The whole world is watching as Canada stands up to Trump
Our fight, it is no exaggeration to say, is the civilized world’s fight. It is a fight for reason and comity in the affairs of nations, against an administration whose worldview, and behaviour, is increasingly that of an aggressive dictatorship, in all its crudeness and its thuggery.
Mr. Trump, as the Prime Minister has said, aims to “break us,” a phrase with historic echoes. He has to now, or others will follow our lead. If he succeeds, then the world will be governed by nothing but force in the end, in trade as in other matters. But if we prevail, then “broad and sunlit uplands” must surely await.
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EU, Japan, now do the same. It is insane to submit to Trump's threats, he will always be back for more.
I can't stand how we still trade with them, let alone work with them.
I don't want to work with or finance terrorists.
I like the photo they chose to share along with the article. The look on Trump’s face is one I recognize. Its of people faking a though attitude.
That’s the one thing people should learn about Trump. If you peel away his impulsivity, temper tantrums and complete incompetence at government, what you’re left with is a showman.
Trump is all about theatrics. The insults, the intimidation and the threats all mask the fact that he’s playing with an empty hand. The meeting with Xi, the war with Iran and now this spat with Carney, they all revealed his empty hand.
This is the beginning of the end for Trump’s foreign policy. Maybe even for Trump himself.
Doesn't he only drink Diet Coke anyway?
Been watching in dismay as this unfolded. Blatant betrayal of people's interests. I expected quite a bit more from the EU especially. I expected more than from our gov given how much more exposed and infiltrated we are.
Yeah, it hurts seeing how they buckle down to Trump... spineless bastards.
Europe, the UK, Asia, Africa and the rest of the planet need to just stop easing the USA with their destructive actions that affect Americans and the rest of the world.
And remember, keep yer stick on the ice.
Meanwhile, in the USA...
I would love to see Canada being a part of the EEA and schengen. I don't know that it will happen, but more integration with Europe and less with the US would be good.
In particular as a Canadian, I would love to see membership in a mutual defense clause with the EU specifically, outside of NATO.
As long as we (europe) tolerating Trumps stupid tarrifs and invest even more in the US and letting them sell their bullshit products here, they are better without europe.
Happy to see Carney make the right call. I worry that we will need to invest in missile defense systems soon...
trump's imperialist mindset.
He picks a fight with random countries every week. Bets are open for the next week.
It was China, then the EU, then Spain, then Greenland, then Iran, then Italy and now Canada
Oh. I'm presure it won't be China. In case you missed they hold american economy by the balls now (( check the las oil crisis and why it didn't hit as hard as it should)).
I hope he chokes to death on maple syrup
The hell he will! He don't deserve our delicious tree nectar...how about runoff from tar sands?
He can choke to death on fully synthetic breakfast syrup. That matches his level of sophistication.