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Donald Trump on Thursday announced a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, starting Aug. 1, citing that Ottawa had retaliated with tariffs against Washington.

“Instead of working with the United States, Canada retaliated with its own Tariffs,” Trump said in his letter to Mark Carney, prime minister of Canada, posted on Truth Social.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Welp. Time to ramp up those energy prices then...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

Wait, I was just now wondering about the Epstein files but..... now that this important proclamation has been yeeted out.... I've forgotten about that. Odd

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Canadians were mega pissed at americans back in March. I'm not sure how much lower we can sink in their estimation. 0% favorability is coming up quick.

https://angusreid.org/trump-tariffs-canada-retaliation-usa/

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/02/1263527125/its-been-a-minute-canada-us-relationship-politics

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Trump did an absolute number to Pierre. I'm hoping he targets Ford or Smith next.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Have been since march*

Being livid has not changed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

In violation of the trade agreement HE negotiated just a couple years ago.

[–] [email protected] 153 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Trump is named in the Epstein files.

Trump cut NOAA and FEMA funding before flash flooding killed over 200 people in Texas including two dozen Christian girls.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

i.e. his rich buddies called him up and said "we need/want more money, go manipulate the market again" to which Trump said "sure i'll fuck with Canada some more"

that's all this is. Carney needs to stop playing nice and start up the digital service tax again.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good thing they dropped the digital service tax for US companies...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They can bring it back just as easily

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

... and the gain from dropping it was????

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some people just like to get fucked

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

And not in the fun way!

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why not now? Why wait till Aug 1? Just make it so.

You know why? He's fishing for more concessions.

Canada should just say fuck it and raise the digital sale tax and then fling fentanyl across the border with trebuchets.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago

Stock. Market. Manipulation.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t understand how so many countries just take this shit. Does the US economy have that strong a hold on your country that you are scared to stand up for your people? How shitty of a leader do you have to be to not have a contingency in place for something like this?

[–] OminousOrange 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, Canada's only meaningful land border and a vast amount of transportation infrastructure is to the US, so any reasonable leader would probably try to maximize trade with that neighbour as long as they are an ally. Carney has definitely focused on more European trade, but yes, perhaps there should have been more diversification even before Donny.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Look Mark, can I call you Mark? I've got a mangled tiny penis, and I compensate for it in many different and weird ways. Sometimes it's raping woman or girls. Other times, it is saying and doing awful racist things. Sometimes it is just doing nonsensical things. Mark, the girls in the pee pee tape laughed at it. Anyways, that's why Canada has to pay 35% tariffs.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Enacting tariffs against our trading partners, and excellent neighbors, as well as allies, is an act of war. It puts America in 'national security' peril. We are not being attacked by Canada or Mexico. It's putin's Russia you need to be concerned about, you orange cancer.

[–] CircaV 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In Trumps addled mind, Canada not buying US milk is a national security threat.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Don’t worry - TACO 🌮

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They'll be gone by next week.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

lets reinstate that digital sales tax and triple it, fuck em.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, nobody should do any accommodation to trump. You only loose. He will demand more and make the same threats again, typical bully.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] HugeNerd 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Boy: Do not try and bend the Trump. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Boy: There is no Trump.
Neo: There is no Trump?
Boy: Then you'll see, that it is not the Trump that bends, it is only yourself.

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[–] adespoton 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Er, “instead of caving to our unreasonable demands, they’ve responded in kind.”

It’s like Russia and Ukraine. Trump, if you want to work with Canada, just remove the trade barriers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It really is that stupid.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I just want my country to treat our citizens and allies right. Canada did nothing against us. Sure they did get us hooked on a few of their musicians and introduced pizza with pineapple, but that's friend dick moves not enemy dick moves.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A guy walks over to his friend's friend's house and tells him to pay up or else. The reasonable response would be to spit in his face and tell him to get bent.

Trump's policy decisions killed those people in Texas & Epstein helped him and other sick rich monsters rape kids

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is that the art of the deal or petulant flailing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It's like pushing a button that you think is hurting the guy on the other side of the table, only to look under the table and realize the wires aren't connected to anything and they were just having you on.

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[–] Adderbox76 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'd have more respect for our Canadian leaders if even ONE of them would just stand up at a podium and say "nope...we're ignoring it. Everyone knows it's a pump and dump scheme to deflate and reinflate stocks. And in a week he'll be removing them."

Everyone KNOWS he's a fucking grifter, but politicians don't want to say it out loud.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

That would be an incredibly stupid diplomatic strategy. So be happy that your politicians are smarter than that.

[–] tempest 6 points 2 days ago

If they call him on his bullshit his fefes might get hurt and he might actually keep them on to be spiteful.

Better to just smile and nod at his senile ass and continue to make contingency plans.

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