A Sucker Punch From Your Neighbour/Friend?

[Rruuff Day]

See you in 29 days.

This appears to be some bizarre flex.... "Tell me what you can do for me" type of deal to make this go away. Would be curious to see what exactly was discussed. But damage is already there. 2 bluffs in one day.

Worse still maybe a deflection - take the focus away from other stuff being shoved through.

Agreed. Other than the 1.3 billion JT is throwing at border security, Ontario and the other provinces have already started restocking US alcohol on the shelves and Ont. has reopened the contract with Musk for Starlink. Takes that countermeasure away from our already poor supply of ammunition

 

[Vanguard2001]

Means nothing. He could totally retract the tariff threat but he has done irreparable damage to Canada/US relations. Future presidents may salvage relations and trade with Canada but the dirty threat will never be forgotten and will always be on the books as something they could do at any time. The path to dependence on our own supply, and trade with alternate counties is the path we should follow. JMO

But, but .... there is no business case for exporting our natural gas, we were told. Canada is long overdue to broaden our customer base. We are and have always been a resource based economy while manufacturing and services provides some benefits. Churchill and Hudson's Bay represents an outlet for shipping products but it would take a big vision by governments to make that happen.

By the way, I need to add an off-topic item here. Let's encourage every Canadian to stop booing the American national anthem at sports events in Canada. It is truly disgusting that we belittle ourselves in this way. Do we really want this to break down to booing the other county's anthem at every game in the USA and Canada? Keep the politics out of our sports and vice-versa.

Now back to our regular programming ....

 

[Vanguard2001]

While this trade conflict is progressing, let's encourage every Canadian to stop booing the American national anthem at sports events in Canada. It is truly disgusting that we belittle ourselves in this way. Do we really want this to break down to booing the other county's anthem at every game in the USA and Canada? Keep the politics out of our sports and vice-versa.

 

[1st Vette]

Means nothing. He could totally retract the tariff threat but he has done irreparable damage to Canada/US relations. Future presidents may salvage relations and trade with Canada but the dirty threat will never be forgotten and will always be on the books as something they could do at any time. The path to dependence on our own supply, and trade with alternate counties is the path we should follow. JMO

Pricks…..

 

[Murray20c8]

While this trade conflict is progressing, let's encourage every Canadian to stop booing the American national anthem at sports events in Canada. It is truly disgusting that we belittle ourselves in this way. Do we really want this to break down to booing the other county's anthem at every game in the USA and Canada? Keep the politics out of our sports and vice-versa.

Too late. When they elect a president who spits on Canadians, we should salute them? Boo them and boo their anthem IMO.

 

[Rruuff Day]

While this trade conflict is progressing, let's encourage every Canadian to stop booing the American national anthem at sports events in Canada. It is truly disgusting that we belittle ourselves in this way. Do we really want this to break down to booing the other county's anthem at every game in the USA and Canada? Keep the politics out of our sports and vice-versa.

Totally agree. As much as there is politics in everything, including sports, this is not the place to express our displeasure with Trump. Booing the US anthem at a sports event does nothing show a juvenile mind. We are a country and a people far above stooping to that level. JMO

 

[Murray20c8]

Totally agree. As much as there is politics in everything, including sports, this is not the place to express our displeasure with Trump. Booing the US anthem at a sports event does nothing show a juvenile mind. We are a country and a people far above stooping to that level. JMO

The citizens appointed Trump. Why should the citizens get a free pass? They deserve every boo they get.

 

[Rruuff Day]

The citizens appointed Trump. Why should the citizens get a free pass? They deserve every boo they get.

We go to sports events to enjoy ourselves. What would you have next? Fighting with people in the stands because they are cheering for an American team? Just because they have an a$$hole for a president doesn't mean they are all like that. Boo players that take cheap shots at the game as that is part of the game. Leave the politics home and boo Trump when you see him on TV.

 

[Rruuff Day]

Too late. When they elect a president who spits on Canadians, we should salute them? Boo them and boo their anthem IMO.

So should Canada boo all the people in the provinces (and you likely know who they are) who elected a POS Prime Minister?

 

[AxeZ06]

We go to sports events to enjoy ourselves. What would you have next? Fighting with people in the stands because they are cheering for an American team?

Head on over to a Philly Flyers home game, with the opponents jersey on.
(not the only arena near full of coo-coo's)

 

[Rruuff Day]

Head on over to a Philly Flyers home game, with the opponents jersey on.
(not the only arena near full of coo-coo's)

Doesn't mean we should be that way.

 

[Nik]

I have merged another thread into this one, we can keep one thread on the tariff topic for at least the next 4 weeks before chaos ensues once more.

 

[Rruuff Day]

 

[1st Vette]

The citizens appointed Trump. Why should the citizens get a free pass? They deserve every boo they get.

I believe the vote split from the election results in their 2 party system was a difference of only about 1% so only half of the voting population supported him. The other half obviously have far more brains and class .
Bear in mind that the current government in Canada came into power with about 32% of the popular vote.
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump (Republican) won with 312 electoral votes compared to Kamala Harris (Democrat) who received 226 electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, Trump garnered approximately 49.8% (77,302,580 votes) while Harris received about 48.3% (75,017,613 votes) .
This election continued the trend of close contests, reflecting a slight increase in Trump’s share compared to previous elections, with a margin of victory of about 1.5% in the popular vote .

 

[cdnz]

The citizens appointed Trump. Why should the citizens get a free pass? They deserve every boo they get.

Agreed. We all should have a breaking point. Can't just stand there and let others (family or friend) punch you in the face with no reactions. lol..
We should voice our displeasures. I am glad the fans did so.
However, we should stop booing at some point which I think they will do so soon.

 

[Gottagofast]

DJT, Donald Junta Trump. Hostile take over of the American institutions have started.

 

[Murray20c8]

We go to sports events to enjoy ourselves. What would you have next? Fighting with people in the stands because they are cheering for an American team? Just because they have an a$$hole for a president doesn't mean they are all like that. Boo players that take cheap shots at the game as that is part of the game. Leave the politics home and boo Trump when you see him on TV.

Then take the anthems out of the game! That reason for them is long gone.

 

[Murray20c8]

So should Canada boo all the people in the provinces (and you likely know who they are) who elected a POS Prime Minister?

That's not nearly the same thing and the majority of the Canadian voting population voted against the PC's and there POS leader not for our PM. Like it or not that is our system.

 

[Rruuff Day]

That's not nearly the same thing and the majority of the Canadian voting population voted against the PC's and there POS leader not for our PM. Like it or not that is our system.

LMAO... WRONG !!!!! The majority of the Canadian population voted AGAINST the Liberals. Actually if you want to look it up, only 32% of the voting population voted for the Liberals and a POS PM. Unfortunately that pretty much says it all when 2 provinces can decide for the rest of the Country who the winner will be. Yes. That unfortunately is our system. Popular vote means nothing.

 

[1st Vette]

That's not nearly the same thing and the majority of the Canadian voting population voted against the PC's and there POS leader not for our PM. Like it or not that is our system.

Hard to dispute the actual facts….not one in 3 voted for this government in the last 2 elections.

In the 2019 Canadian federal election, the Liberal Party received 33.12% of the popular vote, which was approximately 5.92 million votes. In comparison, in the 2021 election, their popular vote percentage decreased to 32.62%, translating to about 5.56 million votes. This represents a decline of 0.50 percentage points from 2019 to 2021.