Sunday Morning not so Funny! An open letter to the American people!

 ALLAN:

Canadians claimed to be America's closest friend and ally, yet days before tariffs were set to begin, they were already booing America's anthem at sporting events. 

Will they stop pretending... and admit they were never our friends to begin with?                               

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Let's let Cate answer this one:

Did you actually expect Canadians to respond positively to Trump disregarding a trade agreement (that HE negotiated btw) and put 25% tariffs on Canadian imports? 

What about stating outright that “Canada meant to be our 51st state”. 

Let’s not forget disrespecting our Prime Minister by repeatedly calling him governor. 

Then, of course, there is saying Canada is one of the nastiest countries to deal with. Lies about Canada charging 250% tariffs (sometimes more depending on the day he’s speaking) on American dairy products. 

What about his incessant lies about “subsidizing Canada”? 

Oh, and what about threatening to redraw the border between our two countries??

You say Canada should admit we were never a friend to the US. 

Let me put this simply for you. 

We have viewed you as our closest friend and ally for a century. 

We thought of you as brothers and sisters. 

We answered the call, again and again, for any support you needed from us. 

This isn't a joke to us. 

We're not overreacting. 

We don't think he's just spouting these lies to cause chaos or negotiate a deal. 

We wholeheartedly believe that our closest ally and friend is about to bring violence across our border, economically destroy us, and eliminate our way of life.

Jesse Watters on Fox News said he was personally offended that Canadians did not want to become American. 

Well, guess what? 

Most Canadians are personally offended that Americans have such little respect for Canada as a country that they would assume we would be “honoured” to be taken over by the United States. 

Yes, I said taken over. 

Let’s call it like it is. 

Stop softening it by using the word annexation. 

What Trump is suggesting by “annexing Canada” and “redrawing” the border between our two countries is an act of WAR! 

Is that how friends treat each other?

We won’t even discuss the disrespect Trump showed our PM. 

One can only imagine what Trump would do if we consistently referred to him as Premier Trump. 

His arrogance and intentional disrespect towards the Canadian Prime Minister was disgraceful and unfitting of the office of the President.

Let’s discuss those dairy tariffs, shall we? 

The reality is the Canadian Dairy Industry runs under supply management, so it’s all about managing the supply for the Canadian market... BUT there is an 18% allowance for imports and most of that 18% comes from the US. 

That is tariff-free. 

IF more than 18% is imported into Canada THEN there is a surcharge on CERTAIN dairy products and in SOME CASES that is 250%. 

Even the US Dairy industry has said that has never actually happened. 

In many categories, notably including milk, the U.S. is not even at half of the zero-tariff maximum. 

Trump also made another claim that is simply false. 

He told reporters that the situation with Canadian dairy tariffs was “well taken care of” at the time his first presidency ended, “but under Biden, they just kept raising it.” 

In reality, Canada did not raise its dairy tariffs under then-U.S. President Joe Biden. 

Simply put, Trump’s assertion that Canada kept hiking its dairy tariffs when Biden was in charge is, as usual, a LIE! 

Trump just has his knickers in a twist because we have supply management policies in place that support Canadian farmers and protect its dairy, egg and poultry industries from foreign competition. 

So yes, there is a 250% tariff after the quota has been exceeded, BUT it has never actually been exceeded, so that tariff has never actually been used. 

Lastly, the tariffs Trump is so busy denouncing were negotiated by Trump himself in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA/CUSMA. 

The agreement Trump touted as “the best trade deal ever made”. 

PS: The US have exactly the same over tariffs in place.

Canada (and PM Trudeau’s associates) nasty?? 

That is laughable. 

Those that Trump considers "nice" are doormats that roll over and agree with everything he says. 

The minute someone says no, Trump reacts like a petulant child and has a tantrum; he threatens tariffs and spouts misinformation hoping they will bend to his will. 

Guess what? 

Canada will not. 

Canada considers it a compliment that we are considered “nasty”. 

