August1991 Posted April 23 Report Posted April 23 1. I made you Prime Minister. 2. America could not hope for a better neighbour. 1 Quote
August1991 Posted April 23 Author Report Posted April 23 Point 2? Any Canadian politician - has more leverage - than Mark Carney. ===== Heck, Trump put a card in the hand of the PQ. Quote
John Johnston Posted April 23 Report Posted April 23 6 hours ago, August1991 said: Point 2? Any Canadian politician - has more leverage - than Mark Carney. ===== Heck, Trump put a card in the hand of the PQ. We are dealing with a Psychopath with Dementia. There is no leverage. Never was. Never will be until he is dust. Period. 1 1 Quote
paxamericana Posted April 23 Report Posted April 23 1 hour ago, John Johnston said: Never will be until he is dust Oh I doubt that, Trump will be with you until your dying days. Quote
August1991 Posted April 25 Author Report Posted April 25 On 4/23/2026 at 7:34 AM, John Johnston said: We are dealing with a Psychopath with Dementia. There is no leverage. Never was. Never will be until he is dust. Period. You hate Trump? OK. You suffer from TDS. Trump is no psychopath. Quote
August1991 Posted April 25 Author Report Posted April 25 (edited) IMHO, Carney is a typical ambitiious LSE, BMO, GoldmanSachs Harvard PhD guy. Trump is a typical ambitious Wharton guy. ==== Note to Carney: We Canadians get along with our neighbours. Edited April 25 by August1991 Quote
John Stone Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 On 4/23/2026 at 10:01 AM, paxamericana said: Oh I doubt that, Trump will be with you until your dying days. Trump's legacy will be with us for generations - more the pity. 1 Quote
paxamericana Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 Just now, John Stone said: Trump's legacy will be with us for generations Greatest presidential president ever! Quote
paxamericana Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 (edited) I don't know why you Cannucks bother, you want to do what was that, elbows up to a economy thirteen times your size and think you have any real leverage? It's an irritation to America sure, but for Canada, it's catastrophic. And its not like America even wants that for Canada, we offered you the best deal in the entire planet; statehood! So, you can choose to be Americans or you can be third world Americans. Those are the hands you're dealt. Canadians are their own worse enemy. Edited April 25 by paxamericana Quote
John Stone Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 59 minutes ago, paxamericana said: Greatest presidential president ever! The question is not whether the United States is a great country - it is! The question is whether it will remain a great country. The U.S. is being ruled by a leader who sees himself as C-in-C of only 1/2 the country and relishes it, promotes it, grooms it! The first 6 months of the second Trump administration have been characterized by a haphazard yet comprehensive evisceration of basic government institutions. From the mass firing of federal workers to the effective shuttering of entire agencies, Trump and his billionaire allies have pillaged public-serving institutions while giving themselves cover by claiming to promote 'efficiency'. A present example is the clown-show negotiations with Iran - the Diplomatic Corps is gone - in its stead the country is left with Witkoff and Kushner? Supposedly Just-Do-It Vance when he does show up doesn't realize he's negotiating with the Iranian, coffee boy - arguably Iran is schooling he US - greatest example of international trolling the World has ever seen. Indeed, the question IS whether it will remain a great country...........no allies, raging inflation and counting China, NK and Russia as it's (only?) allies.................... who will be like tigers at a feast or jackals arguing over a corpse. Ottoman empire come lately? Hope not. Quote
paxamericana Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 23 minutes ago, John Stone said: Ottoman empire come lately? This is where most people get it wrong. This isn’t a one off, a Trump issue. The demographic picture has shifted, there is no longer a burgeoning supply of young people to support a consumption based economy in the developed world. That has implication for security as well as economic. Our wealth and security is underpinned by our children and that’s the reason why the western world is in a managed declined. That is other than America since our Baby boomers did have children. Yours didn’t. Quote
John Stone Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 2 hours ago, paxamericana said: This is where most people get it wrong. This isn’t a one off, a Trump issue. The demographic picture has shifted, there is no longer a burgeoning supply of young people to support a consumption based economy in the developed world. That has implication for security as well as economic. Our wealth and security is underpinned by our children and that’s the reason why the western world is in a managed declined. That is other than America since our Baby boomers did have children. Yours didn’t. On the contrary, the U.S. fertility rate has significantly declined, reaching a record low of around 1.5 kids / female in recent years ......... which is far below the 2.1 replacement level needed to sustain population growth ......... without immigration. I believe Canada has the same problem ......... but the 'maw' of requirement is much less (less overall population) As far as the U.S. goes tho is that the backfill of immigrants required will likely be a generation of resentment - raised in an environment of persecution, racism, discrimination and violence. I think we can agree that DHS (ICE) suffers from Xenophobia to an alarming degree - beginning at the very top. Oh, yes........... there's going to be trouble in river city........ civil unrest, race riots, weaponized immigration control If ur colored in the US, no matter ur official standing re: citizenship or pathway to, there is no protection for ya, and that's regardless of age. Quote
