"But Trump’s claim Canada can’t survive without the U.S. is utterly false. We’re the tenth largest economy in the world. (Ed. larger than Russian economy) We have 40 million people: workers, consumers, citizens."

"Indeed, in important ways, we are actually less reliant on foreign trade than commonly assumed."

"Almost 80 per cent of what we produce never crosses a border. Its produced in Canada, by Canadians, for Canadians.'"

Jim Stanford.

https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/heres-why-we-will-survive-trumps-tariffs-the-answer-is-right-in-front-of-us/article_84a72942-4c9c-49ed-97a7-373cc5cebf57.html

#canpoli #Canada #invader

Pierre Poiliever is a Tesla.

#canpoli

#338Canada is now reporting that #MarkCarney and the #LiberalParty would win 187 seats if the #election were held today... two more than on Tuesday. One of the seats they have gained is in #Quebec.

#CANpoli #Never51 #ElbowsUp
#ConservativesAreTheProblem

Can I just say that I don't give a **** about income tax cuts?

No normal person, sees any actual benefit, day to day, from "tax cuts". And generally, because tax cuts are 'paid for' with cuts in services that I actually use, I end up worse off.

Tax cuts are not an affordability measure, it's just a way to grab a headline because “taxes bad, therefore cut taxes good”.

Singh's plan to remove the GST from items people buy will have a much more direct impact though again, I worry what will be cut in services to pay for it.
#Elxn45 #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-conservative-tax-cut-1.7491457

Seen at an NSLC in Nova Scotia.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyCanadian/comments/1jakjk5/spotted_in_nova_scotia_at_the_local_nslc/

#cdnpoli #canpoli #BuyCanadian

'The trust is gone': Ontario business and labour look for new partners as U.S. trade war continues

'We have to start thinking about how to go east-west again,' says CEO of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

#Canpoli #Cdnpoli #Canada #Tariff #USpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/business-concerns-us-trade-1.7483636

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly Put Marco Rubio in his place.

""There's no argument, there's no conversation about it, there's no need to talk about it," she said. "You're here, you respect us, you respect our sovereignty, you're in our country, you respect our people. Period."👏 👏

#Canpoli #Cdnpoli #Canada #USA

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-canada-joly-tells-rubio-hands-off-1.7483573

⚠️ 🇨🇦 ⚠️ Canadian Sovereignty is under threat. 🇨🇦 ⚠️

Federal Election at any time this year

Expect information to be weaponized.

These publications are owned by Post Media,
which is 66% owned by an American media conglomerate with close ties
to the Republican Party. Check to see whether YOUR local paper is on the list.
Advertising Postmedia owns newspapers that serve smaller
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The Flyer Force
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#Canpoli #Cdnpoli #Canada #Election #Liberal #NDP #GreenParty #CanElxtn

CC/ @Snowshadow

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Not worried about Trump invading Canada?
You should be.
Because American Congresspeople are at least trying to prevent him doing it all on his own.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli #TrumpWar #TradeWar #TrumpTariffs
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1936/all-actions

13/n “Freedom is not a given. Democracy is not a given. Even Canada is not a given”

Amazing that a Canadian Prime Minister would say this.

And he wraps up his speech to a standing ovation.
He will be remembered as a consequential, and I think positive, Prime Minister.

(I have to go now — former PM Chrétien is speaking now. He is 91)
“I am ready to fight!”
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

12/n Trudeau speaks for the final time as Liberal leader.

“Now as Canadians face, from our neighbour, an existential crisis… Canadians are showing what it is that makes us. By proudly embracing who we are. Standing up for everyone’s fundamental rights is the only way to preserve our freedom. “

“We are a country that wants people to be able to pray as they pray, and love who they love. We will always defend a woman’s right to choose. We will be a country that will be diplomatic when we can but fight when we must… ELBOWS UP”

(The crowd chants Elbows Up)

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

11/n Daughter of PM Trudeau (16yr old) Ella-Grace.

She is introducing her father. First time I have seen her speak publicly. Pretty interesting that she is willing to come and say her piece.

Will we see her in a future election?

“My brothers and and I have shared our dad with you, but now we’re taking him back”.

Well done young lady.

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

10/n and now the front runner (the speaking order was done by draw) Mark Carney
“Who is ready to stand up for Canada?”
He speaks in a relaxed way compared to the others.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

9/n Now Karina Gould, who was the youngest candidate, is speaking. I hate that “young people” are always at a disadvantage. Unless of course they have a certain pedigree (Trudeau was 38 when he won leadership) #canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

8/n next up, the former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland speaks before the votes are revealed.
“We will defeat Poillievre and his Maple Syrup MAGA”

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

7/n the least likely Candidate to win, Frank Baylis. Speaks first.