It means we have self-respect. 

Trump has directly threatened Canada’s sovereignty and the Canadian economy. 

Trump has ridiculed Canadian leaders and insulted the Canadian people, all without provocation. 

Canada has been a staunch ally and the largest trading partner for the US. 

In return we are directly threatened by the US President. 

Many Americans downplay Trump’s rhetoric, but Canadians don’t. 

Canadians also know the people of the US put that racist, xenophobe in office and actions have consequences. 

His lies, appeals to patriotism, and incitement of violence must be stopped before it is too late. 

If you don’t the consequences are on you, the American people, and no one else!

And as for this nonsense about the U.S. “subsidizing” Canada because we run a trade surplus with it. This claim explains why Trump has gone bankrupt so many times. 

He has no clue how economics works. 

Subsidizing means giving something for nothing. 

A trade deficit is not a subsidy. 

We sell more to the US than we buy from the US. 

That is a trade deficit. 

Claiming it is a subsidy is like like claiming that you subsidize McDonald’s when you buy and eat a burger. 

Did McDonald’s buy anything back from you? 

Do you stand in the parking lot afterwards and scream that you should own the McDonalds because you have been subsidizing them every time you buy a Happy Meal?

Canada has never been your friend you say? 

Canada sends firefighters, waterbombers and linesman every time there is a natural disaster in the US. 

Canada has a history of offering financial aid and providing food and other relief supplies to the United States following natural disasters, often working through organizations like FEMA (which Drumpf is closing) and the Canadian Red Cross. 

For example, in 2017, after Hurricane Harvey, Canada delivered over 27,000 pounds of relief goods to FEMA and thus to American citizens. 

In 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, the Canadian Forces participated in a relief operation named Operation UNISON, dispatching ships carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gulf Coast. 

Canada hosted thousands of Americans when planes weren’t allowed to land in the US on 9/11. 

Canada spent billions and lost hundreds of soldiers supporting the US in Afghanistan. 

Canada rescued US Teheran embassy staff and smuggled them out … the list goes on. 

As a thank you Canada gets threatened with 51st state and redraw the border nonsense. 

Who is not being the friend here?

So your little feelings are hurt because Canada is booing the American national anthem at sporting events and you don’t think we are your friend. 

Canadians are not booing the American people, their teams or their players (except those who put our flag on their dressing room floor and/accuse us of cheating), we are booing your government and their unjustified policies. 

Pull your head out of your ass and see what’s really happening!

Cate McEachern

A letter from British Columbia!

Allan: Since Canadians have begun boycotting US products, what are some Canadian products we can boycott in return? "A Proud American!"

 Danielle said: Remember, it is your guy that started this and is using falsified data to justify his actions. 

You should be embarrassed to think about boycotting Canada. 

 Your country is the one trying to destroy the country next to you and absorb it into yours. This is the same as Russia invading Ukraine. 

 If you are shocked over Canada rejecting joining what you have been told since birth is "the best country in earth," it is because you have been lied to about this!!! 

 In quality of life for average people... the USA is not even in the top 10 in most things. 

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 Canada is standing up to an unjustifiable act of aggression by the USA. An act that has cost the USA all of its friends and is making it an international pariah. 

 Open your eyes and you will see that in less than a month you new leader has made the USA one of the bad guys in world affairs. 

At the same level as Russia. 

 Now watch as the prices of almost everything in the USA go up... as well as unemployment. 

You will be lucky if the USA does not break up into several countries in the next few years. 

 Danielle... lives in Metro Vancouver!

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Saturday Morning Confusion: Reagan said it best!!!!!!

OUR MUSIC WAS BETTER!

C A N A D A !

A quick way to solve the trade dispute with the United States of America!

 When Trudeau talks to Drumpf this afternoon... his course of action should be obvious!

There will be NO attempts to try and get the "Orange Turd" to reduce the tariffs!!!!

