Item: trump puts 50% on steel and aluminum. Canada should start now simply withholding ALL of it while it searches for alternate markets WHICH WOULD BECOME PERMANENT. Trump again: "I DID THIS!!"
Who is they? Are you Canadian & referring to the US? If so, you are probably correct because of Trumusk. We lived in Canada (Calgary) from 1974-1987 & I recall the “divide” of West vs. East & , of course, the “Quebec issue”, so you’ve had your issues, too. We love Canada; our daughter is dual.
It’s way less of a mismatch than that because maybe 1/3 of us are into this, 1/3 vehemently opposed, and 1/3 so out of touch that they’re still confused about why prices keep going up.
My "old family" voted for and supports Donald, but even they think antagonizing Canada is stupid. He's a delusional old bully targeting people who he thinks won't break his nose to feel tough. May he exit the world stage soon.
It would help if Canadians would at least acknowledge the Americans trying to stop and then remove Trump and his administration. Not asking for anything else. We created this. But feel free differentiate between MAGA and the rest of us…
Sorry, but this is the old "not all..." argument. This isn't a MAGA problem. The US has a long history of destroying democratically elected governments and installing dictators who do their bidding. Trump was elected twice, despite Jan 6th. I have no faith that "good" Americans will step up.
I read a book decades ago called Living With Uncle. It seems to be out of print now. It was a Canadian historian's account of Canadian and US history. We have tried extorting and underpaying for Canadian natural resources and land for centuries. I am sad that we can't be better neighbors to Canada.
Janeski - I remember in talking to Albertan in 1976 who wanted to jettison Quèbec because of the PQ and Rene Levesque’s independence movement. Word was at the time that if Quèbec separated, Manitoba and Saskatewan would apply for statehood.
My point is we didn’t say “ a pox on both your houses”. We didn’t try to poach a couple of prairie provinces while you were fighting amongst yourselves.
Boston residents didn’t respond after the Halifax Explosion because they were forced to; they helped a neighbor in need.
Canada fought Germany for 6 years in WW2 — who’s one of your strongest allies now? Trump is a horses ass, snd those of us with the slightest bit of foresight saw a lot of this coming and tried to prevent it. Now we have to do the harder work of stopping the carnage and then restoring sanity…
In our government. We will need every friend we can get. Do you want us to fail? Imagine a US aligned with Putin, still a nuclear power, just across the border. That’s why I’ll never leave, because I don’t trust MAGAts with the nukes.
We've never asked anything of the US other than a peaceful coexistence. We let you all sew our flag on your backpacks when travelling and pretend to be us. We were your best friend, the quiet smart kid who stood by you at the back of the class. And now your bully president decided to attack us.
That's a lovely thought, but honestly, at that time, I don't think the US even knew we existed. Ask any American about the October Crisis. But yes, we've stood together for a long time, but now Turmp is fomenting hatred of Canadians and many are taking the bait.
No. We all duked it out and stayed together. Now that we are under attack, Quebec is more with us than ever. We are family. Alberta has always been the unhappy Jan Brady of the union. It's always "marcia marcia marcia".
And those of us who are still American (as opposed to MAGAt Nazis) will resist Trump’s evil. There will be a time to strike, but we can’t throw ourselves away in foolish and reckless attacks. I think Patton said something about “making the other poor bastards die for their country?”
They have 1 million times our money but we outnumber them millions to one. We also have brains on our side. We should be able to win this battle but it'll take time.
I honestly hope the administration secdef puts together battalions of only the hardest loyalists and tries to invade. It's probably the least violent and most focused and fair way we're ever gonna get rid of that many American Nazis all at once, unfortunately. @democrats.org just keep playing footsy
There will be an anti-war explosion in the US to rival or exceed the Vietnam War protests. We won't let this stand because you guys are our bros and he's a ho.
