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It was the Biden administration's incompetence that led to the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan where they allowed $7 billion in advanced U.S. weaponry to fall into the hands of the Taliban. An incompetence/weakness which in turn was likely the catalyst that led to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. I agree with Trump that if he were President at the time Putin would never have invaded Ukraine. I wouldn't associate the Biden family with integrity and principles either. Or why all the blanket pardons?

This is exactly why this war of attrition has to end. Before somebody does something really f*cking stupid. There's no shame or travesty to those seeking peace.

Instead of all this political restructuring (which in itself carries a host of other problems), why not simply demand a 'Canada first' policy by our elected representatives (especially at the federal level)? Or better yet, encourage more Independents to run on Canada first policies? It's just not good enough putting 'Canada first' fighting U.S. tariffs, when it's a policy we should demand be exercised at every turn and have our politicians held accountable. At the very least it should be a question put to every candidate running for office. Those running for office (or voted into office) at the Provincial level should be cut some slack as they are representatives of the the Province where duties to Province and Country may conflict. In their particular case, Province first or Canada first policies would also rise above party politics. Poilievre has some interesting ideas about Canada first policies but he just doesn't go far enough to my liking. Canada first policies should be made an election issue.

It means you put the good of the country ahead of everything else. It's why we're in the mess we're in now. The exact opposite of putting one's own self interest first, or Party first, or ideology first. or just plain stuck on stupid.

What the hell is wrong with 'Canada first'? It sure beats the crap out of 'party first'.

You will also give a voice to the fringe lunatic parties that are bound to appear. Just leave well enough alone.

It's certainly worth looking into, along with the possibility of an economic union. Or does the mere suggestion of such a thing make one a traitor?

And what makes you so sure about that?

Yeah that too. Natural resources would certainly fall under what I suggested as a 'U.S. national security'concern. They're doing exactly what the Chinese are doing, and after 4 years of Biden they have a lot of catching up to do. They're trying to position themselves in case war breaks out. It's called being prepared.

That's not what the polls indicate.

I thought the same thing less than a week ago. But from a U.S. national security standpoint, bringing Greenland, Canada, and Panama Canal into the U.S. fold makes perfect sense. The thing he doesn't seem to understand is Canadians.

I'd say you're pretty quick to pass judgement on an individual for being a Nazi and racist by watching a 10 second clip. I've got nothing else to say to you.

Why wouldn't any politician want to help people or make the world a better place? What they disagree on is the best way of doing it. In the Polievre/Peterson interview, Polievre came right out and said he would protect the rights and freedoms of all Canadians (may be paraphrasing a bit here). It's very rarely you hear anyone on the left uttering those words. With them it's all democracy democracy democracy which isn't quite the same thing.

I believe the reasoning is that once the southern border is sealed off the cartels will need new channels to funnel the fentanyl into the U.S. The Canada/U.S. border is the next logical choice since the cartels are already operating in Canada producing the stuff for export. And why should Trump have stopped the migrant flow from coming into Canada when Trudeau invited them in?

I prefer to judge a politician by their accomplishments and not by their platitudes. I couldn't care less if one was a mean, nasty, bastard like Trump... it's their accomplishments that makes the politician stand out.

Thanks. I was not aware of that and I guess Moe wasn't either.

Scott Moe had an interesting idea. He asked Trudeau to put CBSA under military command. That way the $2.6 billion ottawa spends on CBSA could then be reclassified as 'military spending'.

Again, pretty much the way I see it.

Absolutely!! Canada is the weak link and a threat to not only its own national security but U.S. national security as well. Again it's a security issue. And you're right, so is Greenland. During WW2, the U.S. made a deal with Denmark that the U.S. would insure that Greenland would stay in allied hands. They built military bases and everything else that went with it to make sure the Nazi's didn't take it over and become a threat to the U.S. mainland.

Wouldn't it make sense for the U.S. to cut bilateral deals with Mexico and Canada whether in trade or tariff talks? I mean Canada and Mexico are two totally different countries in so many ways. The U.S. must recognize that. It's one of the reasons I felt that Freeland was wrong in suggesting it might be better for Canada not dealing with the U.S. on a one to one basis.

So basically you've made up your extremely closed little mind. And It doesn't really matter what else I say or whatever other proof is presented to you does it? You are a true believer.

You want more proof? Benjamin Netanyahu (you know, the Prime Minister of Israel) refers to Musk as 'a friend of Israel' and claims all those allegations to be totally ridiculous. But keep listening to what your silly news sources tell you.

Listen silly person. Elon Musk is autistic. It took me about 5 minutes to look that up.

If you want a reply, try at least to come up with something even slightly original. You're beginning to sound like a broken record and boring as hell.

Sounds fair enough. I would also like to say that opinions can change as the information that we base our opinions on changes. That is of course if one has an open mind to begin with. 😉