Instead... Trudeau should just say: "Unless you cancel ALL the tariffs TODAY... by this time tomorrow, the Eastern Seaboard of the United States will be hit with rolling "brown-outs" and"black-outs!"

That will fix his clock!!!

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NOW!

As for Alberta... since they wouldn't stand up with the "REST OF CANADA," ...they had better not expect ANYTHING from the Federal Government the next time they come... "cap in hand!"

P. S. Greetings from... Brookfield, Wisconsin!

Impact of a 25% Retaliatory Canadian Export Tax on the United States!

 Strategic Economic Report: Impact of a 25% Canadian Export Tax on the United States

Executive Summary:

In retaliation for U.S. tariffs, Canada imposes a 25% export tax on key commodities — oil, natural gas, electricity, potash, softwood lumber, and automotive exports. The result is a severe economic shock to the U.S., triggering inflation, supply chain disruptions, and a likely recession. 

Canada’s strategic position as a top supplier of critical goods gives it significant leverage, especially in energy and manufacturing sectors.

Key Impacts (12-Month Projections)

U.S. GDP Loss $750 billion (2.7%)

U.S. Job Losses 675,000 jobs

Inflation Increase 4-5 percentage points

Gasoline Price Increase $1.00 - $1.50 per gallon

New Home Price Increase $15,000+ per home

New Vehicle Price Increase $3,000 - $5,000 per vehicle

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Sector-Specific Impacts

Energy (Oil & Natural Gas)

• Canada supplies over 50% of U.S. crude oil imports and nearly 100% of cross-border natural gas imports.

• Export tax leads to 15-20% price increases, forcing U.S. refiners and utilities to pass on higher costs to consumers.

• Immediate gas price surge — Midwest particularly vulnerable.

• Northeast faces natural gas and electricity price spikes.

Automotive

• Canada exports ~$60 billion in vehicles and parts to the U.S.

• A 25% tax raises costs by at least 10%, disrupting the integrated U.S.-Canada auto supply chain.

• New vehicles become $3,000 - $5,000 more expensive, while auto plant layoffs exceed 100,000 in the first 6 months.

• Severe impact in Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario.

Housing & Construction (Softwood Lumber)

• Canadian softwood lumber accounts for 80% of U.S. imports.

• Export tax drives lumber prices up 25%, adding $15,000 or more to the cost of a new home.

• New housing starts decline 15%, worsening housing affordability.

Agriculture (Potash & Fertilizer)

• Canadian potash provides 80% of U.S. imports, critical for fertilizers.

• Prices spike 25%, pushing up costs for grains, vegetables, and livestock feed.

• U.S. farm profits shrink, prompting calls for emergency subsidies.

Timeline of Escalation (Key Events)

Month Event Consequence

Month 1 Canada imposes 25% export tax. Immediate oil price jump, stock selloff, early supply chain stress.

Month 2 Auto & refinery disruptions begin. Gasoline is up 30-50¢, auto production is cut by 10%, and electricity prices rise.

Month 3 Full inflation shock hits. CPI inflation spikes to 8-9%, consumer confidence plunges.

Months 4-6 Recession starts. 300,000+ jobs lost, homebuilding slows, food prices soar.

Months 7-9 Deepening recession. GDP contracts 2%, Fed raises rates to fight inflation, trade negotiations freeze.

Months 10-12 Political & economic crisis. U.S. midterms turn into referendum on trade war policy, populist pressure rises.

Regional Breakdown — U.S.

Region Key Impact

Midwest Auto plant shutdowns, farm cost spikes, energy inflation.

Northeast Electricity & natural gas price surges.

South (Texas, Louisiana) Refinery supply disruptions, fuel price spikes.

West Coast Housing cost escalation from lumber shock.

Geopolitical Considerations

• Canada leverages global sympathy — positions itself as the reasonable partner resisting U.S. protectionism.

• Canada seeks new markets (Europe, Asia) to offset U.S. demand loss.

• U.S. considers invoking emergency powers to secure Canadian energy exports (extremely risky politically).

