glad to know we wasted so much time trying to negotiate with what may as well be a bunch of shit-flinging apes when we could have been putting more focus in more deals with the EU, establishing CANZUK, and literally any other endeavour that doesn’t include the U.S…
You can’t really do anything diplomatic when the other side continually showcases they lack any respect for diplomacy whatsoever.
The moment the man in charge literally called himself an idiot when asking who’d ever sign a deal like CUSMA, it was an admission that they don’t care. We got hit with tariffs for reasons that weren’t based on facts. We got rid of the digital services tax as a concession already. We already had the CRTC roll back a decision to triple financial contributions to Canadian content from online streaming services. Then came the Gordie Howe Bridge dispute where we made concessions for tolls on a bridge we paid for. We were going to concede even more with the removal of alcohol bans.
Yet, it’s just now that Carney and the Liberals realise that this isn’t worth it? Any progressive in this country could have told you this from the get go.
Not wrong, but it’s hard to ignore the shit flinging apes that have been our most natural trading partner since we share the largest land border on earth.
It is unfortunate to have to spend as much energy as it requires to maintain even a semblance of care for it though
They think we’re fucking idiots. The whole US government is corrupt with chronies making billions off chaos, whether it’s the middle east or Canada. So every Monday the US has a deal with Iran and by Wednesday they are bombing the straight. We watch gas prices bounce up and down 20 cents a litre daily.
Trump does not want a stable deal with Canada. He didn’t want it in his first term, he doesn’t want it now.
Cool, so what we already knew was going to happen, happened.
Colour me shocked. Glad to know we wasted so much time trying to negotiate with what may as well be a bunch of shit-flinging apes when we could have been putting more focus in more deals with the EU, establishing CANZUK, and literally any other endeavour that doesn’t include the U.S…
It’s not a waste of time. We need to do what we diplomatically can (while making other plans).
You can’t really do anything diplomatic when the other side continually showcases they lack any respect for diplomacy whatsoever.
The moment the man in charge literally called himself an idiot when asking who’d ever sign a deal like CUSMA, it was an admission that they don’t care. We got hit with tariffs for reasons that weren’t based on facts. We got rid of the digital services tax as a concession already. We already had the CRTC roll back a decision to triple financial contributions to Canadian content from online streaming services. Then came the Gordie Howe Bridge dispute where we made concessions for tolls on a bridge we paid for. We were going to concede even more with the removal of alcohol bans.
Yet, it’s just now that Carney and the Liberals realise that this isn’t worth it? Any progressive in this country could have told you this from the get go.
The Americans aren’t the only ones to consider.
Everyone other country who Canada (and the USA) has a deal with, or is negotiating with is also watching.
They can see who is being reasonable and diplomatic, and they can see who is being a shit flinging monkey that can’t be trusted.
Not wrong, but it’s hard to ignore the shit flinging apes that have been our most natural trading partner since we share the largest land border on earth.
It is unfortunate to have to spend as much energy as it requires to maintain even a semblance of care for it though
They think we’re fucking idiots. The whole US government is corrupt with chronies making billions off chaos, whether it’s the middle east or Canada. So every Monday the US has a deal with Iran and by Wednesday they are bombing the straight. We watch gas prices bounce up and down 20 cents a litre daily.
Trump does not want a stable deal with Canada. He didn’t want it in his first term, he doesn’t want it now.
That has already been happening since Trudeau was PM.
The government can do more than one thing at the same time, y’know.