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Maybe instead of canada becoming our fifty first state we need to join canada and their provadvances seems like a better idea

Your just as bad as putin. What automobiles does Canada produce ? Oh none so maybe we dont sell you any cars from now on. We'll see who wins this.

maybe trump ics a lap dog of elon musk

Don’t tariff America. As a Canadian two wrongs don’t make it right. Get the energy out. Triple our global output. Our autoworkers need jobs well let’s build Trudeau. Talk and winning. Global energy. Let BYD in with out tariffs. We don’t have an auto sector anymore. ? BYD and get over it ( the eagles ?). Trump is correct at our lack of defence. Maybe this will help. The only way to scourge out of fentanyl is a clean source and less social stigmatization of the sick. Don’t expect a smart man like trump to figure that out.

Trump isn't harmed by this. He's pocketing all the $$$ from his tarrifs. Fun fact: Trump bankrupted several of his casinos. How do you manage to bankrupt a casino... Maybe by pocketing all the $$$ in it until theres not enough to even run it??? What do you expect from convicted felon as president LOL.

So trumps agenda is NO WAR! Is that a problem?? Zelensky was here and then flew back to sign the agreement the Dems had a meeting to stop him, then went in with an attitude, you have the ocean to protect you now but maybe not one day! Is that a THREAT! We have you 177 billion, same gdp as all of Europe they gave 18 billion, so stay with them and the USA is done! How disrespectful! The Dems want war, it makes the politicians tons of money

Maybe Trudeau can just freeze the bank accounts of people that don't agree with him\nA true fascist

This will only get worat for the USA, wait the EU possibly does something collective also. Australia maybe not, Japan yes.

It would be a lot more fitting if this baby were to actually be drinking from a bottle while he got on TV and whined??? wait maybe the reason he says what he says is that he's been hitting that bottle a little bit too much lately??? we call it the Nancy pelosi affect here in America

Good job Justin. There's nothing else you could have said or done. The problem as I see it, is that responding in kind to Trump like this is possibly to invite an invasion, justified by Trump claiming that Canadian assets are essential to US national security. It's hard to parse the provocation from the US as anything less than a pretext to eventually try and annexe Canada. Maybe Russia will attack the Baltics at the same time. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the US Government is no longer a friend to the free world.

For the intellectually challenged President Trump is slapping these tariffs on Canada because immigrants are flying into Canada and entering the US as illegal aliens. Canada is not curbing the fentanyl entering our northern border.\nTrudeau has not shown the WH he is serious about locking down his side of the border. Maybe Canada should start there.

Would be nice if justin would take a page out of trumps book and not call putin names anymore, maybe then we could join brics

Again, I will say we Americans love our Canadian friends! You have every right to come down hard on America. Make it hurt! Maybe Republicans will finally wake up to how cruel and hateful Trump is and see that he is totally out to destroy America not only at home but abroad.

The trade war is a distraction and an excuse. Trump is about to lift sanctions on Putin and re establish relations with him. Trump will buy oil from Russia and will eventually divide the planet among them including Xi maybe. Trump is a megalomaniac like Putin and he idolizes him along with other dictators and authoritarians on the planet and his cult members support every step.

this is what happens with Trump, we will see how long the Americans will be happy with their choice. USA is out and can not be trusted. Maybe USA will come out from this well and I know many of them don't care about other people, but other countries and people will suffer as long as Trump is in the seat. Very bad and dangerous to allow one person with this much power.

maybe tariffs implemented not because of drugs, but just because JD Vance thinks that Canadians were not thankful enough

in tennis, you will hit a ball to a far corner to get the player as far as possible, to then hit a ball to the other corner and score. trump throws his lies and fake concerns left and right and everyone is running for them, the media, other countries, maga people use this misinformation as an excuse... here you see Mr President say - we already had an excellent border control but we went ahead and spent 1.3 billion dollars more. why? trump never cared for that. just like Trump doesn't care what Mr Zelenskyy would say in the Oval Office, he has his plans and agenda. he wants to isolate USA, be friends with ruzzia and be a dictator. so maybe fucking treat him as such now, before its too late?

Maybe they didn't say thank you enough to Mr. Orange and his master Putin.