He doesn’t expect to win. Worth noting that he is likely richer than Mark Carney…

If you have any doubt what you are going to hear from everyone tonight…
“We will not be intimidated by a tweet, and we will not be broken by a tariff”

Next up, Freeland.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

6/n showing a pictures of Pierre Trudeau and a young (tallest) boy on the stage as his father stepped down in 1984.

It’ll be interesting to hear what he has to say as he steps aside today.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

5/n Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, a supporter of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney says:

“I decided [for Carney] for three reasons
People want change
People want someone who can negotiate with Trump, and understand economic impacts
He is able to peat Pierre Poillievre. We need that Canadian jobs and Canadian way of life.”

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

4/n According to the folks here, the expectation is after this, there will be a Canadian Federal Election called within 7-10 days.

BUCKLE UP

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

3/n The votes are designated by riding. There are 343 ridings. Each riding is given 100 points for 343,000 total available. So to win, a candidate needs 17,151.

The ballots are ranked so since there are four candidates there will be up to 4 rounds counted. If a candidate doesn’t win a majority then the bottom candidate is dropped and their points go to the other candidates based on ranks.

It always annoys me when political parties have better voting systems than the general electorate in this country.

One day we will get PR!

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

2/n If you are looking for coverage and don’t have Cable TV, you can download the CBC GEM app to see the live feed. It might be on CBC News app too and will be on their website at some point.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

1/n It’s time for a new Liberal Leader!
I am not a Liberal Party of Canada supporter, but this is extremely important in this unprecedented moment in US Canada relations.

The votes are in, we are just waiting for the count. I have not heard yet how they will be counting. If it is across multiple counts or if they just announce the winner.

If you know, please let me know.

One of the analysts just said, “when Carney is coronated”..

#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

Sorry I didnt see it.
It's a reference to a historic Canadian military legend, of which there are a few.

22

"The van doos" the vingt-deux,

"Known for its rowdiness and, at times, indiscipline, the battalion was also one of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces’s fiercest fighting units."

I added the reference in support of your point, sorry it was obscure.

It once fell off the lips like an invocation.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-van-doos-and-the-great-war

#canpoli

Canada -- Our Leaders are telling us loud and clear:

🇨🇦🚨Donald Trump wants to annex Canada like Putin wants to annex Ukraine. That is what this Trade War is about.🚨🇨🇦

That's it, that's the toot.

HEY AMERICANS — ARE YOU OK WITH THIS!?

——
Trudeau said it this morning directly in those words, then Ontario's Ford, then Newfoundland and Labrador's Fury, now BC’s Eby:
——

""If [fentanyl] was really what this was about I would say that without doubt the president's demands were met. And yet, it did not matter. It didn't work.

Because obviously that's not what this is about, it's about something else. As the president has repeated many times, he wants to make Canada the 51st state. Canada will never be the 51st state.

We didn't ask for this fight that the president has brought to Canada and to British Columbia, but I'll tell you this, we're not going to shrink from. The president wants to hurt Canadians, he wants to hurt British Columbians, then we have no choice but to respond in kind to the United States.””

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USAPoli #TradeWar #51stState #TrumpTariffs #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/were-going-to-fight-bc-premier-takes-aim-at-us-tariffs-7858231

Prime Minister Trudeau once again speaking directly to the American people, imploring them to recognize it's their own government causing them economic pain.

Never forget that Musk himself said there would be "hardship" when Trump was elected.

These tariffs hurt all of us.

You know who they don’t hurt? The billionaires. The elite. The fascist oligarchs.

They don’t care about us. They don’t care about you, even if you voted for them.

No one is safe under fascism. No one. Stand up. Fight back.

#uspoli #fascism #tariffs #canpoli #trudeau #resist #donotcomply

The future of the Canadian policy on Palestine looks grim.

https://www.cjpme.org/liberal_2025

#Canada #Palestine #CanPoli #LiberalPartyofCanada

#Canadians Do you need another reason to not visit the #USA?

https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility

#BoycottUSA #canpoli #Cdnpoli

"The useful thing to do is to let your bad friend know you’re upset with them. Give them a chance to make amends. That’s what real friends do." #CanPoli #uspol #flagday https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-booing-the-american-anthem-its-our-patriotic-duty-right-now/

Can someone explain the #MarkCarney bandwagon, because I don't get? He's a former Brookfield Private Equity Chairman.

#ChairmanCarney #cdnpoli #canpoli

👋 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 😀
I took the time to copy this entire article because I think the message is important.

