Excellent question. If middle powers exist, who or what are the upper and lower powers. Absolute hypocrisy. Although maybe…just maybe, AI will constitute the global “supreme power”. Frightening thought, no?
I agree with your comment about Carney bring a deceiver. In his arrogant superior manner, I believe he “knows best” for not only Canadians, but also the global population in general. By spinning a positive outlook ( no matter how distant or concrete), his belief is based on his assumption that most underlings are either naive or ignorant concerning world affairs. Those affairs would be far above their “need to know” access to actual facts.
If Carney were to reveal detailed plans and deployments and real timelines and complicit actors…the masses would revolt. There is far too much evidence that points to a serious global restructuring, and it does not favour the general population. That is the primary reason behind the stifling of actual legitimate fact based journalism.
The next Great Depression may not be far away. This may be the opening to the proposed AI digital entry into the financial sector. Collapse of the US dollar in favour of the new era of digital financial system. Macklem has suggested recently, that private sector finance is overtaking the long accepted current system. Apologies for not explaing further. My economic acumen is not that far advanced…yet. However he addressed a group recently concerning the state of the global economy and the level of debt and how unsustainable it is.
It may be a theory, but was this always the plan for at least the past decade, if not more. The collapse of Wall Street. The elite technocrats and their One World Order coming to the rescue?
I can't think of anything that is more frightening than AI in control of our financial systems. I remember the 90's when computerized trading started to become popular and the volatility it produced.
Carney's vision of creating a "new world order" in which the middle kingdoms, I mean middle powers, combine to fight the hegemony of the major ones. It strikes me as being extremely naive in the basic understanding of the natural world.
It's like sheep congregating into a dense group, believing there is safety in numbers while a pack of wolves circle them, waiting to pick them off, one by one. The question is, who are the apex predators in this scenario? Is it the traditional ones like America, China or Russia, or do we have wolves in sheep's clothing embedded within the herd?
Carney, like trudeau and freeland, is WEF. what is more frightening that AI in control of our money, is those folks in control of our money (and our every single move.)
I remain so disappointed that Canadians can't see the corruption in the Government and think that the PM is doing a 'good' job. Carney has amazing wealth already, and now building and breaking on the backs of Canadians. Was his Telesat appointment without conflict of interest? Is any deal in India above board and not predominantly to benefit Brookfield??? Too many to list....
Legacy media is guilty of gaslighting, and that's how the Liberals will continue on, as CBC Rosie said recently....it's all made up anyways.......
my apologies....the Telesat appointment was supposed to read the first contract to Telesat for the Canadian Defense Investment Agency (nearly $3M) went to Carney's long, long time buddy, Dan G.......no conflict there eh Canada?
The most frustrating thing to me is the fact that the MSM in Canada completely ignore Pierre Poilievre’s speeches and right now his trip to Europe. His speech to the Economic Club in Toronto about a week ago was a landmark speech - he offered both solutions and conclusions as to how we arrived to the place we are now at as Canadians and how we should fix it. Especially significant to me was his point that Canada already has over 50 Free Trade deals - the majority signed by the Harper Conservatives. Now - I am not saying this to be partisan, but that’s pretty impressive. Harper signed deals with the EU, Britain, China, India, Australia, Japan, Argentina, Brazil , Ecuador, the Philippines, Switzerland, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and many others. Poilievre’s point that Canada already has all of these deals in place- they are ironclad, solid treaty’s - unlike the never ending string of MOU’s Carney has come home with - described today in the New York Times as non binding, some already announced anyway, and vague. In reality it was the Liberals who completely ignored these trade deals and actually doubled down on trade with the USA, yet now somehow they want us to believe that they are the ones who can dig us out of the hole they created ? What strikes me most is Poilievre’s conclusion- and he is 100% spot on here - the biggest obstacle is not foreign countries blocking access to Canadian imports - they actually welcome them, it’s the Liberals themselves who refuse to get out of the way and who actually block our exports from leaving Canada. This is exactly our dilemma, and it is why Canada has gone from a wealthy progressive society to a broke ass, barely making ends meet society. Let’s count the number of key Liberal cabinet ministers still in key positions in the Carney government - LeBlanc, Joly, Champagne, McKinnon, Hajdu, Guilbeault, Anasangareee, Miller. Frasier, Anand, and let’s add in those