I have always lived on the Maine-New Brunswick border and grew up watching a lot of CBC. No one can know anything about Canada without coming to love the country. You folks are the best of the UK and the USA and Europe and parts of every other country in the world; all distilled into one.
I don't think Trump is actually going to invade you, because the vast majority of us (Americans) would not support him trying it. But if he did you will win.
And your leadership are competent, with the world backing you. This is almost too easy, you’ve got this. Fast-track EU membership now and it’s a slam-dunk.
Trudeau said "I don't think many Americans wake up thinking 'damn Canada!'", that's an understatement.
There are too many disrespectful dipshits in the US who are condescending about it, but most of the US thinks of Canada as our closest friend, ally, neighbor, and trading partner. We're so sorry.
💭 our friends in 🇨🇦 are forgetting something.
🇺🇸 is known for 1 thing on this 🌎. that’s guns.
Every time we step out to a ☮️ protest, we face a threat of being shot by the 👮🏼♀️, MAGA, military, feds. 🇺🇸 is the only nation like it. It is a threat to life and many need to find that courage to risk it all.
What the hell happened to all the 2A rhetoric about the right to bear arms so "the people" can rise up against a corrupt government. Hello!!! This would be the time to make the lives of all those dead school kids worth something.
My wife and I were shot at for telling 2 men to stay off our property. This is America, and we aren’t all batshit crazy with a death wish. One day, we will go to protest and parents will not return home to kids. Older kids will not return to their parents. When that day comes, will it satisfy you?
Seriously? Your country is threatening my country's very right to exist. Your president is trying to destroy everything we've built over 200 years. Your military far outsizes ours, I haven't had a good nights sleep in 2 months, and you are playing that card? Trump is threatening Canadian lives.
I'm literally trying to get my head around the fact that I will need to defend my land, my life, my family in the face of your giant ass military and 70 million gun nuts heading our way. I'm expecting food rationing, power blackouts and a Mad Max ending to my otherwise nice life.
And Americans are complaining about the price of fucking eggs. Your president has declared war on Canada. So no, I'm not fucking satisfied with the response so far. And I'll be the first to shoot any American who steps across the 49th in defense of Trumps plan.
I know it’s scary. You have every right to be afraid. The American people and Canadians need to unite against HIM because HE is not echoing sounds of consensus. We do NOT stand by him only his group of loyalists and media PRETEND to. They will about-face when they feel the heat which is happening.
I can completely understand your frustration and your fear. I would never turn on a neighbor, and the majority of Americans agree. If he decided to invade, I’m telling you, the overwhelming majority of Americans (including soldiers) will forcibly refuse that unlawful order.
I just don't believe that anymore. I've watched your politicians, Dem and GOP and SCOTUS roll over for the last 9 years in order to placate that psychopath you call a president. Everything I believed about the US has been shattered. Your Constitution is written on toilet paper.
Heard and felt. I get it. I’m not afraid of guns but many are. Every person that has been involved in a shooting in any way (there are a lot of us) can be too traumatized for that. If you’ve never lived in a place where everyone has a gun in their pants, you can’t understand the fear.
It's why we don't travel to the US. I can't get the sight of that family being gunned down in the parking lot of a mall in Florida. That said, I'm probably going to take some shooting lessons in preparation for the invasion. Something I never thought I'd say in 60+ yrs on the planet.
And if Trump chooses to invade, many of us will fight with you. Some of us will choose to not participate at all. A very small number would be willing to cross border into your land. He is not our president and I can’t stress this enough. Hacking and manipulation are why he is in that office.
Like many, I grew up with the 10 times our size paradigm, the current data has them at closer to 8 times our size. Obviously, this is a much better ratio and positions Canada with the critical mass we need to become self-sufficient.
Trump has awoken something in Canadians that I don't think any of us knew we had, and given us a unity of purpose that we have always struggled to find. Thanks, donny. We're going to kick your ass.
