BeaverFever

We don’t have 25% poverty. People who self report experiencing “financial strain” aren’t living in poverty. We don’t use a BS measure US does. why don’t you link to a US antipoverty group site and see how generously they measure US poverty?

It’s nothing in scale compared to America’s PERVASIVE poverty problem and as I mentioned in Europe it’s mostly migrants not citizens

‘Murka is waaaay worse.

That’s not how the French live that’s a migrant camp from back during the refugee crisis a few years ago. Meanwhile America is full of homeless tent cities inhabited by actual Americans, even in small towns.

Another Republican fails to understand the difference between GDP and average income. Go to Mississippi and it’s full of working poor people living in relative poverty with a far lower quality of life than what the average Canadian or European has, with shitty government services and the state dependent upon handouts from the federal government. The poverty rate in Mississippi of 17.8% is nearly DOUBLE the Canadian average of 10% and probably more than double when you account for differences in measurement These poor states are actually like third world banana republic countries where large corporations can park their money for little or no tax, inflating GDP and the companies that actively do exist there can basically pollute and abuse workers at will with little consequence. Meanwhile the drinking water is polluted, medication is unaffordable and healthcare is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy, which is not even a thing that exists in Canada or Europe.

Nice try with your false equivalency. Partisan actors openly promoting and meeting with separatist movements especially by members of the Trump administration is far more than “people on the web commenting”

Given the illegally distributed voter data scandal we should take the “300,000” claim with a grain of salt. Even if accurate Alberta is a ling way away from voting to secede

Apparently right wing YouTube channels and the Trump administration hyping separatists up and meeting with them doesn’t technically meet the definition of “interference” but it’s pretty darn close

Now we know the Maple MAGA Deplorables illegally shared voters’ protected personal data with HUNDREDS of unauthorized separatist supporters, who are by definition unhinged radical right wing nutjobs. That is probably how they conjured 300,000 endorsements for their petition out of thin air. There is nothing these depraved scumbags won’t stoop to.

Yet it was the Trump-made economic crisis who sealed their fate. Nothing partisan about that FACT YOU calling ME partisan is hilarious You’re the guy who said the Trump family signing up mysterious anonymous donors to a completely unregulated private bribe club that blatantly advertises selling access is no different than when legal US citizens make a heavily regulated public donation and get invited to a one-time public dinner You’re the guy who said Trump’s attempts to steal the 2020 election with forged electoral certificate, pressuring election officials to falsify vote counts, and bogus lawsuits full of blatant lies and trying to cause a constitutional crisis by obstruct the Jan 6 vote is no different than Al Gore attempting to exercise the explicit legal right to a manual recount described in Florida election law law And in other news, Trump continues to be the gift that keeps on giving to Putin as he now pledges to move an entire US brigade out of Europe because a European leader described his Iran debacle in unflattering terms during an interview. . America’s global strategic military posture is now determined based on the snowflake president’s level of butthurt from people’s random comments. And you’re ok with that because YOU are the partisan hack.

Meanwhile the 17,000 ex-employees of Spirit Airlines are surely “sick of winning” after Trump’s epic mismanagement of his unnecessary war of choice that forced their employer to go bust. Not that anyone can afford to fly anymore thanks to Trumpflation.

It’s bad enough these right wing MAGA-type nutjobs have very stupid very ignorant political views but the fact they’re always either too stupid or too crooked to follow the law is a whole other ball of wax. Surely some if them are so ignorant it never occurred to them there’s nothing wrong with indiscriminately posting the personal data of every registered voter on a public website. Others maybe had some idea are such rabid extremists and grifters that they just don’t care. Either way just more evidence that they are a blight on society. “Separatist group ordered to remove Alberta voter database from website” “A judge has ordered a separatist group to remove from its website a database of information about Alberta voters, which Elections Alberta alleges was obtained illegally. In a public statement Thursday morning, Elections Alberta announced voter information may have been inappropriately used or distributed by a registered political party that had access to the data.” Excerpt From “Separatist group ordered to remove Alberta voter database from website” CTV News https://apple.news/AKhHaW_pKS_S24yHI24Itag This material may be protected by copyright.

Well if I have to spell it out for you I was pointing out that its Trump amd USA who is run by hollow man who wears no clothes Uh no. Carney has a carreer of being recognized for having the highest stature including by Conservative Stephen Harper who awarded him the Order of Canada and is now one of his advisors along with former conservative leader O’Toole and former conservative cabinet minister Raitt. It was also British Conservatives PM David Cameron who appointed him the first amd only non-British governor of the Bank of England in it’s 332 year history all when Carney was just 47 years old. Carney’s record is impeccable and unimpeachable Meanwhile Trump’s record is nothing but a sleazy New York businessman with mob connections who was born wealthy and not only lacks standards and principles but who rejects and objects to the very IDEA of any standards and principles.

