CircaV

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

Carney might be a wartime PM. I hope he does what Churchill did. Churchill declared himself Minister of Defence when he was PM of England. Carney should declare himself Minister of Finance as well as PM. He’s qualified.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

Not the part pictured though.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Beautiful and it will never be America’s.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Unlike the US we don’t hate, despise, and distrust the federal govt. No matter which party is in power. Even our Conservative Party supports gay marriage, trans & LGBTQ rights, equity, gun control and legal weed. Our govt has already put in place supports for those who will lose their jobs due to the US being a bag of dicks. We believe there is a role for federal govt and that it has responsibilities to uphold. We’re much closer ideologically to most European countries so we’re going to continue fostering our excellent relationships with France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, etc. The US is free to cut down its own national parks for lumber. Enjoy!

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (3 children)

I’m not disagreeing with you that free trade with the US was a very stupid thing for Canada to agree to, but back in the day it was shoved down our throats by the conservative government of the day. Canada is experiencing the consequences of that poor decision right now. That being said, as an export heavy, raw materials-heavy country we have a lot of options. In the first Trunp presidency we signed CETA with the EU, we already get a lot of food imports from Mexico (that won’t change) and since Donald was elected the 2nd time we’ve signed trade deals with Ecuador, and new military agreements with Brazil and the Philippines on top of all our existing allies. There will be more deals that Canada makes, unlike the US, our signature on international agreements actually means something. Canadians aren’t at all like Americans, we are united and we will do anything and everything it takes to protect our sovereignty and our country. Again unlike Americans, we are prepared to go without. We’re a smaller economy and therefore more nimble. We’re doing all kinds of things internally as well. Barring military action by the US on us, I am not that worried and have full confidence in all Canadians to stand up for ourselves and do what we need to do to rid ourselves of the US fascist protectionist isolationist scourge.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (5 children)

canada and Mexico are not “grinning and bearing it” though

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Not anymore. If Carney gets in (we’ll know today) he’s the one most Canadians think can handle our current crisis

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Cause- weirdly- Albertans also like being Canadian.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)