And also the large reason the Cons were polling so far in the lead is because of Trudeau fatigue.

Now that he’s gone things have balanced out again.

Depends on by whom and how long. The US produces a lot of things but also imports a lot of critical goods and materials as well.

If Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU & UK all banded together for sanctions or embargoes? The US economy would be pushing daisies pretty quick. Especially if the actions were coordinated and did not give the US time to react and adjust.

But the countries issuing those actions wouldn’t be in good shape either. Trade wars are a 2-way street.

This is why blaming conservatives or getting them to admit fault doesn’t work. It only makes them become more defensive and entrenched.

A better approach is to appeal to their victim complex. IE: Instead of “Trump is ruining this country and its your fault for voting for him!” try “Dude, Trump is screwing us! This isn’t the great America we were promised!” or some variation of that. Gotta use different tactics.

There are. Heaps of them.

The US is just a big place and very spread out. And the ruling government and its media conglomerates are trying to keep them out of the media.

The only two I have tried are IsThisCanadian? and Buy Beaver. The former is AI powered and often either entirely incorrect or gives contradicting information, and the latter is community-driven and is missing a lot of data on many products.

I mostly just use the Wikipedia app and quickly check the background info on companies as I encounter them, looking up their subsidiaries and such.

This is huge. If this grains traction it would be a substantial boost to our economy and our defense capabilities.

He doesn’t actually care. Never has. He’d burn his own children at the stake if it meant getting a few more scraps of power.

Macron of France has really been doing a good job lately as well with pushing for Europe to become a new world superpower - both economically and militarily.

Good. If Canada wants to keep its northern land then it is going to have to take this more seriously. We live in a world full of thugs that see only weakness.

I hope to never see PP’s stupid face again.

Even worse: Cow tools.

I hope so. Domestic production and consumption leads to a healthy economy which, as we’ve all learned in recent weeks, is a critical matter of security as well. Relying on another country for manufacturing may save on some costs but means that country has leverage on you.

I love Pickles ;-;

I do not believe the US will invade, at least not for quite a while. It would be economic suicide and is very unpopular even amongst Trump’s own voter base. Will he in the future? Maybe, and we absolutely should plan for that. Canada needs a proper military and our forces can no longer exist as just an arm of the US military.

I think what happens next will largely depend on our government(s) going forward. Trump’s temper, imperial ambitions, greed, and pride all ride on a constant knife-edge and dealing with him requires a skilled and smooth hand. We can further our ties with the US and essentially become a vassal territory, or we can seek new allies and deals elsewhere which seems to be the route we are taking at present.

Canadians need to get used to the new reality that we now share a border with a fascist dictatorship lead by a screaming near-80 year old toddler and an army of yes men. I think we are going to end up a lot like Finland in that living under the constant threat of invasion is an aspect of daily life. The bear hasn’t struck yet but one day it will and every person needs to be ready and know how to respond.

Securing our democracy and economy is paramount. The Americans will be attacking our elections, our media, and our protected industries. We have been doing a good job at getting people to stop buying US products but we need to get them off American social media and news sites too - it is literally a matter of national security.

Military service is a hard concept to grasp when you’re sitting comfy at home, not a care in the world and all the conflicts are “over there”.

It’s a very different story when there is an existential threat looming over your head, weighing on your shoulders like a mountain. Canada’s armed forces is already meeting its yearly recruitment targets due to repeated threats of invasion from the United States.

The Convoy being a rights movement was a skin-deep excuse for what it actually was. It did not take long at all before it turned into a general anti-vax fascist movement that saw significant funding and support coming up from the US.

Carney and the Liberals are far from being fascist. He’s what could be considered centre-right, before American politics completely destroyed people’s understanding of the political spectrum.

He has socially centre-left beliefs while being somewhat mildly fiscally conservative. That’s a type of politician Canada has not had in years and part of why he has been so popular lately, especially with moderate conservatives who have felt unrepresented.

Also this is not surprising if you remember who he is replacing. He knows has to distance himself from Trudeau’s government or he is going to lose.

“Tell me of at least 5 privacy laws you’ve violated in the last month or you’re fired”

Excellent news.

Buying expensive (and compromised) military hardware from the country that is literally threatening war on us is, to put it mildly, beyond stupid.

I hope the US military industrial complex appreciates just how badly Trump has screwed them. No country that truly respects their own sovereignty will purchase American weapons again.

Absolutely. It does seem as though the new Carney government is up to the task, but we do have an election coming so we shall see.

That said, the Cons are not polling particularly good right now and it would be easy for the Liberals to form coalition with the NDP, Greens, and/or Bloc. There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that those parties would cooperate with the US-aligned Cons under PP.