Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread
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@Renauda I’m thinking Danielle best STFU to any of the Americans, and speak as a Canadian on board with Canada. FFS. On her home front, there’s a whole slew of urban youth (Canada and foreign born) worshipping Nenshi to worry of. And, there’s plenty of us old ones without good healthcare.
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I can’t believe the GOP is letting this guy set fire to the economy. Pure incompetence.
Let’s watch those BYD cars from
China start getting some serious share around the world. (I think they cost as low as $13k and the new ones charge in 5 mins). Canada currently has a 100% tariff on them (following the US’s lead)Put aside all other topics. I can’t think of anything Harris would have done that’s even in the same universe as how stupid this is. And she’s incompetent too.
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I can’t believe the GOP is letting this guy set fire to the economy. Pure incompetence.
Let’s watch those BYD cars from
China start getting some serious share around the world. (I think they cost as low as $13k and the new ones charge in 5 mins). Canada currently has a 100% tariff on them (following the US’s lead)Put aside all other topics. I can’t think of anything Harris would have done that’s even in the same universe as how stupid this is. And she’s incompetent too.
@xenon said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
I can’t believe the GOP is letting this guy set fire to the economy. Pure incompetence.
It really is remarkable. I wonder if the history books will remember this time for how the branches of government were tested in the scenario of: what would happen if the legislative majority was so scared to "check/balance" the executive branch out of fear of not being re-elected due to a loyalty-hungry President's wrath.
Maybe the 2026 mid-terms will be a massive wake-up call similar to the 2018 blue wave (representatives and governorships).
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@89th said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
That’s a little misleading. You also have to remember that not all oil is created equally. Most of our own refineries are set up to process “heavy” and “sour” crude oil, while most of the oil drilled in the US is lighter and sweeter. That’s a big part of the reason why we import so much oil even though we produce even more. The type we produce isn’t the type we are set up to process.
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@89th said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
That’s a little misleading. You also have to remember that not all oil is created equally. Most of our own refineries are set up to process “heavy” and “sour” crude oil, while most of the oil drilled in the US is lighter and sweeter. That’s a big part of the reason why we import so much oil even though we produce even more. The type we produce isn’t the type we are set up to process.
Anchor is up. Quality is said to be very good.
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Advance summer flight bookings from Canada are down 70%.
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/canada-us-travel
Matt Yglesias jokes: For us to all have glorious futures doing labor-intensive manufacturing work once the sock factories are repatriated from Cambodia, people are first going to need to lose service sector jobs in hotels and such so the reduced tourism is good.
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He's a chronic narcissist, cut him some slack.
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@Renauda said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Chronic? More like pathological.
Either way, he's neurologically divergent and allowances should be made in the name of diversity and equity.
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@Renauda said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Chronic? More like pathological.
Either way, he's neurologically divergent and allowances should be made in the name of diversity and equity.
So we’re being led to believe.
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Fact checking Trump’s allegations from yesterday:
"We subsidize a lot of countries and keep them going and keep them in business," Trump said. "In the case of Mexico, it's $300 billion. In the case of Canada, it's close to $200 billion a year."
According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, The U.S. goods trade deficit with Canada was $63.3 billion in 2024, down from $64 billion in 2023. That's far less than Trump claimed on Wednesday.
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US Senate passes bill aimed at stopping Trump tariffs on Canada
Doesn't mean the House will take it up, of course.
