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Trudeau says Trump's 'dumb' trade war is designed to collapse the Canadian economy (www.cbc.ca)
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*PM says Trump is trying to make it easier to annex Canada — but it won't work *

An unbowed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will hit back hard at the U.S. after President Donald Trump launched a North American trade war by slapping devastating 25 per cent tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods.

Speaking to reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill, Trudeau said Trump is trying to prompt "a total collapse of the Canadian economy" because he thinks that will "make it easier to annex us."

But Trudeau said that will never happen because "when it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren't willing to pay."

Trudeau said Canada will not back down from a fight in the face of "completely bogus and completely unjustified" trade action that has the potential to ruin bilateral relations and prompt job losses, economic devastation and higher inflation on both sides of the border.

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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

It is a big disservice to world/humanity/Canadians to interpret US empire aggression as service to Russia. Evil is not done for Russian profit, even if they enjoy the divisiveness of alliances previously devoted to destroy it. Understand the US empire as self serving for its own evil ambitions. When you fantasize another enemy, you encourage responses of hatred towards your fantasy instead of your actual enemy.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is trying to do to Canada what Putin is doing to Ukraine. Why? Because taking over a major food supply source is where the money will be soon enough. Add to that Canada's almost unlimited potable water supply, lots of spare hydro electricity, a fair amount of rare earth minerals, a large oil source, and a huge part of the Arctic region and you've got all the makings for a self-sufficient kingdom led by an orange butt plug.

Trudeau ain't wrong here and we'd better start paying fucking attention ... 'cause we're the goose that lays golden eggs and Trump is a greedy motherfucker.