New Canadian Politics Thread

[MindzEye]

It's cool, the coalition that just voted to keep Pierre out doesn't like him anymore today than they did a few months ago

Half of Canadians would be ‘ashamed’ to call Pierre Poilievre PM: Angus Reid

Despite a decisive byelection victory on Monday, winning him back a seat in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is coming up short in winning Canadians overall.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[thehabhater]

How is that security clearance coming Pierre?

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

So now Count isn't hiding behind the laws?

Near as I can tell, he's now hiding behind...checks notes...J.K. Rowling.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/gregbradyx/status/1958571077157654758

 

[Leafyblue]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/carney-trump-phone-call-trade-1.7614947

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3lwypy2dzl226

pshht.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Steel and aluminum alone will hit US consumers in the pocketbook very hard.

 

[Aberdeen]

View: https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3lwypy2dzl226

pshht.

With CUSMA in place this is all politicking around the margins...but it's not great optics for Carney.

 

[LeafGm]

Not loving that the worldwide consensus that seems to be evolving is that the best approach to Trump’s tarriffs is to just bend over and take it, while saying thank you. And that we’re joining in on that.

 

[Leafyblue]

Telling Trump to go F himself won't help. Carney is buying time I would guess.

 

[Aberdeen]

Not loving that the worldwide consensus that seems to be evolving is that the best approach to Trump’s tarriffs is to just bend over and take it, while saying thank you. And that we’re joining in on that.

It's not great. But also maybe just an acceptance that "negotiation" and "deals" with Trump are completely pointless. Best just to do what's best financially for your citizens and let US cripple itself.

 

[soco22]

Have to look at the details. Learning is make a nice headline and Trump doesn’t care anymore about the actual language. Carney could spank the US for all we know once final details come out

 

[MindzEye]

A key takeaway from all of this so far is that you just have to not care about how the US spins anything and just handle your situation the best you can at the time to support your economy. Even if Trump doesn't "win" a negotiation, he'll either lie or have a dementia moment about you giving him 100's of billions of dollars (he did a similar thing with taiwanese chip manufacturers, Apple, and the nation of Japan) and he gets his tires pumped in a short media cycle over it. Best to just ignore it. If you're living in the moment to moment reality he's crafting out of whole cloth, you're losing.

 

[Leafyblue]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/trump-calls-carneys-tariff-removal-nice-wants-to-be-good-to-canada-9.6876782

 

[Cal Gal]

And what was his response?

A key takeaway from all of this so far is that you just have to not care about how the US spins anything and just handle your situation the best you can at the time to support your economy. Even if Trump doesn't "win" a negotiation, he'll either lie or have a dementia moment about you giving him 100's of billions of dollars (he did a similar thing with taiwanese chip manufacturers, Apple, and the nation of Japan) and he gets his tires pumped in a short media cycle over it. Best to just ignore it. If you're living in the moment to moment reality he's crafting out of whole cloth, you're losing.

As long as y'all remember you're dealing with a mean, mercurial, physically ill, not bright old man (with a stupid-ass, dangerous base), you can still buy time. Some "diplomatic" flattery will help, too.