who have recently departed as well. - Freeland, Blair, and Wilkinson. All of these are the same clown posse who passed the following laws: Bill C- 69 which prevents the permitting of new oil and gas pipelines, the building of new LNG pipelines and port facilities, new mine development and new refinery development. It was the Liberals who blocked oil tankers from the BC coast, it was the Liberals who passed so many anti development laws that it now takes 19 years just to get a new mine approved in Canada and who sent away Japan, Germany and other nations who came calling on us begging Canada to sell them our oil and gas so they could free themselves from Russian oil and gas, whose proceeds were used to fund the war against the Ukraine. And what was it that the Liberals told them - we are not interested in selling these commodities to you - they are best left in the ground. Now - somehow these dolts who vote Liberal think that these idiots are going to now solve our problems ? Imagine if we had built those pipelines to the east and west - what with the oil disruption due to the conflict in the Middle East, how much money Canada and therefore all of us would be making right now ? But oh no, instead we had to listen to morons like Steven Guilbault who stated that peak oil consumption wouid peak by 2030 - so 4 short years from now. Sure buddy. Canada is a joke right now except that a lot of Canadians are not laughing and I am one of them
Carney needs to be removed, he will not resign, LPC were so bloody desperate for a leader, they were offered the opportunity to be able to remove him, but voted it DOWN, THE STUPIDITY in the LPC knows no bounds!!!!!! And NOW we all pay for the man who thinks he's KING
Hi brian, regarding canada needing big projects and fast.
Well, they are sure pushing alto down the throats of thousands of people in eastern ontario, who will not benefit in any way, and whose lives will be hugely damaged....to my mind, the real secret weapon here is bill c-15. Read it in depth, and then think about big projects thought up and funded by the govt. how about a big project like bringing canadians' healthcare access up to where it was in 1970? Canadians are sick and they are waiting, and they are being offered MAID. Look at the pathetic education system. You can have a wealth of resources, and millions of people, and big projects, like highspeed trains. But the number one resource in a nation is healthy, educated people.
It could get worse before it gets better with the LieBrals adding One Trillion dollars to our debt of 680 Billion when they took office. There is NO Middle class only the Oligarchs & the have NOTS! VOTE OUT THE LIEBRALS NEXT ELECTION!
Pierre has it right! Fix what's broken at home to strengthen our reputation abroad so we can be taken seriously. Canada is a weak, woke country being taken to cleaners by our authoritian liberal leaders.
You set up a false choice. Working with allies in Tokyo or Berlin does not replace the US relationship. It strengthens it. Diversification gives Canada leverage when Washington becomes protectionist or transactional. Structuring 75 percent of exports around one partner and hoping politics there never shifts is the real risk.
It is also worth noting that the Supreme Court of the United States has now ruled many of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs illegal. So building Canada’s strategy around negotiating concessions under those tariffs may not have been the solid foundation some commentators (hint) assumed.
In a volatile legal and political environment, diversification and resilience are simply prudent economics.
I don’t believe that anyone disputes diversification. However, we cannot discount that n based on geography alone plus intertwined existing profitable trade trade with the US is essential. We already have free trade with a multitude of other nations that we can definitely expand. The question is, who exactly is benefiting. Conflict of interest comes to mind. This is entirely unethical.
Correction, the SC only ruled the tariffs under the IEEPA were not valid. Many tariffs are under other Sections, and the U.S. can simply shift those IEEPA tariffs to various sections. It might take a bit more work, but the vast majority of the tariffs will remain in place. I do agree that it’s long overdue for Canada to diversify. I believe Trump’s 51st state jabs were meant to galvanize Canada to be less reliant on America, and become more self reliant.
You are right that some tariffs could technically be shifted to other authorities like Section 301 or Section 232. But a significant share were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act precisely because it allowed broad and rapid action without the lengthy investigations required under traditional trade laws.
That is why the ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States matters. It removes that shortcut. Tariffs under Section 301 or 232 require formal investigations, evidence thresholds, and are more exposed to legal challenge.
So while some tariffs could be rebuilt under different statutes, it is not a simple switch. The process is slower, more contested, and far less predictable as a negotiating tool. Which reinforces the broader point that relying heavily on a single market exposes Canada to policy volatility outside its control.