paxamericana Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 6 hours ago, John Stone said: the U.S. fertility rate has significantly declined, reaching a record low of around 1.5 kids / female in recent years ......... which is far below the 2.1 replacement level needed to sustain population growth ......... without immigration. Only since 2010, Canada and much of Europe went below replacement fertility in the 70s. That’s the difference. Quote
John Stone Posted April 26 Report Posted April 26 13 hours ago, paxamericana said: Only since 2010, Canada and much of Europe went below replacement fertility in the 70s. That’s the difference. ...........not according to CDC - Robert F. Kennedy jr. (Secretary of Health) Quote
August1991 Posted April 28 Author Report Posted April 28 On 4/25/2026 at 8:37 AM, paxamericana said: I don't know why you Cannucks bother, you want to do what was that, elbows up to a economy thirteen times your size and think you have any real leverage? It's an irritation to America... I agree. I'm a Mulroney/Reagan, Chretien/Clinton kinda Canadian. Nixon/Trudeau, I understand. We have leverage. Carney/Trump, new world. Quote
paxamericana Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/28/2026 at 3:17 AM, August1991 said: Carney/Trump, new world. No I think the structure of the Canadian confederation is unsustainable. It’s taking money from one province to give to another in an age when you are all mass retiring. Each province trade more with the United States than with each other. That’s no coincidence. As soon as one province breaks away the entire house of card crumbles. It’s not a matter of if, it is a matter of when!? The real reason Ontario paid for Quebec to remain part of Canada is access to the St Lawrence seaway. Remove Quebec and what’s left of Ontario but an isolated landlocked province? Edited April 29 by paxamericana Quote
Barquentine Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 On 4/25/2026 at 1:42 AM, August1991 said: You suffer from TDS. The idea of TDS is just a way for id!ots to defend the indefensible. Quote
August1991 Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 On 4/29/2026 at 10:26 AM, paxamericana said: No I think the structure of the Canadian confederation is unsustainable. It’s taking money from one province to give to another in an age when you are all mass retiring. Each province trade more with the United States than with each other. That’s no coincidence. As soon as one province breaks away the entire house of card crumbles. It’s not a matter of if, it is a matter of when!? The real reason Ontario paid for Quebec to remain part of Canada is access to the St Lawrence seaway. Remove Quebec and what’s left of Ontario but an isolated landlocked province? You make a valid point. Maybe. But this guy Carney is a supposed federal Liberal who wants to keep Canada together. ===== Carney's now doing deals with China, buying jets from Sweden. He should be getting along with Americans. In the Cold War, Trudeau Snr flew to Cuba. The Cold War ended in 1989. Quote
herbie Posted Wednesday at 06:51 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 06:51 PM We're supposed to be negotiating an agreement not a 'deal'. IN other words a mutually beneficial one not a game where someone has to win and the other lose. Which is exactly how Trump defines the word deal in his mind. Quote
Barquentine Posted Thursday at 01:04 PM Report Posted Thursday at 01:04 PM On 6/8/2026 at 2:36 AM, August1991 said: Carney's now doing deals with China, buying jets from Sweden. He should be getting along with Americans. No reason he can't do both. Trump is the only barrier, but he's in a downward spiral. Quote
August1991 Posted Saturday at 02:42 AM Author Report Posted Saturday at 02:42 AM On 6/11/2026 at 9:04 AM, Barquentine said: No reason he can't do both. Trump is the only barrier, but he's in a downward spiral. Disagree. 1. Trump/America are not in a downward spiral. 2. Canadians primarily deal with Americans. We Canadians would be foolish to break our ties. 3. China? Canada China deal? Gimme a break. 1 Quote
Barquentine Posted Saturday at 02:23 PM Report Posted Saturday at 02:23 PM 11 hours ago, August1991 said: China? Canada China deal? Gimme a break. Google how much trade the US does with China. Why shouldn't we do the same? Gimme a break. Quote
John Johnston Posted Saturday at 09:01 PM Report Posted Saturday at 09:01 PM 6 hours ago, Barquentine said: Google how much trade the US does with China. Why shouldn't we do the same? Gimme a break. 18 hours ago, August1991 said: Disagree. 1. Trump/America are not in a downward spiral. 2. Canadians primarily deal with Americans. We Canadians would be foolish to break our ties. 3. China? Canada China deal? Gimme a break. Like Dislike In 2024, the total trade between the U.S. and China amounted to approximately $660.7 billion, with the U.S. importing $461.4 billion and exporting $199.3 billion. Like Dislike In 2025, Canada and China conducted $124.8 billion in two-way merchandise trade, with Canada exporting $34.1 billion and importing $90.6 billion from China. 18 hours ago, August1991 said: Disagree. 1. Trump/America are not in a downward spiral. 2. Canadians primarily deal with Americans. We Canadians would be foolish to break our ties. 3. China? Canada China deal? Gimme a break. Trump is basically finished. He cannot complete a full sentence or stay awake for more than a couple minutes. And that is the just the beginning of his stoopidity. 1 Quote
paxamericana Posted Sunday at 01:56 PM Report Posted Sunday at 01:56 PM (edited) 16 hours ago, John Johnston said: Canada and China Look, when America says jump, Canada asks how high. That’s the way it going to be. Don’t like it? Then petition for statehood and you can get a say. Else you’re just squatting on America’s continental island. + @John Stone Edited Sunday at 01:58 PM by paxamericana Quote
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