• China and Europe could step in as alternative suppliers for potash, lumber, and possibly vehicles.

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Scenarios — After 12 Months

Scenario Outcome

De-escalation: Both sides agree to a mutual tariff/export tax rollback, and economic damage slows.

Prolonged Trade War: U.S. and Canadian economies both shrink, but Canada’s diversification efforts blunt long-term damage faster than U.S. replacement strategies.

Energy Emergency The U.S. considers seizing or forcing Canadian energy exports under emergency powers.

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Concluding Assessment

Canada holds the upper hand in the short term, especially in energy and critical inputs (lumber, potash, hydroelectricity). U.S. consumers bear the brunt — through higher prices for gas, electricity, food, housing, and vehicles.

Political consequences in the U.S. are severe, particularly in swing states dependent on cross-border supply chains.

Both economies suffer, but the U.S. economy’s dependence on Canadian imports creates asymmetrical vulnerability.

Add 25% or 50% ...or even 100% to all this stuff... America!!!!!

 

DUMP TRUMP!

Q:  To what extent is the United States dependent on Canadian products? 

A:  Are there any comparable American alternatives to these products?

• America imports 60% of its crude oil from Canada, at an average **discount** of 15%. That discount has applied for close to 4 decades, minimum. Roughly 80% of vehicle fuels used in the US are derived from this CANADIAN-SUBISIDIZED oil. The closest substitute your refineries can handle comes from Venezuela. I’m sure the orange stain won’t mind buying from them at all.
• 50% of aluminum consumed in the US comes from Canada. There are few alternatives as aluminum takes a god-awful amount of electricity to produce. Canada has shit-tons of hydroelectric power that we use to make aluminum.
• That same hydroelectric power generation is so plentiful, that we export most of the rest to the US, which keeps the grids along the east coast and into the mid-west humming. No Canadian hydro means rolling blackouts across a third of the US.
• 80% of potash used in fertilizer is sourced from Canada. Canada is the world’s largest producer, having a full third of global production. The next two largest producers are russia and China, and put together, they produce ALMOST as much as Canada does by itself. You could try and buy half the output from both of them, or all the output from one, I guess.
• Canada exported almost 3–trillion cubic feet of natural gas, which helps keep the Midwest and Northeast states warm and generates a significant amount of electricity. According to your own sources, natural gas accounted for 43.1% of your total generating capacity last year.
• A full quarter of the uranium you use annually comes from Canada. The ore is of unusually high purity too. That’s another quarter of your generating capacity going down, and 18.6% of electricity is produced by nuclear.

In order to replace any of these would require a huge amount of work. 

You could build a dozen aluminum smelters to pick up the slack from Canada alone, but you still need electricity to run them. And you can see the problems with that. 

More pressing is finding new ways to heat your houses, fertilize your fields and afford to drive anywhere. 

The “good guy” discount Canada has been giving the US for five decades is going to end... so you can expect your local gas prices to rise by an average of 15%, regardless of what the orange-stain does now.

M Spicer. 

DON'T WORRY ABOUT TRUMP CANADA!

Donald J. Drumpf has threatened to cripple Canada in a variety of ways... but I don't think we need to worry about it too much, kids!!!

Look... if Donald gets too rank... we just shut off the electricity from Ontario and Quebec... and the oil and natural gas from Alberta!

That will get things back into "Perspective" in a hurry Folks! 😃(God, I love that word!)

We'll be sitting up here selling our shit to other countries... while our southern neighbours will... unfortunately... be freezing their asses off in the dark!

Here's a picture of Donald after we shut off the electricity to New England... New York... and Washington!!!

"How do ya like them apples... Donnie!"

Stephen Harper: The preservation of Canada's existence must be our highest objective!

 Aside from Brian Mulroney,,, my next favourite politician would have to be Stephan Harper!

Good ol' Stephan wrote a post in the Post today... and everybody in the country should read it... so I'm gonna pass it along as well!

