These sorts of preparations speak about the uncertainty mentioned in the article. That kind of uncertainty also hurts both countries. I don’t think there’s any net benefit to anyone.
I know you’re talking “net benefit” in terms of money, but your comment made me think. Not trying to be oppositional with mindless toxic positivity here, but I find myself really hopeful that it’ll reduce restrictions of trade between our provinces and territories, and help free us from the fuckup of NAFTA. Obviously nobody with a lick of sense and humanity wanted this, but it’s what we’ve got to deal with. So until the USA smartens up I figure we have to look for how all this disaster capitalism can possibly be siphoned to the common good.
I’m hopeful that Canada’s trade relationships with countries that are committed to improving their human rights records can be strengthened.
I’m relieved our politicians are talking about the responsibilities and trade agreements we already have with Indigenous nations up here, as well as our obligations to be better neighbours working in a better way for reconciliation.
I’m heartened that this is laying ground for Canadians to loudly claim an anti-nazi, pro multiculture, pro socialist identity, especially after all the “Canada is Broken” Russian convoy nonsense. The traitors new “Canada First” dogwhistles are gonna get amplified again real soon, so a reality reminder before the next onslaught is really helpful.
The trick will be paying less attention to the hourly USA tweetstorms and more to the big business bully boys who’ll absolutely line up to wave the maple leaf and bleed our public funds into their private purses like they did with all that covid funding (looking at Ford).
These sorts of preparations speak about the uncertainty mentioned in the article. That kind of uncertainty also hurts both countries. I don’t think there’s any net benefit to anyone.
I know you’re talking “net benefit” in terms of money, but your comment made me think. Not trying to be oppositional with mindless toxic positivity here, but I find myself really hopeful that it’ll reduce restrictions of trade between our provinces and territories, and help free us from the fuckup of NAFTA. Obviously nobody with a lick of sense and humanity wanted this, but it’s what we’ve got to deal with. So until the USA smartens up I figure we have to look for how all this disaster capitalism can possibly be siphoned to the common good.
I’m hopeful that Canada’s trade relationships with countries that are committed to improving their human rights records can be strengthened.
I’m relieved our politicians are talking about the responsibilities and trade agreements we already have with Indigenous nations up here, as well as our obligations to be better neighbours working in a better way for reconciliation.
I’m heartened that this is laying ground for Canadians to loudly claim an anti-nazi, pro multiculture, pro socialist identity, especially after all the “Canada is Broken” Russian convoy nonsense. The traitors new “Canada First” dogwhistles are gonna get amplified again real soon, so a reality reminder before the next onslaught is really helpful.
The trick will be paying less attention to the hourly USA tweetstorms and more to the big business bully boys who’ll absolutely line up to wave the maple leaf and bleed our public funds into their private purses like they did with all that covid funding (looking at Ford).
There’s definitely an opportunity here. It’s just that squeezing something good out of a rotten situation isn’t going to be easy.
If the next president continues along this path, Canada really needs to have a solution already in place. Who knows how long this circus will last.