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Trump is a GOD-LEVEL Troller. "Great State of Canada", that's hilarious.

This is one pissed off Snow Mexican:

LOL! Trump isn't talking conquest, but he is probably indexing the dissatisfaction of at least the middle three provinces who may have made overtures already along the lines of annexing. The most northerly three provinces would put zoned up to the 'battle of the Arctic' and its resources.

Tell the 'muricans that Canada is on sale - $0.70 to the USD and dropping as we speak.

A little more depreciation and the strip clubs in St. Catherines will be hopping with Yanks. Talk about an American injection of aid. . .

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Totally the wrong flag. If one wants to cite history, one must be accurate.

HeadSet says

Totally the wrong flag. If one wants to cite history, one must be accurate.

Canada was never a real country for much of it's history.

That's why when you talk to a Canadian about politics, they almost always define themselves by how they are not American vs by anything that defines them as uniquely Canadian.

And even when they try that, they flub it as so ^^^^.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Lol. We can easily cut them off, cut them off trade wise and they're then broke. Energy is about is about the only real value Canada can produce. We're independent. We turn off the pipes coming in and they lose 20% GDP. They can't ship it across the Atlantic or Pacific cheaper than we can. It would be a fatal error.

I hate the word tariff. Think of it as marketing to sell your product in a county that actually has money or the key demo. It would be like owning a billboard and not charging the person. Who does that? We do and have. They can pay a fee for access, it's not a big deal. Politicians that never ran a business don't understand this concept. Candoa won't raise prices because we won't buy it. So if they want to sell stuff they have to eat it.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

That's why when you talk to a Canadian about politics, they almost always define themselves by how they are not American vs by anything that defines them as uniquely Canadian.

"Oh no, here comes the Dudley Dooright 1st Company of the RCMP. The only armed force Canada can muster in 48 hours."

WookieMan says

I hate the word tariff. Think of it as marketing to sell your product in a county that actually has money or the key demo.

I think of it as, we own the mall and we own most of the stores inside. Why would we allow competitors to compete against our own stores in the mall that we own and not charge them a percentage of sales like almost any retail property owner in a high demand area does?

Quebec would never join the US (they're descended from frogs, so go figure, although the frenchies are the best looking strippers). All of the non-woke provinces would jump at the chance but would never be let free (Alberta is the TX of Canada and funds every other province).

stereotomy says

Alberta is the TX of Canada and funds every other province

No. The federal government does. And not every province gets funding until recently.

https://deputypm.canada.ca/en/news/news-releases/2022/12/16/federal-government-announces-record-transfers-provinces-and

Back in the 00's and '10s, the Feds did take a lot of tax revenues from Alberta to finance the transfers to the rest. But that has dried up and provinces like Ontario and Quebec also were transitioning from being net contributors to being a net receivers due to demographic collapse.

Ottawa saw this coming. In fact, it contributed to that decline with its greentardation inflicted upon Alberta. This is why they massively ramped up immigration over the past ten or so years. They needed the wage slaves to prop up the system and to reduce their dependence on raping mostly just one province.

But it caused a spike of unaffordable housing AND a hit on middle class wages (Canada only accepts skilled immigrants).

So the main contention that drove the Albertan independence movement went away and the big population provinces (those with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreàl) once again are net contributors.

For now. If the immigrants return to India on retirement, that's a big plus for Canada. The Chinese ones will likely stay. Immigrants also have higher birthrate, usually.

Of course, Canada will no longer be Canada after that. Just like California already is no longer California anymore.

Look to Canada letting Ukrainian refugees pour in after @socal2 's "greatest military on Earth!" are finally routed. Ukrainian is already spoken more than French in Canada as it is.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Patrick says

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1868678946029813821

He fired her from her post as FM but wanted her to stay on in 'another role'. But she has left the cabinet entirely, instead.

It's causing a shockwave in Canada because, everyone knows she was the one who is really running the country and telling Trudy what to do/say. Perhaps Trudy was told by others that the Party needs her 'put away' because of this perception going into next year elections.

Either that, or she's going to make a leadership challenge against him herself. For standing as the PM candidate in said election.

80% of Canadians live within 20 miles of the US border, right? I Asked Grok (which is now free on X.)
Grok's Answer:
No, the commonly cited statistic suggests that a significant portion of Canadians live close to the U.S. border, but not as close as 20 miles. Various sources indicate that between 75% to 90% of Canadians live within 100 to 160 kilometers (approximately 62 to 100 miles) of the U.S. border. For instance, one source mentioned that 90% of Canadians live within 150 miles of the border, while another suggests that around 75% live within 160 kilometers (about 100 miles). Therefore, the claim that 80% live within just 20 miles is inaccurate based on available data.

Granted, only 15 websites and 10 X posts were used to create the response. But, damn, Grok was fast. Less than 5 seconds.

I've always heard it as 100 - 150 miles of the border.

Snow Mexicans

Yup. It's all over the press now: Blackface Trudy is being Bidened by his own party.

They are going after him for flying to Mar-a-lago to bend the knee to Trump a la Joe Scarborough, too.

The LP is playing the TDS card with it's base over that one. Freeland is leading the pack.

A Freeland-led government would probably mean a more confrontational approach to Donald Trump. In her letter, she urged the government to push back against his “America First economic nationalism”, possibly hewing closer to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum who has been less conciliatory than her Canadian counterpart. For his part, Trump has started to troll both Trudeau and Freeland, referring to the former as “Governor” and calling out the latter for “totally toxic” behaviour. He added: “She will not be missed!!!”

https://unherd.com/newsroom/justin-trudeaus-party-is-turning-on-him/

"Canada - somebody started a country and nobody came."

Rodney Dangerfield

EDIT: Canada is on sale - 0.69 to the USD:

https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=USD