*PM says Trump is trying to make it easier to annex Canada — but it won’t work *

An unbowed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will hit back hard at the U.S. after President Donald Trump launched a North American trade war by slapping devastating 25 per cent tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods.

Speaking to reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill, Trudeau said Trump is trying to prompt “a total collapse of the Canadian economy” because he thinks that will “make it easier to annex us.”

But Trudeau said that will never happen because “when it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren’t willing to pay.”

Trudeau said Canada will not back down from a fight in the face of “completely bogus and completely unjustified” trade action that has the potential to ruin bilateral relations and prompt job losses, economic devastation and higher inflation on both sides of the border.

  • Nemean_lion@lemmy.caEnglish
    1037·
    5 hours ago

    I will now treat every American as an enemy. It started as me giving the middle finger to some Washington asshole on the road yesterday. Small steps. Don’t feel like going to jail yet, for the actions I really want to do.

    • Carmakazi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      273·
      4 hours ago

      Targeting or even murdering random Americans will only accelerate the breakdown of civility and accomplish nothing. Recognize your words as an emotional outburst and channel your anger into something more constructive.

    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      I’m a Washingtonian and I’ve voted, protested, and in every way possible fought against politicians like this for decades.

      This isn’t the classic United States “fucking over other countries for US gain”. Trump and the MAGA cronies are also fucking over the US for personal gain. They’ve fooled the most gullible, ignorant fraction of the population into supporting them despite it being against their best interests, a fraction that continues to grow due to decades of intense propaganda, sabotaged public education, and political cultism.

      We’re all victims here. Some more than others but, with the exception of those supporting the fascist MAGA movement with full knowledge of what they truly stand for, everyone in the world is a victim.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        43 minutes ago

        So please do something about your executive. Because we have to respond to the actions they’re taking in your name. Don’t like it? Restrain them. There’s millions more of you than there are of them.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
      223·
      4 hours ago

      Don’t be an emotional reactionary like this guy or Trump are. There are a lot of good Americans out there who are still our friends and allies. Target your feelings to the ones actually harming us. Spraying hatred everywhere doesn’t do anyone any good.

      • nevemsenki@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 hours ago

        There are a lot of good Americans out there who are still our friends and allies.

        Yeah, approx 30% of them.

      • Nemean_lion@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        2 hours ago

        Ill believe that once those good Americans start a civil war. Nothing short of that will work. One side is trying civil methods and it’s only making the other side stronger. They are past the point of no return.

    • Hawke@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 hours ago

      I agree with the other replies to your comment.

      That said, if you happen to encounter an American politician other than Bernie, AOC, or a few others, please do make them as uncomfortable as you can.

      Basically, you’re right, but it would be better to be a little more focused.

      • Nemean_lion@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Oh I’m ready to go all the way. Trumps serious and his threats need to be taken serious. I won’t fire the first shot but I’ll make sure I’m ready to fire the last one.