August1991 Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 In 1971 we faced such tariffs. Trudeau had a good resoinse. In 1979, Trudeau was out of power. Then he was back. Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 Duhhh, what are you saying?? Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Zeitgeist Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 We might not be in this tariff mess if Trudeau had resigned before Trump took office. Trudeau hung on for the sake of vanity. Canadians are paying the price. Having said that, while Trump may have a special loathing for Justin, the tariff threat is directed at multiple countries. Trump should consider the following as he seeks to apply might is right force to make gains for America in a zero-sum game: "You can mandate behavioral changes in authoritarian, command- and-control cultures. People will behave in prescribed ways, but their behavior will be compliance behavior, in response to an external source of authority. Compliance will last only as long as force is applied. And force most often fuels resistance and reinforces the attitudes and beliefs that it seeks to change." —Linda Ellinor and Glenna Gerard (1998, p. 122) 2 Quote
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 (edited) On 2/15/2025 at 8:12 AM, ExFlyer said: Duhhh, what are you saying?? Grain of salt. ==== We are two countries, who get along. In fact, you have a federal union of 50 independent States And we have 10 sovereign provinces. Edited February 21 by August1991 Quote
eyeball Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 29 minutes ago, August1991 said: We are two countries, who get along. You must have just returned from being abroad again. There's been a few changes. 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 14 minutes ago, eyeball said: You must have just returned from being abroad again. There's been a few changes. Disagree. Americans are American. We Canadians get along. We cross lines. Quote
CdnFox Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 1 hour ago, August1991 said: Disagree. Americans are American. We Canadians get along. We cross lines. Americans are American but we do not get along. And sticking your head in the sand is no way to deal with a crisis. That's how Justin Trudeau got us into this mess 1 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 Pierre Trudeau famously said: "We are like a mouse in bed with an elephant." === This is how to respond to people like Trump. Quote
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 (edited) Corrected. The original is much, much better: "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt," https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-june-17-2018-1.4692469/sleeping-with-a-very-cranky-elephant-the-history-of-canada-u-s-tensions-1.4699017 === Imagine a world where politicians use the language, speak in such a way. Now, imagine a world where politicians can fool around in two languages, speak both for fun! Zelensky can do this Putin also. Edited February 21 by August1991 Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 9 hours ago, August1991 said: Grain of salt. ==== We are two countries, who get along. In fact, you have a federal union of 50 independent States And we have 10 sovereign provinces. Still, what are you saying?? The US hated Trudeau Snr and Trump hates Trudeau Jr. So it is more than "a. grain of salt". And yes, we seem to have 10 "sovereign" provinces and therefore will never be able to combat Trumps actions. We need to be one nation, like Mexico (which has 31 "states". Their President speaks for the nation. Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
Nefarious Banana Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 1 hour ago, ExFlyer said: And yes, we seem to have 10 'sovereign' provinces and therefore will never be able to combat Trump's actions. We need to be one nation, like Mexico (which has 31 'states'. Their President speaks for the nation. There will never be any Canadian unity as long as Quebec is involved. Quebec and their horde of parasitic 'elites' . . . and the Ontario wankers that cater to them with other provinces tax/transfer/equalization $$'s 2 Quote
ExFlyer Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 16 minutes ago, Nefarious Banana said: There will never be any Canadian unity as long as Quebec is involved. Quebec and their horde of parasitic 'elites' . . . and the Ontario wankers that cater to them with other provinces tax/transfer/equalization $$'s "Ontario wankers that cater"? I can assure you that no Ontarians or Ontario government "caters" to Quebec. Quote It can be dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. - Sagan
CdnFox Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 8 hours ago, August1991 said: Imagine a world where politicians use the language, speak in such a way. Now, imagine a world where politicians can fool around in two languages, speak both for fun! We don't have to imagine it we remember it. Here used that to tell one lie in English and another lie in french to Quebec. It was not a good thing 1 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
Barquentine Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 13 minutes ago, CdnFox said: We don't have to imagine it we remember it. Here used that to tell one lie in English and another lie in french to Quebec. It was not a good thing ? Quote
CdnFox Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 4 minutes ago, Barquentine said: ? Would you like to expand on that or is that just the last key on your keyboard that still working? Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
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