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Beyond any necessary retaliatory tariffs, Canada must resist its own version of Trumpian protectionism

Author of the article:

Stephen J. Harper, Special to National Post

I am frequently asked what to make of President Trump’s intentions toward Canada and what we are to do about them. 

On the former, I do not know, and I suspect there is no way of really knowing. 

On the latter, however, Canada must have a plan!

The facts are clear: President Trump was prepared, on a pretence, to jettison the almost entirely tariff-free trade that has defined the Canadian-American economic relationship for three and a half decades. 

He appeared prepared to even discard the trade agreement that he signed in his first term. 

Then, equally on a pretence, he cancelled that plan for 30 days. 

We do not know what the plan is after that, or if there is one.

I suggest that there are four clear lessons for Canada!

First, we must be calm in the face of Mr. Trump’s threats. 

We must wait until it becomes crystal-clear what the President will do before acting ourselves.

We should also remember that there is no significant body of public opinion in the United States calling for comprehensive trade action against Canada. 

Such action would hurt many Americans!

Second, we should have contingencies for any possible scenario, including the worst. 

These must be prepared well in advance!

There should be no debate, for example, over whether we would retaliate in the face of tariffs. 

It is true that retaliation is a poor choice, but, in the event of a trade war, we are left with only bad choices. 

Thus, our measures need to be carefully calibrated, with clear objectives in mind. 

But the worst possible response is no response at all, as that would lead to one-way economic flows from Canada to the United States.

Third, we should not offer unilateral concessions! 

Concessions will simply be pocketed, and the demands will be ratcheted up. 

Make a concession only when we know what we are getting in return!

That is the simple stuff. 

There is, however, a fourth, more troubling lesson, to take from all of this. 

It is the general perspective that the President has repeatedly articulated about our country. 

It is one that goes well beyond his understandable hostility to our current government!

Rather than seeing the U.S. relationship with Canada as its most profitable, most reciprocal, and most secure in the world, the President views it as a drain on America. 

He believes that Canada’s economic activity could take place in the United States and should move there. 

And he believes that Canadian sovereignty is undesirable!

I certainly do not share that view of our relationship. 

I have repeatedly said that Canada’s alliance, partnership, and friendship with the United States is one of our country’s greatest assets! 

However, given a contrary American perspective, our focus now should not be on pursuing a deeper economic and security partnership! 

At this stage, whatever comes next from the President, Canada must avoid further dependency on the United States!

I say this because the preservation of Canada’s existence must be our highest objective. 

I do not assume that such a belief is universal, particularly if the cost is high. 

But it should be, and we need leaders who share that belief, who oppose the woke denigration of Canada, and who are prepared to see this fight through to victory. 

Our distinct history, identity, and cultures are worth preserving!

The current situation thus presents great risk, but also considerable opportunity. 

We can use this moment to make Canada a proud and serious country once again. 

This is a chance for us to develop a long-term agenda to become an internationally competitive economy. 

That would mean big changes, not just in government policy, but also in our economic structures and business culture.

"We must break down interprovincial trade barriers, open internal markets, lower taxes, reduce subsidies, thin regulation, get our resources out of the ground, build export-oriented infrastructure, and make it a national mission to diversify our external markets! 

My government created a global network of free-trade agreements. It is well past time for Canada to take advantage of the possibilities that were created over a decade ago!

If we choose this path, we will become stronger. 

But if we respond to this turmoil with a Canadian version of Trumpian protectionism, our country will weaken! 

Beyond the necessary retaliatory measures, enhanced protections and subsidies for Canadian business, even temporarily, only increase damage. 

Such policies would mean the adjustment to new economic realities would be delayed. Our balance sheets would be weakened further at the moment when we most need them to be stronger.

Even worse would be continuing down the path of Davos elitism. Our competitiveness agenda must be focussed on opportunities and incomes for working Canadian families, not just the economic one percent! 