Building highly demanded national infrastructure is a “politically motivated priority” now?

Nice lies and propaganda. He clearly said the fund would be independent and arms length not under the control of politicians and definitely not “him personally” as you dishonesty claim. We alteady have of arms length independent bodies such as CPP for there’s a model to follow. People have been calling for a sovereign wealth fund for a long time. Must you people really invent fake news in order to have something to criticize?

What did you think I meant ?

Because your the Trump apologist, not me. chat gpt: Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015–2018) Iran’s program was tightly constrained: Enrichment level: capped at 3.67% Stockpile: limited to ~300 kg Centrifuges: ~5,000 older machines operating Breakout time (to enough material for one bomb): ~12 months 👉 This was a small, slow, and heavily monitored program After the U.S. withdrawal (post-2018)** Iran progressively ramped things up: By ~2023–2025 (approximate publicly reported levels): Enrichment levels: 5% → 20% → 60% Stockpile: From 300 kg → several thousand kg total 60% enriched uranium: Enough that, if further enriched, could yield multiple weapons’ worth of material Advanced centrifuges: Deployment of much faster models (IR-2m, IR-6, etc.) Breakout time: Shrunk from ~12 months → weeks to a few months Why 60% is such a big deal Weapons-grade is ~90%, but: Going from 60% → 90% is relatively quick The hardest part is getting from natural uranium → 20%+ But that’s NOT the same as having a nuclear weapon This is the critical distinction Trump often blurs: Experts consistently say: Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon There’s no confirmed decision to build one Turning uranium into a usable bomb requires: Warhead design Miniaturization Delivery systems That process would likely take years, not days Alex knows that you actually ate. You fools fall for it ever time just like with Saddam. Even though Trump’s incompetence allowed Iran to produce highly enriched uranium, they still have zero capability of producing a bomb or delivery system. Just like being able to refine jet fuel doesn’t mean an you are able to design and build a stealth bomber. He never campaigned or went to congress for a costly war on Iran and he never made an emergency national address saying he just discovered Iran was a threat therefore had to take urgent emergency action. He just casually started bombing thinking he was going to take candy from a baby like he did in Venezuela and he has no plans, no strategy no goals for Iran. He just stuck now. Nobody is on Irans side but Trump and his cabinet are corrupt dishonest and incompetent fools and grifters weakening America and strengthening Putin every day he’s in office and that fact doesn’t change even when he happens to have legit bad guys in his crosshairs No inflation had already started improving under Biden then Trumps trade war caused it to flatline or worsen and now it’s significantly worse than when he took office There’s no hypocrisy from Carney I don’t think you know the meaning of that word.

No I live in Canada not USA. I don’t think that matters what matters is the hypocrisy of Republicans building their entire brand on one thing while being the absolute opposite in practice

1) Great now explain how debt increased to 99.5% of GDP BEFORE Iran 2) Iran with nukes as the only alternative to Trump’s folly is a lie which is why nobody wants any part of it 3) Iran only started enriching Uranium after Trump unilaterally cancelled Obama’s Iran deal in his first term Also in the news today: Oil now tops $125 a barrel as inflation skyrockets with no end in sight Republicans : “oh well it’s not even worth acknowledging in passing, Let’s just ignore the fact that inflation was the main reason Trump was elected and all those promises Trump made about inflation going down on day 1 of his presidency and the fact not only has inflation never improved now it’s way worse, let’s just keep shrieking about trannies using the wrong bathroom” What hilarious is that Republicans still brand themselves as the party that supposedly cares about the det, balanced budgets, inflation and they get elected on it but then as soon as they’re in office none of it matters and time and time again they’re the WORST offenders of all time. Every Republican president from Regan on has run massive deficits and massively run up the debt not because of economic crises but because of discretionary wars and tax cuts. It’s one thing for politicians and parties to not live up to their promises but it’s another entirely to do the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you claim to be your core beliefs again and again amd it just goes to show the cult-like mentality of Republicans especially in the MAGA cult era.