You do you boo boos! Because you don't need the US. Just a question. A thought. Didn't the Canadians burn down the White House one time? Asking for a friend.🙌🏾🙏🏾
Nothing like the right kind of enemy to unite a country. I sincerely hope that as Canada becomes stronger throughout this ordeal, the POTUS48 can redeem the time, make amends, build up goodwill, and inspire a lasting friendship between our two esteemed nations once more.
Indeed, these greedy bastards have splintered our country in such a way that Canada can easily prevail. Many of us in the U.S are cheering for you and ready to support you however we can. Resist! Resist!
It's so weird rooting against my own government. But it's apparent that Krasnov45 and his supporters won't wake up until they personally suffer. I apogize on behalf of decent Americans.
Please don’t include all Americans in that statement. Many of us are intelligent, compassionate political hostages.
He told us who he was. Some were not listening.
of course there are plenty of good americans. just as there were good germans. but the majority of americans are self-serving, vapid, and clueless about the world.
My hope is we don’t go down in history as “plenty of good americans. just as there were good Germans.” Our forefathers were not prepared for a Party to hold power who didn’t have the best interests of the country, and now the world at heart. I celebrate every retaliation taken against this insanity.
nah most of us know it’s trash. the downfall started with the kardashians. what’s going to hit home is when canada, mexico and europe institute a travel ban on Americans. shut them out of their vacation spots. isolate them. take the candy from the big bloated greedy baby
I trust we're not all stupid/materialistic, love my community in Calif. Glad what's happening in the USA is making Canadians alert+united. Focus your energy on containing your own radical right. Bashing us only brings you closer to this despicable man who has manipulated the uneducated so terribly.
Unfortunately, given what the media is allowed to show, and the cesspool that Xitter and Facebook have become, I can’t blame you for that assessment. And unfortunately, those of us who are educated and have integrity are overshadowed by a very vocal evil.
You are decidedly a minority, sadly. What percentage of Americans have actually taken part in a demonstration? (And I do applaud those who are taking that first step.)
Tens of thousands have been protesting and our numbers keep growing. Every state, every capital, every week. At the protest in Lansing a few weeks ago, we got so loud they called security. Mainstream media is hiding our efforts to make it look like we're complacent, and we are not.
The protests are gaining traction. Every time I go to my state capitol there are more and more showing up and they are angrier by the day. Collectively, from all 50, there are millions participating in physical demonstration. 10x that participating in boycotts/safe protest.
Quite a lot. Although when the crowd gets too large, it makes it easy for MAGAts to infest it, and then incite violence with law enforcement. It happened a lot in 2020, and it wasn’t proven until after the fact. (“Umbrella Man” was only one notorious example of many.)
At the end of the day, single digits. It is going to take serious civil disobedience (the kind that inconveniences the elite, like general strikes) and with that comes some risk. Is your country worth it to you?
Although to be fair, with the unwillingness to cover firsthand the nationwide protests against fascism, it’s hard to find reliable journalism that isn’t also trying to keep us aware of Trump’s nefarious deeds so we know exactly what we’re fighting against.
Well the challenge of living in a democracy is keeping people well-informed which is difficult with an education system that is starving for resources and a culture that is oriented toward non-stop entertainment.
And yet here we are. We have to accept our share of the blame. Listening to democratic leaders who failed. We all are responsible. We need to figure out what went wrong on our side first
Not if Americans kick Trump’s ass first. But then again, you’re more likely to succeed. With his ineptitude, if Trump tries to take over Canada, the USA will end up being the 11th province.
Trump has the support of less than 20% of the country by population. Of that 20% 99% are ass kissing cowards. You can scratch out the United in our name. Just call us Toast
They have ten times our population BUT They ain't bigger in any way.
The land area of Canada is 3,855,103 square miles compared to America's 3,794,083, making Canada 1.6% larger that the States.
