Agreed. Giving Trump a "victory" he can boast about would of solved this i think. He will not lose. His ego wont let himAll they had to do was secure the border. That was it, or at least put in a plan to do so.
We will not win a war against the US on tariffs.
It was never about the Border - that's the reason given to implement special powers granted back in 1977.All they had to do was secure the border. That was it, or at least put in a plan to do so.
We will not win a war against the US on tariffs.
What were the special powers? I genuinely do not know.It was never about the Border - that's the reason given to implement special powers granted back in 1977.
Declare a National Emergency - then you can circumvent Congress & the Senate to implement what ever policy you wantWhat were the special powers? I genuinely do not know.
The US Savings & Loan scandal was World Class & devastated peoples lives but the people responsible received bonuses.It's not just the Canada/USA border, it's Canadian national security as a whole that is a concern to the USA. We might not have a lot of drug and people problems compared to the Mexican border, but the ones we do have are world class.
I'll throw out Bharat Masrani and TD banks 3B dollar fine for drug money laundering (levied by the US DOJ no less) , and the Vancouver Model as quick examples of the deep corruption that barely even make Canadian headlines.
And people? Canada has been developing an international reputation as a safe haven for terrorists for a while, and the vast majority of terrorists entering the US do so from Canada.
While Trump might just be using them as excuses, I believe they are entirely justifiable reasons.
Anschluss.
Trump stated that plainly to the World Economic Forum.Anschluss.
It's not just the Canada/USA border, it's Canadian national security as a whole that is a concern to the USA. We might not have a lot of drug and people problems compared to the Mexican border, but the ones we do have are world class.
I'll throw out Bharat Masrani and TD banks 3B dollar fine for drug money laundering (levied by the US DOJ no less) , and the Vancouver Model as quick examples of the deep corruption that barely even make Canadian headlines.
And people? Canada has been developing an international reputation as a safe haven for terrorists for a while, and the vast majority of terrorists entering the US do so from Canada.
While Trump might just be using them as excuses, I believe they are entirely justifiable reasons.
I said "I believe" they're entirely justifiableI was entertaining your argument, until you said 'entirely justifiable reasons'. That is a bridge too far for me.
Ahhh !.3 Billion was nothing - Canada could build a Wall across the entirety of our Border & Trump's response would be "Not high enough"I said "I believe" they're entirely justifiable
But I do agree they're actually excessive so I'll clarify what I mean.
Trump made clear that these border problems needed to be addressed, or he would apply tarrifs.
Trudeau hasn't done anything or even made a statement about these real border issues.
Either a lack of diplomacy, he called Trump's bluff and now Trump is playing his hand.
Or Trudeau is using the situation to galvanize Canadians behind his brand.
Either way, I believe Trump is justified in wanting action taken, and justified in following through with his initial threat. Did anyone really believe he was going to back down if Canada did nothing?
If I'm hearing you correctly, you're saying that no matter what the response of our PM , you believe that trump would have implemented the tariffs anyway.Ahhh !.3 Billion was nothing - Canada could build a Wall across the entirety of our Border & Trump's response would be "Not high enough"
Why? because it isn't about anything you are claiming it is.
Trump doesn't want to annex Columbia (at least not yet) he just wanted to land a planeIf I'm hearing you correctly, you're saying that no matter what the response of our PM , you believe that trump would have implemented the tariffs anyway.
Colombia as a test case example, indicates otherwise.
I guess now we'll never know for sure,
but thanks for sharing your opinion of what you believe Trump would have done.