Summary

Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman expressed disappointment over Donald Trump’s newly imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, calling them disruptive to a strong trade relationship.

The tariffs, set to take effect Tuesday, are aimed at pressuring cooperation on immigration and drug control. Canada plans retaliatory tariffs on $107 billion in U.S. goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not spoken with Trump since his inauguration. Hillman stressed Canada’s desire for continued partnership but warned of strong public demand for a firm response.

    • Tiefling IRL
      link
      fedilink
      English
      4711 hours ago

      Only about a third of us. The rest either voted for them or didn’t care enough to vote.

        • Cruxifux
          link
          fedilink
          English
          -43
          edit-2
          11 hours ago

          All three of your “groups” can fuck off actually.

          • @ProIsh
            link
            English
            2811 hours ago

            One of those groups didn’t want this, but you go king

            • Cruxifux
              link
              fedilink
              English
              -27
              edit-2
              11 hours ago

              One of those groups keeps on voting for politicians to lead their party that enabled this so they can fuck off just as hard. American libs can downvote me all they want but the rest of the world is just totally sick of all of your shit man.

              • @[email protected]
                link
                fedilink
                English
                1711 hours ago

                You’re not entirely wrong.

                But 3rd party voting is part of the contributor to the current predicament. It would’ve been better to vote for the lesser evil and buy some time to regroup and mobilize.

                Would it have happened? I don’t know. But it probably would’ve been better than this.

                • @xenomor
                  link
                  English
                  31 hour ago

                  Thing is, when we actually empower Democrats they don’t really do much of anything anyway. So the ‘lesser’ argument is getting tired. Thanks DNC.

                • Cruxifux
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  -140 minutes ago

                  Y’all had four fucking years to regroup and mobilize after you already had a Trump presidency as a warning. What exactly did you do with those four years except get mad at anybody who pointed out the democrats were also supporting genocide?

                • @[email protected]
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  108 hours ago

                  Dont pretend the rest of the world are saints. I live in Europe, we also have the rise of extreme right (fascism)… Less judging other people and more protesting. We need eachother, now is not the time for infighting.

                  • Cruxifux
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    -141 minutes ago

                    Infighting? The states has declared trade wars against all its allies. Being against the states for my country is no longer “infighting.” It is retaliation.

                • NoneOfUrBusiness
                  link
                  fedilink
                  69 hours ago

                  It would’ve been better to vote for the lesser evil and buy some time to regroup and mobilize.

                  I mean let’s be honest: That was not going to happen. Nobody regrouped or mobilized under Biden, even when he doubled down on genocide or when the DNC nominated him and then nominated Harris without a primary and tanked her campaign. Nothing I’ve seen in the final year of Biden’s term convinced me that anyone was going to do anything about the DNC except complain.

                  • @[email protected]
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    04 hours ago

                    Both the DNC and RNC have historically been hunky-dory with the status quo, mostly because change is hard and requires a leadership geared towards doing what’s right vs what sustains their power and profis.

                    American politics is completely fucked up and I’m not sure there’s anything that can be done except a complete overhaul.

              • @Eagle0110
                link
                English
                1010 hours ago

                Right, and your solution to this is to scream and yell and curse around to everyone exactly like that oversized orange colored baby who got elected?

                You do understand this affects you in every way possible too even if you are not an American, especially with Russian forces literally right on the door front of the Western Europe, don’t you?

                • Cruxifux
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  -237 minutes ago

                  No, the telling you guys off on the internet just makes me feel better. I’ve been volunteering at a local level for years, supporting local strikes, and currently I’m helping distribute lists of products that are made in Canada to combat this trade war at grocery stores. But I’m furious at Americans for allowing this to happen.

              • @[email protected]
                link
                fedilink
                English
                39 hours ago

                Oh ok we should’ve just voted for the fascists too then huh

                At least make an intelligent point or just admit that there’s no logic behind the hate

      • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        310 hours ago

        Even the people who voted for him or are closely involved with his election are also confused because they haven’t got their exceptions.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      1611 hours ago

      Trumps ego NEEDS the optics for himself to be strong, so he makes an issue where there is none to control the narrative and pressure other presidents. Like a bully calling someone smelly and fat in the lunch room. It’s not about this country or that country, he doesn’t care about anyone not named Trump. He wants publicly, other leaders to kiss his ring so he can make the stone cold steve austin X motion and say “suck it!” to anyone else.

      OH also crashing the economy is good for billionaires who can absorb the hit without changing their lifestyle at all and just buy infrastructure and government works to privatize.

      • @HerrVorragend
        link
        English
        210 hours ago

        Agreed to everything you said, but the X motion and “suck it!” does not come from Stone Cold Steve Austin. It was a staple of Degeneration X. Sorry for nitpicking