Maybe so, but make no mistake, those tariffs will be enacted, and this time with full Section authority. Justice Kavanaugh even laid out a handy roadmap for which sections the govt should use.
I fully agree that Canada should not be so heavily exposed to one market. Diversification is key. But as Brian laid out, so far it's just been talk and agreements of agreements, versus actual concrete action. Canada has a wealth of natural resources, but are shackled by its politicians.
I love these commentators that keep saying “where is the deal on tariffs?”, “Carney hasn’t got a deal on tariffs yet”. Please oh please tell us all what a good deal on tariffs looks like. 20% tariffs? 15% tariffs? 10%? The truth is that no one knows. However anyone that knows the first thing about negotiations knows that you cannot strike an equitable deal with someone, or another party or country that has zero respect for you. Let alone the irrational aspect - Spain refused to let the US use their bases for strikes on Iran and Trump threatened to cut off all trade with them. How do you deal with that? The answer is you don’t. Delay the CUSMA negotiations for as long as possible, Trump and his idiotic regime will not last for much longer. Just look at how the Iran war debacle is going so far, I doubt that the Trump regime will even last until the November midterms. Even if they do manage to survive, Trump will be a lame duck. So the smart play is to delay and pivot to more rational partners over the short term.
Agreed!! Carney has done F A w/ respect on tariffs not found common denominator in negotiations but spend us poor :( 2.1 trillion dollars in debt w/ a shamed lucrative energy&minerals income stream. We’re bankrupt broke 🤬 🇨🇦 😭
Maybe the end game in Iran is more than regime change and returning Iran to the people…legitimately. There is the obvious connection to Russia and China. Cripple their supply change (as with Venezuela, Cuba and the coordinated efforts with Mexico) and this may result in a cease fire/ end to the war in Ukraine. Or just a change in the evil axis.
No matter what the outcome we cannot severe ties with our closest most lucrative neighbour. Change is inevitable but it has to be an intelligent path forward to benefit Canadians.
So much of what you said is wrong. Even if Republicans lose the House, that doesn’t stop Trump from enacting tariffs via various Sections that already exist. And if Vance wins 2028, those policies will continue. Canada needs to focus less on its TDS and more on its myriad domestic issues. So far I haven’t seen any indication it can or even wants to. Canada is content to decline through suicidal empathy and a refusal to acknowledge basic economic facts.
Canada refuses to acknowledge basic economic facts? Lol like what? Trump is destroying his own economy in his misguided efforts to make America great again. Not to mention US reputation around the world is in tatters. The Iran war is a total disaster. Tell me what this has done to the price of oil. Did it go up? His last gasp promise to his cult base is affordability. Where do you think that is going? Are prices going down? This insane Trump regime will not last past November. As Canadians we just need to diversify our trade as much as we can and wait out this insanity. And Vance the Nazi is not going to win anything in except for a free trip to jail.
You can't even leave a comment about Canada without referring to Trump. That's your main problem. Beyond that, your GDP has been near 0 for 10 years. Youth unemployment is sky high in major cities. Housing is collapsing, but is still too expensive for the average Canadian. People are dying waiting for referrals to specialist doctors. But fear not, there's always MAID!
Apologies! If I’m playing the devil’s advocate, would these agreements be a precursor to an actual deal, once the legistics and investors are firmly in place. This would pertain to critical minerals, energy and infrastructure and AI development (including the restructuring of the current financial system). All of which are related to Brookfield’s companies. Among others.
Prominent UAE billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor just published an open letter to Trump.
It's brutal.
"Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran? Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?"
Al Habtoor's a major figure: billionaire, former diplomat, outspoken political voice in the Gulf. When he talks, UAE leadership's listening.
His questions:
* Was this your decision or Netanyahu's pressure?
* Did you calculate collateral damage before firing?
* You placed GCC countries at the heart of danger they didn't choose
* Your "Board of Peace" initiatives were funded by Gulf states. Now we're getting attacked. Where did that money go?
* You promised no wars. You've conducted operations in 7 countries: Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria, Iran, Venezuela
* 658 airstrikes in your first year back = Biden's entire term (which you criticized)
* War costs $40-65 billion for operations, possibly $210 billion total
* Your approval rating's down 9% in 400 days
* Americans were promised peace. They're getting war funded by their taxes
The sharpest line: "Before the ink has dried on your Board of Peace initiative, we find ourselves facing military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go?"