The Drug Fentanyl is coming into the USA because Americans want it to come in .\n. America would be better employed finding the reason for people to need this narcotic .Maybe it's because your . society is so unfair, maybe it's because you have so many people without money, possessions, education and opportunities . Maybe it's because you don't look after your sick and elderly and UNDERPRIVILEGED.. Trump should not blame other country's HE SHOULD ACT LIKE A REAL LEADER . And show leadership AND focused on improving the well-being of all citizens.

Question for citizens living in states of Washington, Oregon and California. \n\nHow many of you would consider seceding this Union (formerly called the United States) to become a separate nation? Or be open to join Canada as the 11th Province? \nImagine now trade could be done directly with Mexico!!! \n\nEnough thumbs up and maybe we could start a “Petition”. I would be open (a DON scientist recently fired by Musk/MAGA) to collecting the data and involving lawyers to draft the petition.

How is this gonna hurt Americans is he stupid really, he more scared hurting then we are and also maybe they need to fix the bs of if you have a dui in usa and did your time , they can recharge yoi with it there and thats stupid , Canada get your crap right

✅you are going to be out of your office anytime,\n✅maybe the next administration can do better your country Canada, right now Canada doesn’t want you, and USA doesn’t want you as friend ????????

Thanks to you and your policies you’ve done this to Canada and the liberal NDP coalition time to step down maybe today would be a good step PP for Prime Minister. Let’s bring it home.

American here. I am ashamed. I hate that we leave good people behind, crap all over every country and our relationships. It’s embarrassing. I support Trump for the border but that’s all I have agreed with. Say goodbye to the USD as the world trade currency. Get ready for isolation guys we are pissing everyone away down stream. To the EU protect Ukraine it’s the majority of our fault and I am sorry but don’t let these clowns win. EU needs an army, 30% maybe 40 of every European country. I would even say 50. Good luck and again sorry we are dumbasses.

There's a leader of the free world vacancy. Maybe Trudeau can step in.

Trudeau resigned as prime minister because he was deeply unpopular in Canada. He proceeded to suspend parliament while President Trump threatened these Tariffs and then immediately left to Europe to posture with European leaders. He did absolutely nothing to strengthen the US/Canadian relationship while his party set about appointing (not electing) a new leader. Trudeau is an actor and a hypocrit. Do not believe anything he says. Now I don't agree with President Trump's tariffs on American allies like Canada. I don't understand the metrics he's using to justify them. Maybe there is a real reason, but this fool that you're listening to has not represented Canada faithfully and I reject everything he says.

Wait till he takes putin over and shows him round your nuclear facilities then sends him home with case loads of sensitive documents. Maybe then yous will yank his ass out of the White house

So sorry ?, you'll be making more money. Keep your goods. We'll keep ours. Maybe you can see your way clear to get along. Bullshit your own citizens. Good luck, let's get it on. Thank you ?

Awh!! Look what Donnie the clown did for you Americans!! Hopefully you’re happy for what you voted for because you’re getting exactly what you deserved maybe try listening or try thinking outside of the box!! being a Democrat or even a Republican doesn’t do shit for you as you can clearly see

I have never been so embarrassed to be an American. Its heart breaking that we allowed this to happen even with all the warning signs. I have protested, attended town halls, emsiled all my state representatives and every attempt can only have power if the people we elected go to bat for us. They are not doing so. Americans who know this is absolutely unacceptable will scream as loud as we can to stop this dictator but we need to help of the higher ups. Please...for the love of God, get this man out of the seat of power until it is too late. Maybe it already is.

Most likely Mr Trump will just double down and add more tariffs, or maybe even start doing military “exercises” at the border!!! Expect anything!

right on JT - don't stop now, your fight is rooted in pure integrity... next up: netanyahu and the zionist regime... and maybe some heavy focus on the massive injustices against our indigenous people and the disgusting residential school events. you go boy.

Maybe everything we’ve been told in the west has been a lie . FU little Castro.

Trump has been under Putin's control even before his first term, doing exactly what Putin wants from him at the moment. That's the only reason. Maybe he fell into a honeytrap or there’s other compromising material the Russians have on him that they could use to blackmail him. He’s a narcissist, which fits perfectly with this. Anything else doesn’t make sense....or why is he only attacking allies and licking Putins butt?

