@JunoZ23@SuperMarioT_YT@lukecagg I preordered through Amazon 2 months ago, release was on Thursday and amazon isn’t delivering it until Monday… I usually can get items same or in 1 day in my area.
@CanadaOligarch@JonFlynnREstats I straight up saw an eagle attack a goose out of mid air and fucked it up. It was on Vancouver Island. Def pro Canada but eagles will actually kill geese lol
It’s important to understand that the 25% tariffs announced by President Trump today are NOT imposed on Canada — they will be paid by American consumers and businesses who buy goods imported from Canada. Tariffs are a tax, and Americans who will have to pay more or go without our products will be the first to suffer.
Of course, Canadian exporters of these goods will as a consequence lose clients, contracts and sales, and will be forced to cut down on production and lay off workers. Or they will lower their prices to keep market shares and will see their profits diminish.
Because 75% of our exports go south of the border, our economy will for sure be very negatively impacted by this.
The stupidest thing our government can do however to deal with this crisis is to impose the same kind of tariffs “dollar for dollar” against US imports.
The US economy is ten times bigger than ours, much less reliant on trade than ours, and much less dependent on our market than we are on theirs.
Not only would retaliatory tariffs have much less impact on American exporters, they would immediately impoverish Canadian consumers forced to pay more for imported goods, as well as destabilize Canadian businesses that need inputs from the US in their production processes. It would more than double the harm of the US tariffs to our economy.
Trade wars are bad for everyone, but they are much worse for a small country with fewer options. We simply cannot win a trade war with the US. It’s very unlikely that Trump will back down. All we will do is provoke a massive economic crisis in Canada, until we are forced to capitulate.
Another self-destructive thing to do would be to set up giant “pandemic-level” bailout plans to support everyone affected by this trade war. This will simply bankrupt our governments even more than they already are and make us even weaker.
So what should we do?
1. Double down on efforts to control our border, crack down on fentanyl dealers, deport all illegals, and impose a complete moratorium on immigration, to answer Trump’s immediate concerns about Canada.
2. Tell the US administration that we are ready to renegotiate North American free trade and put dairy supply management and other contentious issues on the table.
3. Wait and see to what extent Trump is willing to keep tariffs in place despite the harm it does to the US economy. Despite his pretenses that Americans don’t need our stuff, the reality is that on the contrary they have few other options for crucial resources like oil, lumber, uranium and other minerals, etc. He will stop acting like a bully when he sees that he can get more results by sitting down and negotiating.
3. To reduce our dependence on the US market, immediately implement an ambitious plan to tear down interprovincial trade barriers and help our impacted exporting industries find alternative markets in other countries.
4. Immediately implement a series of bold reforms to make our economy more productive, including: reduce corporate and personal taxes, abolish the capital gains tax, abolish all corporate subsidies, get rid of excessive regulation, remove impediments to the exploitation and export of natural resources, drastically cut government spending, mandate the Bank of Canada to stop printing money and start accumulating a gold reserve to prepare for the global monetary reset (which is likely part of Trump’s plan).
In short, instead of adopting a suicidal strategy to confront Trump, we must do what we should have done a long time ago to strengthen our economy and our bargaining position. The transition will be rough, but not as much as complete bankruptcy and disintegration.
@hartgoat I inherited this truck from my grandfather when he passed away, it sat in a tarp garage since before I was born, all it needed was new tires and some fresh gas and started up no problem. All original paint and very little rust
@novyj23@MarioNawfal Light rail transit. Basically above ground subway system. I live in Calgary, Someone died on the tracks and they had to close down the “train” to deal with that which is why there were so many people rushing to the buses.
@mattamyers@CTVCalgary It was once, voted out in the 90’s and the propaganda resurrected to the young ones who don’t know better. It’s literally poisonous, it’ll kill you in high dose. Read the toothpaste disclosure. Said safe in low amounts. Is cyanide safe in low amounts, in time you breakdown faster
@FrugalFreeGal@stats_feed Canada, which is surprising to me how common it is in the state but not in Canada with how close they are to each other. Maybe it stems from us Canadians not wanting to track in all the snow 😂
@stats_feed I’m not sure about the ones where you leave the shoes at the door. I just never grew up with that rule. Does anyone here still use that rule?
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party, criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his decision not to attend the Calgary Stampede 🐴
Poilievre suggested that Trudeau's absence was due to his reluctance to face Canadian citizens who are upset with him.
@therealhebrahim Everywhere man, especially with stampede. On my drive from airdrie to nw yesterday I saw 2 people pass people in the fast line on the SHOULDER. Flow of traffic was like 120km too
@TdLeaker Damn their commissions are high. Seller pays 7% on first 100,000 and 3 % remaining balance in Calgary. That gets split 50/50 between buy and sell side. 49k total for a 1.5m home. 24.5k each side. Why are commissions so much higher in Ontario?🤔