👉 "Canadian pride must not lead to anti-Americanism "
"Well, U.S. President Donald Trump has accomplished one incredible feat since his return to the White House. His threats to impose 25 per cent tariffs on our goods and use “economic force” to turn us into the 51st state have contributed to a surge in Canadian patriotism over the last month. And nowhere is the shift in sentiment more dramatic than in Quebec.
According to an Angus Reid poll published Wednesday, the percentage of respondents across the country professing themselves “very proud” or “proud” to be Canadian leaped to 67 per cent in February from 58 per cent in December. And the percentage of those surveyed who said they have a “deep emotional attachment” to Canada jumped to 59 per cent from 49 per cent over the same period.
And despite our distinct-society status and nationalism, the biggest increase in people sharing these sentiments was in Quebec. The percentage of Quebec respondents reporting pride in Canada climbed to 58 per cent from 45 per cent, up 13 points. And the proportion of Quebecers questioned who expressed profound connection to Canada rose an astonishing 15 points, to 45 per cent from 30 per cent between December and February. Quebec still lags the rest of Canada, but it’s still notable. With his pointless and reckless tariffs — put on hold at the last minute Monday — Trump has achieved the remarkable. He has galvanized divided Canadians to a degree we haven’t seen in ages. And he has reminded Quebecers in particular that there are advantages to being part of the federation, even if nationalist and sovereignist political leaders often claim otherwise.
The Trump effect is also reshaping political fortunes. The federalist Quebec Liberal Party has shot to second place in opinion polls, neck and neck now with the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec at 21 per cent, according to Léger. Although the Parti Québécois is still in the lead at 30 per cent, we’ll see how the prospect of a sovereignty referendum in a first mandate affects voting intentions with the twin menaces of tariffs and a potential U.S. takeover looming. We’ll also see how the message that Canada is broken resonates as the federal and provincial governments work together with rare purpose. Even Quebec Premier François Legault is part of this united front, despite a history of preferring to go it alone.
Perhaps this is a silver lining for Canada to the Trump menace. We have been reminded of our shared values and things we may have been taking for granted. It has fostered a sense of unity. It has forced provinces to set aside their squabbles with each other and Ottawa and come together to tackle issues that have been left to fester for too long. There is talk of breaking down arcane and unproductive internal trade barriers, massive investments in infrastructure, improving productivity and co-operating to secure our vast natural resources for the good of all Canadians. Pivoting away from our biggest trading partner and strongest ally, because the United States may no longer be a reliable neighbour under Trump, will require sacrifices. Yet Canadians are firmly behind such policies — indeed, almost unanimously in some cases — according to the Angus Reid poll.
In the hours after he announced the tariffs Saturday, Canadians reacted swiftly, loudly — and uncharacteristically — when fans at National Hockey League games in Ottawa, Calgary and Toronto booed during the singing of the American anthem. Even since Trump paused the tariffs for 30 days after Canada agreed to appoint a fentanyl czar, the jeering has continued. As typically polite Canadians, we found our voices in high-profile venues to make clear what we think of Trump’s mistreatment. And if there’s a message patriotic Americans will understand, it’s disrespect during The Star-Spangled Banner. But the point has now been made. So we should refrain from taking out our umbrage on ordinary Americans, like peewee hockey players and their families attending a big tournament in Quebec City this weekend. The climate is so tense, Quebec City’s mayor and Quebec’s minister of sport implored the public to mind our manners.
For the one thing Trump’s reign must not do is turn us anti-American. Because that would be un-Canadian. We have every right to be angry at the disregard we’ve been shown since Trump was elected. And we can’t simply shove that aside. But we must not allow ourselves to hate the American people, no matter how much we despise what Trump is doing to us — and to them. It is important to remember that almost half of the country did not vote for Trump. Millions of Americans will suffer from the Trump administration’s moves to try to end birthright citizenship, deport “illegal” immigrants, suspend social programs, dismantle government departments, bypass Congress, seek vengeance on opponents, fire career civil servants, pull out of climate pacts, cast doubt on science, curtail the rights of transgender people, roll back abortion access, end diversity and inclusion programs, give unelected tech billionaire Elon Musk access to America’s bank accounts and taxpayers’ private data, pick fights with neighbours, shred the Constitution, invade other countries — and on and on and on.
Some Americans are living in terror. Some are as irate as we are about what’s happening to their once great country — as is evident from the many letters of apology and sympathy for Canada The Gazette has published this week. Some are still waking up to the reality of what they’ve done. There are plenty of MAGA sycophants, enablers and suck-ups who are helping Trump carry out his destructive agenda with no regard for laws, decency or the Constitution — and they deserve our disdain. But we can’t let them corrupt our cherished Canadian values of kindness, respect and politeness.

So amid our swell of pride and pique of ire, let’s buy Canadian, boycott American, re-evaluate our vacation plans, make jokes, memes and parodies, sing O Canada at the top of our lungs and show our national unity. But let’s not hate.

#Canpoli #Canada #Tariff #BoycottUSA

https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/article738201.html

😳 Canadian Maple Maga Conservative Brutal Comment
"A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won’t apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg."
Editor NOTE: This is NOT How We Treat Each Other In Canada!!