Al Habtoor's not some random critic.
He's establishment. Connected.
When UAE elites start publicly questioning Trump's decision-making, that's America's closest Arab allies saying "we didn't sign up for this."
The letter ends: "True leadership is not measured by war decisions, but by wisdom, respect for others, and pushing toward achieving peace."
________________________________
Cannot say it better than that.
And don't say I have TDS. I am a supporter of his domestic policy. Bring jobs back to the continent. Right on.
But Trump promised NO REGIME change wars and look where we are.
Whatever. I'm happy that the ayatollah and his gang of murderers are gone. That the iranian women are free and no longer being slaughtered. And that that murderous regime cannot set off a nuclear war.
Today’s 1010 newstalk survey disagreed with your position on Carneys flip
Flop Iran statement. I agreed with you. But the majority did support the USA in this operation. Interesting.
Carney is a deceiver. So far he has delivered nothing but wealth for Brookfield and debt for Canadians.
I 100% agree with the US and Israel on this war.
Excellent question. If middle powers exist, who or what are the upper and lower powers. Absolute hypocrisy. Although maybe…just maybe, AI will constitute the global “supreme power”. Frightening thought, no?
I agree with your comment about Carney bring a deceiver. In his arrogant superior manner, I believe he “knows best” for not only Canadians, but also the global population in general. By spinning a positive outlook ( no matter how distant or concrete), his belief is based on his assumption that most underlings are either naive or ignorant concerning world affairs. Those affairs would be far above their “need to know” access to actual facts.
If Carney were to reveal detailed plans and deployments and real timelines and complicit actors…the masses would revolt. There is far too much evidence that points to a serious global restructuring, and it does not favour the general population. That is the primary reason behind the stifling of actual legitimate fact based journalism.
The next Great Depression may not be far away. This may be the opening to the proposed AI digital entry into the financial sector. Collapse of the US dollar in favour of the new era of digital financial system. Macklem has suggested recently, that private sector finance is overtaking the long accepted current system. Apologies for not explaing further. My economic acumen is not that far advanced…yet. However he addressed a group recently concerning the state of the global economy and the level of debt and how unsustainable it is.
It may be a theory, but was this always the plan for at least the past decade, if not more. The collapse of Wall Street. The elite technocrats and their One World Order coming to the rescue?
I can't think of anything that is more frightening than AI in control of our financial systems. I remember the 90's when computerized trading started to become popular and the volatility it produced.
Carney's vision of creating a "new world order" in which the middle kingdoms, I mean middle powers, combine to fight the hegemony of the major ones. It strikes me as being extremely naive in the basic understanding of the natural world.
It's like sheep congregating into a dense group, believing there is safety in numbers while a pack of wolves circle them, waiting to pick them off, one by one. The question is, who are the apex predators in this scenario? Is it the traditional ones like America, China or Russia, or do we have wolves in sheep's clothing embedded within the herd?
Carney, like trudeau and freeland, is WEF. what is more frightening that AI in control of our money, is those folks in control of our money (and our every single move.)
Agree. AI is what they will use to gain that control. Along with every other aspect of our lives, especially controlling dissent.
yes, and bills going thru right now about that
I remain so disappointed that Canadians can't see the corruption in the Government and think that the PM is doing a 'good' job. Carney has amazing wealth already, and now building and breaking on the backs of Canadians. Was his Telesat appointment without conflict of interest? Is any deal in India above board and not predominantly to benefit Brookfield??? Too many to list....
Legacy media is guilty of gaslighting, and that's how the Liberals will continue on, as CBC Rosie said recently....it's all made up anyways.......
my apologies....the Telesat appointment was supposed to read the first contract to Telesat for the Canadian Defense Investment Agency (nearly $3M) went to Carney's long, long time buddy, Dan G.......no conflict there eh Canada?
One of many to come.
