However, I believe that the situation is becoming increasingly serious, as the younger generation would say, and the relationship between the United States and Canada is potentially the most strained it has been since the War of 1812.
I’m not that worried, though, because I know American public schools don’t teach history that far back.
Living near a small lake bordering Canada, I have been monitoring their actions for a number of years. I have been surprised at how seriously they have taken Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs, more so than I had initially expected.
I have even found myself supporting their stance on not wishing to become the 51st state. I am in agreement that the addition of Canada as a state would not be ideal. It could significantly impact the country’s political landscape, potentially shifting it from center-right to a more left-leaning position due to the influence of 40 million Canadians who typically vote for Liberal Progressive policies.
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You can just imagine the Democrats jumping for joy at the prospect of this. How would that make America great again?
Things have gotten a bit more touchy, as I read about right HERE
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after a cabinet meeting, Carney said Canadians must “fundamentally reimagine our economy” in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
He said Canada would respond with retaliatory tariffs that will have “maximum impact” on the US.
Trump announced on Wednesday he would target imported vehicles and vehicle parts with a 25% tax, stating: “This is permanent.”
The mood in Canada has changed now, and it seems the liberal Progressive Party is taking advantage just four weeks before the national election:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose by taking a hard line against Trump, said Thursday that the U.S. is “no longer a reliable partner” and that Canadians must now “look out for ourselves.”
I fully understand that the United States of America is the largest market in the world, and that Canada loves the close relationship that we have had with them and access to our markets, after the new trade deal that was signed under the Trump administration and his first term. Diplomacy is diplomacy and on the long-term view of countries we have to deal with around the world, Canada is not one of the big problems we are facing.
Not in any way, shape, or form.
If there is a dispute that needs to be resolved, the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that Donald Trump negotiated in his first term, getting rid of NAFTA, is how this should be done. Steps are being taken, as Trump and Carney had their first conversation since Carney became prime minister earlier this month. I read about that conversation on Friday right HERE.
Carney on Thursday vowed to transform Canada’s economy to be less dependent on the United States. Trump’s tariff announcement is expected on April 2. Ottawa has made clear for months that it will impose countermeasures.
“I informed President Trump that my government will be implementing counter tariffs to protect Canadian workers and our economy following the announcement of new trade actions by the United States on April 2,” Carney told the press conference.
There is no doubt that countries all around the world have had much better access to the American market than American products have had to theirs. That has harmed American workers to a certain degree, but it has also benefited American consumers with an enormous amount of products at a competitive rate.
Hopefully this gets resolved as soon possible, and we can get back to being best buds again before the Stanley Cup playoffs.
We have traditions to keep up.
