Here in Canada what's frustrating is a lot of our fruit comes from South America but is packaged in the US.
I've been eating a lot of Quebec apples these days.
dermanus
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It let's him feel morally superior while absolving him of any responsibility for what happens.
I like to think that there's a slice of that awful third with enough awareness to know that even if they like what Trump is doing in theory, he is definitely not on team Canada.
They are super unprepared to pivot away from running against Trudeau. Next are they going to suggest Carney is related to Castro?
This is the right answer. There's no point in trying, because it's not about him getting a specific thing, it's about him getting a kick out of people scurrying to meet his demands.
We got a deal that satisfied him with CUSMA. Now it's "the worst deal ever"
Totally agree. "Make an outrageous demand" is one of the few tools in trumps repitoire.
Even if we did somehow ascede to it, he'd just come up with something new. The point is to have something to hang over us, not to actually get the thing.
It's a valid tactic against those who feel shame. That group does not include the current US administration.
Hitler was defeated by a sit in after all
He's like a dog that caught the car. His whole shtick was drop Trudeau and drop the carbon tax. Now both have happened.
The short answer is "democracy". If they win the election they're cleared. The other option would be the public service disqualifying an elected member of parliament.
Its got flaws, no doubt, the news from the US this week is a great example. But in general it's seen as the least bad option.
I'm in software and we're experimenting with using it for certain kinds of development work, especially simpler things like fixing identified vulnerabilities.
We also have a pilot started to see if one can explain and document an old code base no one knows anymore.