The most frustrating thing to me is the fact that the MSM in Canada completely ignore Pierre Poilievre’s speeches and right now his trip to Europe. His speech to the Economic Club in Toronto about a week ago was a landmark speech - he offered both solutions and conclusions as to how we arrived to the place we are now at as Canadians and how we should fix it. Especially significant to me was his point that Canada already has over 50 Free Trade deals - the majority signed by the Harper Conservatives. Now - I am not saying this to be partisan, but that’s pretty impressive. Harper signed deals with the EU, Britain, China, India, Australia, Japan, Argentina, Brazil , Ecuador, the Philippines, Switzerland, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and many others. Poilievre’s point that Canada already has all of these deals in place- they are ironclad, solid treaty’s - unlike the never ending string of MOU’s Carney has come home with - described today in the New York Times as non binding, some already announced anyway, and vague. In reality it was the Liberals who completely ignored these trade deals and actually doubled down on trade with the USA, yet now somehow they want us to believe that they are the ones who can dig us out of the hole they created ? What strikes me most is Poilievre’s conclusion- and he is 100% spot on here - the biggest obstacle is not foreign countries blocking access to Canadian imports - they actually welcome them, it’s the Liberals themselves who refuse to get out of the way and who actually block our exports from leaving Canada. This is exactly our dilemma, and it is why Canada has gone from a wealthy progressive society to a broke ass, barely making ends meet society. Let’s count the number of key Liberal cabinet ministers still in key positions in the Carney government - LeBlanc, Joly, Champagne, McKinnon, Hajdu, Guilbeault, Anasangareee, Miller. Frasier, Anand, and let’s add in those who have recently departed as well. - Freeland, Blair, and Wilkinson. All of these are the same clown posse who passed the following laws: Bill C- 69 which prevents the permitting of new oil and gas pipelines, the building of new LNG pipelines and port facilities, new mine development and new refinery development. It was the Liberals who blocked oil tankers from the BC coast, it was the Liberals who passed so many anti development laws that it now takes 19 years just to get a new mine approved in Canada and who sent away Japan, Germany and other nations who came calling on us begging Canada to sell them our oil and gas so they could free themselves from Russian oil and gas, whose proceeds were used to fund the war against the Ukraine. And what was it that the Liberals told them - we are not interested in selling these commodities to you - they are best left in the ground. Now - somehow these dolts who vote Liberal think that these idiots are going to now solve our problems ? Imagine if we had built those pipelines to the east and west - what with the oil disruption due to the conflict in the Middle East, how much money Canada and therefore all of us would be making right now ? But oh no, instead we had to listen to morons like Steven Guilbault who stated that peak oil consumption wouid peak by 2030 - so 4 short years from now. Sure buddy. Canada is a joke right now except that a lot of Canadians are not laughing and I am one of them
I think that Carney can be proud. All his anti US propaganda has worked in large segments of Canada.
The democrats in the states have had the same success with Trump propaganda.
The Muslim Brotherhood could write a user's guide on how to get the western world to be anti-western and anti-israel.
The west is destroying itself and the guard rails are gone because our politicians are more concerned about votes than truth and common sense.
In other news ... beer is still good.
Carole, I agree with all that you say with particular emphasis on your last line.
Two of my best friends returned from their respective winter holidays in Florida.
Each said something interesting, independently of the other.
"The nice thing about being down there, is the lack of constant droning on about President Trump."
Are we being informed by our news consumption, or are we being conditioned?
CBC & others are conditioning the elbows up group getting ready for the NEXT election. The LieBrals are just that...when it comes to Trump.
Conditioned and controlled
Carney needs to be removed, he will not resign, LPC were so bloody desperate for a leader, they were offered the opportunity to be able to remove him, but voted it DOWN, THE STUPIDITY in the LPC knows no bounds!!!!!! And NOW we all pay for the man who thinks he's KING
Hi brian, regarding canada needing big projects and fast.
Well, they are sure pushing alto down the throats of thousands of people in eastern ontario, who will not benefit in any way, and whose lives will be hugely damaged....to my mind, the real secret weapon here is bill c-15. Read it in depth, and then think about big projects thought up and funded by the govt. how about a big project like bringing canadians' healthcare access up to where it was in 1970? Canadians are sick and they are waiting, and they are being offered MAID. Look at the pathetic education system. You can have a wealth of resources, and millions of people, and big projects, like highspeed trains. But the number one resource in a nation is healthy, educated people.
