The prime ministerial candidate responds to Donald Trump imposing 25% tariffs on Canada.

Summary

Mark Carney, frontrunner for Canadian Liberal Party leadership and potential prime minister, stated Canada will stand up to a bully after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports.

Carney vowed to retaliate by matching the US tariffs dollar for dollar, asserting Canada would not cave in despite mounting pressure.

He criticized Trump for undermining trade agreements, warning that the tariffs would damage the US global reputation and economic stability.

Outgoing Prime Minister Trudeau promised a forceful, immediate response, emphasizing unity as Canada defends its economic interests, ensuring national prosperity.

  • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    8 hours ago

    The whole idea is ludicrous. There are so many things that would make it utterly impossible.

    1. The border. Ignore everything else, just think about the border. The US/Canada border is the longest land border on the planet. It’s utterly impossible to defend that border.
    2. Utter lack of support for the war. Even the Vietnam War enjoyed a decent amount of popular support for the first few years. Imagine starting a war that more than 50% of the population opposed right off the bat.
    3. Conflict on US soil for the first time since the Civil War. Sure, the US participated in WWI and WWII, and they were the main military force in the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf wars. Those were all wars that happened overseas somewhere. A few thousand people died on Sept. 11th and the whole country freaked out for decades. The US psyche isn’t ready for a war on US soil.

    Militarily, Canada couldn’t stand up to the US at all. But, the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland show what guerilla tactics can achieve, especially when it’s almost impossible to distinguish the “bad guys” from the “good guys”. And, that’s without even talking about all the Americans who would take the opportunity to turn against their own fascist government.

      • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        There wouldn’t really be any formal arrangement, because I imagine the Canadian government would fall within days. Ottawa is only a 2 hour drive from the US border, most of the Canadian population lives right next to the border. But, you could easily see various countries covertly supplying resistance cells with weapons. Most of Western Europe wouldn’t do it openly because they’re too vulnerable to the US. But, maybe covertly. China and Russia would definitely try to help Canadian resistance, just to destabilize the US.