Only like 60% of us even bothered to vote for president so... less than half of us voted for him but he won because our system relies on complacency and lack of education. and then there's the electoral college which makes more people apathetic etc etc. "Representative democracy" is a joke in 2025
Our elections haven't been legit for a long time if you ask me. the electoral college is a fucking obsolete system and the only reason we still use it is to give "conservatives" a louder voice. It's ridiculous and shameful. People vote, land doesn't. It's absurd.
None of us want Trump to do any of this. It’s ridiculous, idiotic, and infuriating. We hate him, but we especially hate what he’s doing to Canada and Ukraine. 🤬
Stop saying "none of us". It's a lie. Some of us do. A lot more even than we realize. It's okay to say you don't, that many of us don't. But Canadians are not stupid, they see that most of us either are cheering this OR are not doing anything about it. That's still the reality
Fine. *I* fucking hate all of it!!!! I tried to warn people he’s a psychopath with a victim complex and so little understanding of basic economics that he would plunge the U.S. into passive stagflation. Even I didn’t anticipate his Napoleon complex though, & I think many of his voters didn’t either
Unfortunately, yes. My first reaction to the election was that I didn’t want to be alive to see the damage he was about to do. Takes time to strategize a more productive reaction. Which is what he and his rabid team are counting on.
His filling that place with toadies and fired a host of JAGs over the last couple weeks so they are primed to accept illegal orders. I’m pretty anxious!
We are a country of about 40 million people, the majority united against a takeover. The US would be lucky to find 40 million citizens united against a single cause or entity. It's time to use their division against them.
They're not ten times our size? they just have ten times control over guns. the ones yall gave away for a false sense of secuity. I'm minding my bisquick on this .. I could do with a thoousand well trained men what you half the nation appear you can't. and quickly.
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Takes a special kind of handicap.
https://theconversation.com/why-annexing-canada-would-destroy-the-united-states-249561
#CanadianProud
Obviously none of that happened.
Boston residents didn’t respond after the Halifax Explosion because they were forced to; they helped a neighbor in need.
So please consider staying engaged with those…
I don’t think there’s going to be history if he is allowed to continue Putin’s plan.
Trump cannot wrap his head around:
(1) When you betray an ally they stay betrayed.
(2) When you demonstrate that you’re a bad business partner, everyone notices.
I will NEVER buy American again. NEVER!
America is fucked.
And I'll be wearing my Rush hoodie
Literally a rock protest song by Canadian band Guess Who rejecting American imperialism.
And it rocks bruh.
I love this song.
Play it loud
https://youtu.be/gkqfpkTTy2w?si=B3gRensgZGQhqF4J
I'll sing along at top volume and off-key 💙
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
And which "they"?
Trump does whatever he wants to do.
There are too many disrespectful dipshits in the US who are condescending about it, but most of the US thinks of Canada as our closest friend, ally, neighbor, and trading partner. We're so sorry.
Please accept our apologies.
🇺🇸 is known for 1 thing on this 🌎. that’s guns.
Every time we step out to a ☮️ protest, we face a threat of being shot by the 👮🏼♀️, MAGA, military, feds. 🇺🇸 is the only nation like it. It is a threat to life and many need to find that courage to risk it all.
their measure for everything is $
we take various concerns into our decision making
Our mad king is not.
Stupid mofo.
He told us who he was. Some were not listening.
Poutine over Putin!
The land area of Canada is 3,855,103 square miles compared to America's 3,794,083, making Canada 1.6% larger that the States.
"vive la Canada" here, in honour of French as a national language.
<3 from 🇬🇧
Either way, eggs will be broken in the making of this revolution
Oh and healthy.
Anyway, their weapons are great for invasion. As we saw in Afghanistan, they can't hold the country.
They will surrender.
One hopes Carney, with his banker instincts, recognizes this or the social license for this fight will evaporate
The middle/upper classes also have to anticipate visible poverty to grow
There's no enemy like a friend betrayed.
NOT.