#News #NeverVoteConservative
#Canpoli #Canada

https://globalnews.ca/news/11009565/manitoba-tory-candidate-polar-bears/

I am a Citizen of a NATO Country and I'm officially asking NATO to protect Canada from an imminent military threat.

#NATO #canpoli #media

Made a little update to our online shop at https://shop.fullcirclefoods.ca to show a 🍁 next to our Canadian products. Haven't labelled all the products yet but hopefully that'll be done tomorrow. We've always focused on supporting local producers but now is the time to swap out a few of the remaining American brands. #ShopLocal #CdnPoli #CanPoli #WatReg

Maybe it's time we renamed Wayne Gretzky Drive...

Donald Trump again touts Wayne Gretzky for 'governor' of Canada | National Post

#yeg #cdnpolli #canpoli #uspol

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/donald-trump-wayne-gretzky-for-prime-minister-governor-of-canada

Canadian reporters must get off US coup leader Musk's twitter.

Canadian MLAs MPPs MNAs MPs must get off xitter, GET OFF TWITTER.

Obviously.
#cbc
#global
#ctv
#media
#canpoli

As Canada and the U.S. enter a trade war after spending decades as friends, neighbours and allies … I want to tell a story about Canadians helping our neighbours to the South.

Years ago I was asked to go to a Canadian college to see a workshop for a musical about 9/11.

I scoffed. A musical about what? How will that work?

I drove out to the campus during a brutal winter snowstorm. I remember cursing that I was having to deal with a late night white knuckle drive for a musical that made absolutely no sense. Who would want to listen to people sing about that unspeakable tragedy?

I should have had more faith. The writers - an incredible Canadian duo called David Hein & Irene Sankoff - made magic at Sheridan College. Their musical wasn’t really about 9/11, it was about the community of Gander, Newfoundland that welcomed stranded planes on that dark day

It was about the Canadian spirit of opening our hearts and homes to those in need… no matter where they come from, what colour, religion, gender or nationality they are. It was about overcoming odds and helping strangers for no other reason than it was the right thing to do

38 planes carrying 6,579 passengers were diverted to Gander on 9/11. To put things in perspective, Gander is a tiny community of less than 10,000 people. They literally doubled in size overnight.

They could have left the people on the planes. They could have refused them and said it was America’s problem. They could have deflected and blamed as is so popular with the current leader of the U.S. They chose to open their arms and welcome everyone.

The community got together and found ways to feed, clothe and house every passenger and animal that were on those planes They put people up in schools and gymnasiums, guest rooms in their homes and more They turned the hockey rink into a giant walk in fridge for all the food

They rounded up bbqs from everyone’s backyard to have big cookouts for all the new guests. Provided every denomination with a place to pray. Made sure that kids had diapers, toys and a feeling of safety. Comforted animals who weren’t allowed off the planes. They stepped up.

For four days, no one from Gander slept or took a break. They were constantly on the go to ensure that every one of their new arrivals felt safe, protected and welcomed. That’s what the musical was about. The camaraderie and love shown during that unprecedented time

Its name? Come from Away.

It would go on to be a Tony Award winning Broadway musical with successful productions all over the Globe. Its message of kindness, inclusion and hope inspired people to be more welcoming of those who are different than them

It was one of the greatest honours of my life to be one of the first journalists to write about that extraordinary musical. To be able to meet many of the people from Gander and from the planes who allowed their stories to be told.

I’ve always loved being a Canadian, but sitting in that small theatre on a snowy winters night … I was overwhelmed with pride & hope for our future The people of Gander showed us what it truly means to be a neighbour, and we need to hold onto that spirit in these dark times

I don’t know what comes next, but I know Canadians will rise to the challenge. We will continue to extend a hand in friendship to our American neighbours. We know most of you don’t want this either. We will stand proud and remain true to our values always. We will overcome

If you want to watch it, the Broadway production was filmed for streaming on AppleTV and it’s beautifully done. “Tonight we honour what was lost, but we also commemorate what we found.”

https://youtu.be/Af77C4zUkjs?si=I5f3ulk3YVQ44bzk

#uspoli #canpoli #tariffs #canadian #comefromaway

To anyone that sees this on Canadian Bluesky. 🇨🇦

You have done the hard part moving from traditional platforms.

Now choose Canadian. Use Canadian Mastodon and the Fediverse.

If you're in BC consider #SocialBC
https://socialbc.ca/about
#trumptariffs #canpoli #opensocialmedia

Trump tariffs could cost households $830 extra this year, study finds

> President Trump's planned tariffs could effectively tax the average #US household an extra $830 this year, an analysis from the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation finds
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/31/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-taxes #DonaldTrump #tariffs #CDNpoli #CANpoli #Canada #Mexico #economy #trade @Downshift