The elitist priorities of Canada’s current leaders in monetary policy, deficits, immigration, climate, and many other areas have already fuelled inflation, doubled housing costs, and created the worst growth in the G7.

Avoiding economic elitism is especially important when it comes to the re-engineering of our energy economy. 

Like it or not, alternatives to fossil fuels — nuclear power excepted — are not economical, reliable, or viable at scale. 

There is no guarantee they will become so. That is why they have been massively subsidized for the last decade.

In contrast, fossil fuels will remain an immensely profitable business for the foreseeable future. It is economic malpractice to ignore this fact. 

Canada’s best route to quickly turning around the downward trajectory of our economy is the responsible development of our energy resources. 

This was true in the recession of the 1980s and during the global financial crisis... and it remains equally true today!

We must also be what every sovereign nation should be: responsible for the protection of our citizens from crime and the maintenance of our own national security!

Yes, our border is a shared responsibility with the United States. But beyond those lines, we must reinvigorate our military and invest in the full range of capabilities necessary for the defence of Canada’s land, seas, and sky. 

We should aspire to depend on no one for this work. 

We should remain a partner of the United States, yes, but also be capable of independent action.

Finally, we must avoid indulging in our worst instincts. 

Bashing the United States or baiting President Trump, however emotionally satisfying, is beneath us. 

We must show respect and maintain a long-term perspective. 

But so, too, must we approach the coming negotiations with steely professionalism and quiet self-confidence.

These are dark days, but they will pass. 

Let us see this challenge as an opportunity for Canada to embark on a voyage of urgent national renewal.

Stephen Harper was prime minister of Canada 2006-2015.

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An Average American's View of Canada!

An open letter, written by a Florida judge about the CANADA/USA relationships & history!

Originally said by  Bruce Lindner and repeated now by Robert Meadows (Circuit Court Judge, Florida).

Here is one American’s take on the growing trade war with the US and Canada.

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"Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky we Americans are to have the neighbors we have? 

Look around the globe at who some folks have been stuck sharing a border with over the past half century:

North Korea / South Korea

Greece / Turkey

Iran / Iraq

Israel / Palestine

India / Pakistan

China / Russia

"We’ve got Canada! 

Canada! 

About as inoffensive a neighbor as you could ever hope for! 

In spite of all our boasts of “American exceptionalism” and chants of “America first,” they just smile, do their thing and go about their business. 

They are on average more educated, have a higher standard of living, free health care, and almost no gun problems. 

They treat immigrants respectfully and already took in over 35,000 Syrians in the last two years.

"They’re with us in NATO; they fought alongside us in World War I, World War II, Korea, the Gulf War, the Bosnian War, Afghanistan, the Kosovo War and came to our defense after 9/11. (There was that one time when Canada took a pass on one of our wars: Vietnam. Turned out to be a good call!)

"They’ve been steady consumers of American imports, reliable exporters of metals and petroleum products (they are the biggest importer of U.S. products from 37 states), and partnered with NASA in our space missions.

"During 9/11, many aircraft were diverted to Newfoundland, an island province off Canada's east coast, where Americans were housed in people's homes for two weeks and treated like royalty. 

In return for their hospitality, this administration slapped a 20% tariff on the products of Newfoundland's only paper mill, thereby threatening its survival.

"And what do Canadians expect of us in return? 

To be respected for who and what they are: Canadians. 

That’s what I call a good neighbor.

"But the King of Chaos couldn’t leave well enough alone. 

Based on his delusions of perpetual victimhood, out of the clear blue, he’s declared economic war on Canada. 

On CANADA! 

And he did it based on Canada being a national security risk to the US! 

For no good reason, other than the voices in his head that told him it was a war he could win. 

So why not do it, then?

"Again, we’re talking about Canada. Our closest ally, friend and neighbor.

"On behalf of an embarrassed nation, people of Canada... I apologize for this idiotic and wholly unnecessary attack. 

Please leave the back channels open! 

We, the People of progressive persuasion, stand with you."

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