I think conscientious Canadians need to realize that it’s their fight too. If you’re not boycotting everything American, then you are playing into the hands of the bully.
The resisting he’s doing is taking the form of 1. not making a bad deal and 2. imposing retaliatory tariffs. If you want him to declare literal war on the USA you might need to write him a letter and tell us how that goes.
We aren’t going to win by acting like lazy Americans and thinking some “great man” populist is going to fix everything for us. We all have to make an effort to take the bastards down.
Urges Canadians to resist?
That’s what we elected you for! Do the fucking resisting, Mark!
I’m sure the article was more nuanced than that but the paywall hit me after the first paragraph.
I think conscientious Canadians need to realize that it’s their fight too. If you’re not boycotting everything American, then you are playing into the hands of the bully.
Resist the urge to fly to Vegas and spend all your money there. Resist any people wearing red hats and manic looks.
The resisting he’s doing is taking the form of 1. not making a bad deal and 2. imposing retaliatory tariffs. If you want him to declare literal war on the USA you might need to write him a letter and tell us how that goes.
Ya know, you could read the full speech at a Canadian news source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-full-remarks-us-trade-talks-suspended-9.7317033
We aren’t going to win by acting like lazy Americans and thinking some “great man” populist is going to fix everything for us. We all have to make an effort to take the bastards down.
I’m pretty sure a majority of Canadians have been resisting far more than Carney has since his tenure began.