It could get worse before it gets better with the LieBrals adding One Trillion dollars to our debt of 680 Billion when they took office. There is NO Middle class only the Oligarchs & the have NOTS! VOTE OUT THE LIEBRALS NEXT ELECTION!
Carney the head clown promises everything to the faithful illiterate followers and delivers BS!
Pierre has it right! Fix what's broken at home to strengthen our reputation abroad so we can be taken seriously. Canada is a weak, woke country being taken to cleaners by our authoritian liberal leaders.
In my humble opinion, the #MarkCarney Govt is treasonously ineffective.
Industry minister Melanie Joly recently announced a 15 year study on productivity in Canada 😃 elbows up 😵💫 https://www.canada.ca/en/social-sciences-humanities-research/news/2026/02/new-national-research-partnership-to-improve-canadas-productivity-receives-inaugural-grant.html
You set up a false choice. Working with allies in Tokyo or Berlin does not replace the US relationship. It strengthens it. Diversification gives Canada leverage when Washington becomes protectionist or transactional. Structuring 75 percent of exports around one partner and hoping politics there never shifts is the real risk.
It is also worth noting that the Supreme Court of the United States has now ruled many of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs illegal. So building Canada’s strategy around negotiating concessions under those tariffs may not have been the solid foundation some commentators (hint) assumed.
In a volatile legal and political environment, diversification and resilience are simply prudent economics.
I don’t believe that anyone disputes diversification. However, we cannot discount that n based on geography alone plus intertwined existing profitable trade trade with the US is essential. We already have free trade with a multitude of other nations that we can definitely expand. The question is, who exactly is benefiting. Conflict of interest comes to mind. This is entirely unethical.
Correction, the SC only ruled the tariffs under the IEEPA were not valid. Many tariffs are under other Sections, and the U.S. can simply shift those IEEPA tariffs to various sections. It might take a bit more work, but the vast majority of the tariffs will remain in place. I do agree that it’s long overdue for Canada to diversify. I believe Trump’s 51st state jabs were meant to galvanize Canada to be less reliant on America, and become more self reliant.
You are right that some tariffs could technically be shifted to other authorities like Section 301 or Section 232. But a significant share were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act precisely because it allowed broad and rapid action without the lengthy investigations required under traditional trade laws.
That is why the ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States matters. It removes that shortcut. Tariffs under Section 301 or 232 require formal investigations, evidence thresholds, and are more exposed to legal challenge.
So while some tariffs could be rebuilt under different statutes, it is not a simple switch. The process is slower, more contested, and far less predictable as a negotiating tool. Which reinforces the broader point that relying heavily on a single market exposes Canada to policy volatility outside its control.
Maybe so, but make no mistake, those tariffs will be enacted, and this time with full Section authority. Justice Kavanaugh even laid out a handy roadmap for which sections the govt should use.
I fully agree that Canada should not be so heavily exposed to one market. Diversification is key. But as Brian laid out, so far it's just been talk and agreements of agreements, versus actual concrete action. Canada has a wealth of natural resources, but are shackled by its politicians.
I love these commentators that keep saying “where is the deal on tariffs?”, “Carney hasn’t got a deal on tariffs yet”. Please oh please tell us all what a good deal on tariffs looks like. 20% tariffs? 15% tariffs? 10%? The truth is that no one knows. However anyone that knows the first thing about negotiations knows that you cannot strike an equitable deal with someone, or another party or country that has zero respect for you. Let alone the irrational aspect - Spain refused to let the US use their bases for strikes on Iran and Trump threatened to cut off all trade with them. How do you deal with that? The answer is you don’t. Delay the CUSMA negotiations for as long as possible, Trump and his idiotic regime will not last for much longer. Just look at how the Iran war debacle is going so far, I doubt that the Trump regime will even last until the November midterms. Even if they do manage to survive, Trump will be a lame duck. So the smart play is to delay and pivot to more rational partners over the short term.
Agreed!! Carney has done F A w/ respect on tariffs not found common denominator in negotiations but spend us poor :( 2.1 trillion dollars in debt w/ a shamed lucrative energy&minerals income stream. We’re bankrupt broke 🤬 🇨🇦 😭
Maybe the end game in Iran is more than regime change and returning Iran to the people…legitimately. There is the obvious connection to Russia and China. Cripple their supply change (as with Venezuela, Cuba and the coordinated efforts with Mexico) and this may result in a cease fire/ end to the war in Ukraine. Or just a change in the evil axis.
