Exactly. This ad was for Americans. And of course it would irritate Trump. Trump may have been just as irritated at finding out that Canada has more Tim Horton’s. Or that the Blue Jays won game 1 of the world series.
We can’t constantly be worried about what a toddler with a full diaper is going to do… He’s not a rational actor. The case needs to be made to the public. As the opposition party in the US appears to be unable to do so in the case of this tariff nonsense, somebody has to pick up the reins.
At a certain point, you have have to figure the people constantly pushing for appeasement actually just simply agree with the policy in the first place.
Whether you agree with the policy or not, they exist. Whether you love or hate Trump, he exists — and he’s president for the next three years, with the power to do a great deal of damage to Canada if we keep pretending otherwise.
The point isn’t to agree with him, it’s to deal with reality. Screaming about how unfair he is doesn’t change a thing; planning for how to survive his tariffs does.
Liberal supporters got what they wanted, another Liberal government, but those same policies hollowed out our competitiveness. They assumed the U.S. would always treat Canada like a partner, not a rival. That’s delusional. The U.S., specifically Trump, has its own agenda, and Trump is executing it aggressively.
So instead of pouting or moralizing about Trump, how about fixing the real problems? When will the so-called “Trump Whisperer” actually start delivering results for Canadians, or are we just going to keep paying for our own complacency?
Maybe it’s not entirely about Trump. Maybe it’s to remind all of the other Republicans that they used to agree with St. Reagan, and to hold the mirror up so they can see what kind of path they’re on.
It’s clear that the Democrats won’t stop Trump. Canada can’t. Republican self-interest could.
I disagree, and I’m not sure what history you’re remembering. Trump was voted in Nov 5, 2024, and was sworn in January 20, 2025. The Canadian election was held April 28 2025. Voters had plenty of time to look at what was coming, and nobody, NOBODY assumed “the US would always treat Canada like a partner, not a rival.”
It was stunningly obvious that things had changed in our relationship with the US, and the Canadian election was essentially based around this change in relationship. The voters chose a guy with a strong, solid economic background, and a deep understanding and experience in international relations. This is why the Liberals got in; Because we could all see that we needed to take the NEW agenda seriously. And the Conservatives just bleating on about “Canada is broken” and “verb the noun” were not seen as the party who could actually deliver results in this new paradigm.
I am actually pretty amazed at this attempt at 180 degree revision in fairly recent history.
It is amazing and completely ignores the 25% tariffs enacted on Canadian products February 1st, the 25% tariffs enacted on steel March 12th, and the 25% auto tariffs enacted on April 3rd.
What is really interesting now is that Ford has effectively triggered the Trump haters in Canada just as another Liberal failure of a budget is about to drop.
It will deflect voters from the incompetence of the Liberal government.
Prepare the Liberal strategy for getting re-elected if parliament rejects the budget.
So, was this planned? Was it planned from the beginning once they didn’t get a majority? Keep blaming Trump for the lack of a deal, keep triggering him, keep the voters riled up, and then blame everyone but themselves for the past 10 years just to win a majority?
One thing we are all learning here down below is that “defiance” and “capitulation” both have the same outcome in the Trumpiverse. I hope Canada chooses the path that at least allows you some self-respect.
You could make the case that capitulation is worse, because once you give him an inch, he’ll ask for a mile next day, while if you don’t give him the inch he’ll still demand the mile, but you’ll still have the inch.
Doug Ford, famous supporter of the federal Liberal party.
Yes, Uzi, it’s totally plausible that Doug Ford is part of a conspiracy that has been planning to trigger Trump on a schedule to boost Liberal support at critical junctures. That’s totally something Ford would do. Just ask any Ontarian and they’ll tell you that Ford is a fervent supporter of Liberal policies, and would do anything to get them implemented.
Are you really so uninformed about the current Premier of Ontario that you’d think that a reasonable thing to posit?
Close the rail link to Alaska? Someone would have to build one first.
Close the road link to Alaska? Sure, I suppose, but I’m not sure what the point would be. The Alaska Highway isn’t how Alaska sends or receives most of the goods that enter or leave the state, and closing it would be nothing more than an annoyance.
I don’t really think a naval blockade is going to be in the cards.