“U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.” “WASHINGTON—The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.” “As of March 31, the country’s publicly held debt was $31.265 trillion, while GDP over the preceding year was $31.216 trillion, according to data released Thursday. That puts the ratio at 100.2%, compared with 99.5% when the last fiscal year ended Sept. 30. That figure will likely climb for the foreseeable future because the federal government is running historically large annual deficits of nearly 6% of GDP, which add to the debt. The government is spending $1.33 for every dollar it collects in revenue, and the budget deficit this year is projected at $1.9 trillion. That is little changed from 2025 as Republicans’ tax cuts kick in before their spending cuts take effect. The final tally will depend on Iran war spending, tariff refunds and the strength of the economy.” Excerpt From “U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP” Richard Rubin The Wall Street Journal https://apple.news/A25-A65g3TpKwZGqZMID0rg This material may be protected by copyright.

Another politically motivated SHAM persecution by the most corrupt president in US history. Just as the Dictator On Day One promised he would do.

False. First of all Biden didn’t challenge the existence of the supply management system they just claimed it wasn’t being implemented fairly and they won that ruling, Canada didn’t ignore that decision, we made changes. Biden complained again the following year that the changes weren’t good enough but he lost and Canada won. Case closed IT IS USA WHO IGNORES TRADE RULINGS THAT ARENT IN ITS FAVOUR USA lost USMCA decision in 2023 regarding auo origin rules and has done nothing USA has repeatedly lost NAFTA and WTO rulings invalidating its softwood lumps duties against Canada and USA continues to ignore them For years US presidents of both parties have blocked all appointments to the world trade organization,appeals panel -which has effectively rendered it unable to function since 2019.

None of that is true. And in fact CUSMA explicitly allows both countries to impose dairy restrictions and USA has more dairy import restrictions and subsidies than we do. We import more US dairy than they import from us.

Another revisionist history lesson. I will remind you Carney’s platform was released well in advance of PP’s. Carney was campaigning on Trumps tariffs while PP was sticking to “just like Justin” all the way to the final few week. Only when it was far too late in the campaign did PP realize his mistake so he delayed his platform release to rewrite it at the 11th hour, mostly with ideas borrowed from Carney.

What planet are you living on? Just a little recap for you 1) WE ALREADY HAVE A DEAL ITS CALLED CUSMA AND TRUMP HAS ALREADY VIOLATED IT WITH THIS TRADE WAR 2) Trump started the trade war with his tarriffs TRUMP Cancelled trade talks and has refused to resume them, not is. He demanded concessions to restart them, we made the concessions and he still didn’t restart them. Stop your ridiculous gaslighting. What I said was now that Carney has a majority he’s amped up the tough talk against Trump and said there will be no more concessions without talks resuming You are the one relying on hop, hoping that Trump despite being a repeat offender at violating agreements and going back his word will somehow honour them this time if we just make more concessions and give up all our leverage before entering negotiations empty handed. . Funny you don’t believe in bail for repeat offenders but here you are advocating for exactly that with Trump. We already have a trade deal and it covers 85% of all our trade tariff-free. Look you just don’t understand. You give the bully your lunch money without any resistance that bully will own you for life and will take it from you every day. If the bully knows he has to fight you for it every time even if he knows he will win he’s going to be very selective about it because most of the time he’s not going to want to fight. You have a ridiculously simplistic idea that making us the 51st state is about military invasion but its actually about making surrender monkeys like you bend over and spread your cheeks simply by tweeting threats without them having to endure any of the financial or political pain they would actually face if they kept up their tariffs. That’s false. Chretien did not “send troops” to Iraq, period in any sense of the term. Please stop repeating that nonsense. We also did not send troops to Vietnam, we maintained relations with Cuba, we have stood up to US before. Not enough IMO and that’s as much to do with the fact that our business class has been US-aligned for generations. You’ve watched too many Hollywood movies and overestimate the “greatness” of USA and underestimate Canada’s advantages. It’s not that I don’t understand it’s that YOU don’t understand that it’s not completely up to Trump. He can’t unilaterally modify USMCA and his tariffs are constantly losing in US court. Canada is the largest trading partner for most US states and the 2nd or 3rd for pretty much all the others. Elections in the US are decided by razor thin margins in those most affected states. Congress has the power to out a stop to it and it would be absolutely stupid to not at least wait for midterms for our position to improve. There will always be time to surrender afterwards if need be, but the day before the first battle is not one of them. . Do you not remember Trump abruptly cancelling talk last summer? And then again after Doug Ford’s Reagan ad? Seriously? Carney has said repeatedly they have been ready to sit down whenever the Trump team is willing to come back to the table. Its Trump team that is refusing to come to the table and saying Canada must agree to its concessions BEFORE any negotiations begin which is not how negotiations work.