No matter what the outcome we cannot severe ties with our closest most lucrative neighbour. Change is inevitable but it has to be an intelligent path forward to benefit Canadians.
So much of what you said is wrong. Even if Republicans lose the House, that doesn’t stop Trump from enacting tariffs via various Sections that already exist. And if Vance wins 2028, those policies will continue. Canada needs to focus less on its TDS and more on its myriad domestic issues. So far I haven’t seen any indication it can or even wants to. Canada is content to decline through suicidal empathy and a refusal to acknowledge basic economic facts.
Canada refuses to acknowledge basic economic facts? Lol like what? Trump is destroying his own economy in his misguided efforts to make America great again. Not to mention US reputation around the world is in tatters. The Iran war is a total disaster. Tell me what this has done to the price of oil. Did it go up? His last gasp promise to his cult base is affordability. Where do you think that is going? Are prices going down? This insane Trump regime will not last past November. As Canadians we just need to diversify our trade as much as we can and wait out this insanity. And Vance the Nazi is not going to win anything in except for a free trip to jail.
You can't even leave a comment about Canada without referring to Trump. That's your main problem. Beyond that, your GDP has been near 0 for 10 years. Youth unemployment is sky high in major cities. Housing is collapsing, but is still too expensive for the average Canadian. People are dying waiting for referrals to specialist doctors. But fear not, there's always MAID!
But then what can you expect from someone who listens to Laura looney Loomer.
I don’t listen to her, but go on with your ad hominem attacks. I’d focus on your imploding country.
Whatever you say, there is no point in debating with a cultist.
GDP has been near 0 for 10 years, you say. That tells me that you have no idea what you are talking about.
You are wrong! TDS has caused severe damage to your ability to think critically.
If I’m playing the devil’s advocate
Apologies! If I’m playing the devil’s advocate, would these agreements be a precursor to an actual deal, once the legistics and investors are firmly in place. This would pertain to critical minerals, energy and infrastructure and AI development (including the restructuring of the current financial system). All of which are related to Brookfield’s companies. Among others.
The Answer is NO! That is my thought on subject.
Reality Check on this WAR:
Prominent UAE billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor just published an open letter to Trump.
It's brutal.
"Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran? Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?"
Al Habtoor's a major figure: billionaire, former diplomat, outspoken political voice in the Gulf. When he talks, UAE leadership's listening.
His questions:
* Was this your decision or Netanyahu's pressure?
* Did you calculate collateral damage before firing?
* You placed GCC countries at the heart of danger they didn't choose
* Your "Board of Peace" initiatives were funded by Gulf states. Now we're getting attacked. Where did that money go?
* You promised no wars. You've conducted operations in 7 countries: Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria, Iran, Venezuela
* 658 airstrikes in your first year back = Biden's entire term (which you criticized)
* War costs $40-65 billion for operations, possibly $210 billion total
* Your approval rating's down 9% in 400 days
* Americans were promised peace. They're getting war funded by their taxes
The sharpest line: "Before the ink has dried on your Board of Peace initiative, we find ourselves facing military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go?"
Al Habtoor's not some random critic.
He's establishment. Connected.
When UAE elites start publicly questioning Trump's decision-making, that's America's closest Arab allies saying "we didn't sign up for this."
The letter ends: "True leadership is not measured by war decisions, but by wisdom, respect for others, and pushing toward achieving peace."
________________________________
Cannot say it better than that.
And don't say I have TDS. I am a supporter of his domestic policy. Bring jobs back to the continent. Right on.
But Trump promised NO REGIME change wars and look where we are.
The ME is a mess.
The economic consequences are coming.
A friggin' disaster.
Whatever. I'm happy that the ayatollah and his gang of murderers are gone. That the iranian women are free and no longer being slaughtered. And that that murderous regime cannot set off a nuclear war.
Exactly!
Who cares what a UAE billionaire thinks??
Seriously?
Read it again.
America has achieved the Most Hated Nation status in the Middle East.
Seconded by Israel.
The game has changed. No one trusts America. No one.
The ME is slowing realizing IRAN is the best defence against Israel.
What a pejorative comment. But so is your post account name.