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  • I get how shitty it would be for Canadian exports that have the tariff applied to them, but would it help some items become cheaper in Canada?

    Now I understand that we do not do the final assembly or finishing on a lot of what is sent, but would we see it drive local prices down or would business try to justify higher prices to offset their loss (you know because it is the law of the universe that profits must always go up).

    In the big picture, we stop shipping oil, we stop sending electricity and cars and or parts, keep food items here, in the long run would things become cheaper while we are looking for new markets to sell to, or while we are building our own systems to finish items where practical?

    We as a nation cannot let that dumbfuck control our economy, every time it happens we say, “oh we need to diversify” and yet we never do because the US usually smartens up and sees us as an alie not an adversary, but I wouldn’t count on that fron the US for quite some time as the government hasn’t been sold to the tech douche bros and corrupt Republicans (or repugnicans).








  • Absolutely, matching export taxes, try that for a week or two, then start randomly stopping exports like oil, nat gas, electricity. It’ll hurt in the short term but the Donvict will be worse if we don’t stand up.

    And every premier and the PM need a real plan to ensure Canada is more self sufficient and we find new trading partners, not the same as before, we will diversify and then we don’t.

    I know oil and gas are not well liked, but we still need them for a bit, so start finding new places to sell and use some of that money to transition away to greener options such as nuclear, molten salt reactors, wind and solar.

    Doubt it happens though because big business will whine and scream that short term profits are going to be hurt.

    Also fix the ability to build projects faster, invest in our infrastructure, health care and education systems for Canadians.

    The one thing I will give the Donvict credit for is America first, every leader of every country should put their citizens first, then we help others. And I don’t just mean the status quo big business that our monopoly system likes.