Paula Newton. Maybe walk back your words, this isn't anti-Americanism, that's extremely offensive to the situation. This is about one man and his cult \n\nAlthough there is the question why Americans are still letting this issue persist. When are you going to get off your asses and deal with your s***. You know what I'm saying

My only criticism is that Trudeau should have said the tariffs imposed by Trump, rather than the US. Not all Americans support Trump and maybe they’ll need Canada’s help to throw out the garbage one day soon.

Maybe trump want to speculate on the stock exchange. They will come bac, for aure. Trump take america as his company

I am Canadian and everyone who use to support America is now buying Canadian. Canada helped kill Palestinians and Lebanese folks because of the US. Maybe this is our karma

Can I be Canadian? :). In all seriousness, I wonder if these tariffs will last long. Perhaps Trump will cancel them in the near future and claim, incorrectly of course, that Canada and Mexico (maybe China) made some sort of concessions and that his tariffs worked... What a turnip of a leader, and that's being unkind to turnips...

He should speak to Putin as Trump is an employee of Putin and does what he says. Or maybe Satan because Satan also employs him

It's TRUMP AND ONLY TRUMP. Maybe he will be removed soon.

The reality is: the US has reached a record high trade deficit with Canada. This deficit has grown steadily since 1976 (today it is just shy of $100 billion - meaning the US purchases $100 billion more worth of goods from Canada than Canada does from the US). The US imposing tariffs on Canada is a tactic to incentivize US companies who import goods from Canada to move manufacturing/production sourcing back to American soil. This promotes investment and expansion into the US economy. It will also incentivize Canada to commit to investing in the US economy. This would be a negotiation move by Trudeau: we (Canada) will commit to purchasing $25 billion (for example) dollars more of goods from the US if you agree to reduce the tariffs you've imposed on us to blank (maybe 5%). This is likely the end goal Trump is aiming for in the long run.

I hope some of those who voted for Trump maybe maybe finally open their eyes ! Trump wants to run the country like a dictator like he ran his businesses he bankrupted

As an American let me say we don’t want this either! That said, go for it Canada! Don’t spare the rod. Maybe, just maybe if Trump blows up our economy and his supporters lose their jobs and homes and families they will finally wake up and see that fat tub is shit in the White House for what he really is.

... maybe he can BLOCK ? TRUMP'S BANK ACCOUNTS and put an end to all of this. He did it to his citizens ?

Sorry JT but calling out donny as a liar goes no where. Maybe say what he did, like he made this trade agreement 4 years ago and said it was the best trade deal ever and now...

So embarrassed to be aAmerican right now!? Maybe move to Canada?

Maybe a little rough right now, but it’ll all work out and have a major benefit for Americans. Us first, everyone else last.

Maybe the Ides of March....44AD....Hail Caesar! et tu Vanceus

You mention that Americans are 30% more expensive than Canadians but you dont mention that the US is far more unequal with a Gini coefficient of 0.41 vs 0.35 in Canada. Now there is also a known issue with using GDP data to calculate productivity and that is that in sme countries the labor of GDP is much lower than in others. You then end up with Irish productivity being the second highest in the world only because most large US corporations operating in the EU register there to pay lower taxes but most of that revenue is just on paper for Ireland. or with Guyana whose oil and mining revenue makes it productivity equal to that of the US. Maybe that is the case, but is it? and if so why is the average wage in Guyana so much lower? so choosing only one specific stat can make any point of view seem true. you have to look at the bigger picture.\nnow the issue is Canada has been getting more unequal but it is still much better than the US. so what it means is that the higher worker productivity in the US benefits corporations and billionaires far more than it benefits the average American. now if we compare cost of living say between NYC and Toronto:\nCost of Living in Toronto is 37.5% lower than in New York, NY (without rent) \nCost of Living Including Rent in Toronto is 47.1% lower than in New York, NY \nRent Prices in Toronto are 59.2% lower than in New York, NY \nRestaurant Prices in Toronto are 34.5% lower than in New York, NY \nGroceries Prices in Toronto are 33.0% lower than in New York, NY \nLocal Purchasing Power in Toronto is 7.2% higher than in New York, NY \nand this is similar when comparing almost all large Canadian cities with a comparable US one. And whilst housing and NIMBYIsm is real issue you have very similar issues in the US which also has almost no mix zoning. But throw in safety nets and go ask Canadians if they want to change for the US system. I doubt most will. Sure some want things to change but some assuming everyone wants an ultra capitalistic society. most are ok with less growth ut better balanced growth (the exact opposite of the boom and bust US model)