Summary

Canada is preparing to retaliate against Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, which could trigger the largest trade war between the nations in decades.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised counter-tariffs worth $37 billion, with potential for further measures, depending on Trump’s final order.

Canadian officials warn the tariffs could harm both economies, disrupting key sectors like automotive, energy, and agriculture.

Labor leaders expressed concerns over job losses and urged collaboration. Canada hopes to avoid tariffs by highlighting their mutual economic impact to U.S. lawmakers.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    Our countries were like best friends for so long

    If you guys could have not voted in a hostile garbage idiot whose idea of strength is going all bull in a China shop that friendship could have remained warn and fuzzy.

    But now that you’ve gone and re-elected the guy who treated us like we’re a hostile enemy (and said as much 5-6 years ago), we don’t have much choice other than to take a few steps back and see other people.

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    I hope you guys can fix your issues, so we can feel like we can trust you again, but until then we have to do what’s right for ourselves.

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I hope you guys can fix your issues, so we can feel like we can trust you again, but until then we have to do what’s right for ourselves.

      In before the whining about National security starts again.

      I dont get it. They say they dont want to pay others bills anymore, but when they start making moves to detatch themselves from the US (the only way to provide for themselves without leeching off the US is to detatch…). they cry about their national security, which is just another word for their hegemony.

      America doesn’t want allies, America wants an empire of subservient vassal states who do nothing but buy their goods and services, and provide them raw materials and clients. this is not the behaivor of an ally, this is the behaivor of a hostile force. its just a shame that we’re dealing with multiple of those in the world at the same time. (Russia, China)

      • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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        5 hours ago

        You don’t want this. I don’t want this. Not even half of the voting public want this. And yet it’s happening. We don’t know how to fix it because it’s broken by design. The purpose of a system is what it does.

        Canadian friends, best of luck moving forward. I hope you can do a better job than we did of staving off the torrent of bullshit.

      • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        I just wish yall decided to have your meltdown -before- Russia turned fascist, got bold, and decided to start shooting wars.

        Europe is asleep at the wheel, disarmed themselves a decade ago and are now playing catchup and sitting on their hands with a wait and see attitude. Its a very “Adults have left the room” feeling. New adults are going to have to step up.