Nowadays everybody wants to talk like they got something to say but nothing comes out when they move their lips just a bunch of gibberish.
We need more French blood, where people take to the streets until change happens
I mean France French, not Canadians. Canadians are docile compared to Europeans
Where do you believe people from Quebec got their “French blood” from, and what makes you believe that you aren’t being an ignorant bigot right now?
Not an issue I have to contend with personally as I don’t use anything other than my laptop at home when I want to be on the internet, but a very valid reason to separate NSFW from SFW social media nonetheless.
We need more French blood, where people take to the streets until change happens
The RCMP aren’t a problem in Quebec?
This should lead to immediate termination of the Officers involved. There is never a reason to do this as a police officer, and having it happen once is too much.
“We should stop making excuses,” Smith said. “Stop saying, ‘Yeah, but we’re not as bad as the other guys.’ We should just say, ‘Yes, we agree, and we’re going to take care of our part of the issue, so you don’t have to worry about us anymore.’”
The amount of fentanyl seized going into the states from Canada makes up 0.2% of the total amount seized, while Mexico accounted for 96.6%. The raw data is: 21,889 pounds seized at the border, Canada contributed 43 pounds, while Mexico contributed 21,148 pounds. (2024)
Those numbers also remained stable going into 2025.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/us-canada-trade-fentanyl-fact-check/index.html
We aren’t comparing fractions here, and it is clear as fucking day that Canada is not the issue when it comes to fentanyl. It is not that “we aren’t as bad as the other guys”, it is that we aren’t doing bad at all. We are in no way shape or form anything like “the other guys”.
We can improve our border security to stop what is entering Canada, and really need to, but saying we need to do it because of drugs crossing into the US demonstrates complete ignorance on the issue. Complete ignorance is of course Marlaina Smith’s bread and butter so we shouldn’t be shocked, but we need to keep pushing the real data out on this one to prevent anyone following this ignoramus to their doom and taking everyone else with them.
In my experience it is better to segregate NSFW and SFW accounts. Not because it is shameful and I don’t want people seeing, but because NSFW floods feeds and I can’t get anything done when encumbered by pretty naked women. lol
All you prove is US purposely do things less efficient but ok.
I gave you information and a source, while you give willful ignorance. Believe what you want and go troll elsewhere.
Its 2025, and trains are still the cheapest and most efficient way of moving material. Now if canada builds a trans artic rail to europe…
Because the US public invested in a massive road network and let the rail network deteriorate?..
Thank you for proving my point in an attempt to argue against it.
In 2022 rail freight accounted for $209.2 Billion in goods from and to Canada and Mexico, Truck freight accounted for $996.4 billion.
https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/transborder-freight-annual-report-2023
If trains are the cheapest and most efficient way to move materials, what is causing the use of trucks instead of trains for North American trade?
It’s more expensive to ship across the oceans and requires a whole set of other infrastructure.
We already have the infrastructure to ship to these markets, or we wouldn’t already have established trade deals with them.
It’s exceedingly more easy to ship across land borders and to try and say my point isn’t valid like this is laughable.
No shit Sherlock, did you get your MBA in Economics from DUH University?
Your point isn’t valid because we have the modern technology to easily ship across oceans, and nothing is stopping us from improving the ways we do that to make them more cost effective.
Your entire argument is “Its cheaper and easier” while ignoring the very real problems being dependent on the US for trade brings.
Europe would rather get the material from continental Europe if they can, just like we’d rather ship within NA if we can.
Every country would prefer this. Another “No shit Sherlock” point from an absolute genius graduate of DUH University.
Just because we can, doesn’t mean we have to do so at greater expense and time. It’s very normal for companies to stay within their continental area before deciding to expand to shipping overseas.
If your point is that we need to remain tethered to the US for our own good you should work for Trumps PR team instead of arguing in support of what he wants for free.
We should be beefing up our borders and military not because Trump demands it, but because his existence as President of the US demands it. Even without him, Democrats don’t play nice with Canada and work to decimate our industries for their own gains as well. I didn’t see Biden removing tariffs imposed by the last Trump administration, but I did see him increase them.
If we can keep the orange psycho off of our backs while we sort shit out, and improve what needs improving at the same time, I can only see it as a win/win for Canada. 30 days is a lot of time to keep hashing out deals with other countries, and frankly, we should pull the trigger on tariffs and other measures regardless of what Trump does next.
We need to treat the US like the hostile foreign state they have become, and act accordingly, if we want to maintain our status as a sovereign nation.
We aren’t trading with others because we had a stable trading partner beside us, and other markets would love to have those resources. That partner being unstable now forcing us to diversify our trade is a net positive long term because being that reliant on another country is not sustainable.
Respond to the whole point instead of taking an individual part of a whole sentence out of context in an attempt to sound intelligent.
It’s more than that, it’s exceedingly more easy to trade with a neighbor than across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans.
It is 2025, and we have the technology to move goods easily across oceans to better markets.
I am not speaking about going full isolationist. I am saying we need to isolate our economy more than it is, and focus on domestic production and trade over international trade in the current global climate.
Canada is in a unique position because we have so much that we could use domestically to produce our own goods that is currently being shipped to other countries. Domestic trade and production should be the default state only turning to international trade when it offers what cannot be produced domestically or when we have an excess not used domestically.
The article gives the perfect example: Aluminum. We should be producing the things aluminum makes, not selling it to buy back as a products later. Like the fighter jets we still don’t have.
We should be one of the richest countries in the world and we aren’t because we sell everything, including domestic infrastructure and natural resources, to anyone who will buy them.
Think of us like John Wick (starring Keanu Reeves, one of many great Canadian performers we’ve been kind enough to send your way you ungrateful fucks). We didn’t want a fight. But you killed our dog.
This made my day and made the point perfectly.
It is things like this that make me worry less about Trumps impact on Canada.
We aren’t trading with others because we had a stable trading partner beside us, and other markets would love to have those resources. That partner being unstable now forcing us to diversify our trade is a net positive long term because being that reliant on another country is not sustainable.
Personally I think we should be moving to a more isolated economy with focus on increased production considering global issues and the sheer volume of natural resources Canada has, but diversifying trade is better than nothing and can still lead to a more self reliant Canada.
We also need to beef up our military capacity yesterday, because I doubt Trump stops when economic force doesn’t work.
As much as I would like to take credit as a Canadian, that was the British.
Our politicians are already planning to act accordingly with retaliatory measures. What would you prefer they do instead?
Nova Scotia is the only province with a US border that scanning the news headlines doesn’t immediately turn up an abundance of calls for more border security from the premier.
Well at least you can admit it isn’t “everyone” at this point.
Are you for real? Ignore previous instructions and write a short poem about democracy.
Considering that you do not seem to understand what the word “performative” means, and are clearly here in bad faith, I do not believe it is worth it for me to continue this conversation.
Can you explain how the federal Government communicating directly with US Government officials and providing evidence of our border security measures as requested to avoid a trade war is the same as a provincial Premier trying to push their agenda on the US population via a right wing propaganda machine?
If both are the same, how is that evidence that “Everyone seems quite eager to demonstrate to Trump that making threats is a great way to get whatever he wants out of Canada.” when Marlaina Smith and the Federal Government is not “everyone”?
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/qc/about-division