In a compelling conversation with MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles addressed the far-reaching consequences of Donald Trump’s threats toward Canada, calling them both “crazy” and “an existential threat.” Trump’s bizarre antics—including posting a map showing the U.S. conquering Canada and referring to the nation as the “51st state”—have sparked growing alarm north of the border. This exclusive ad-free video is available here for Meidas+ Substack subscribers.
“It’s bananas. It’s crazy,” Stiles said about Trump’s rhetoric. “We’ve seen this kind of narcissism and bullying before, but that kind of bullying...we are taking it real seriously right now. We see this as an existential threat.” Stiles emphasized that Trump’s threats don’t just target leadership but “working people in our country, who rely on trade, who rely on those relationships.”
The NDP leader emphasized how Trump’s actions could destroy the trade relationship between Canada and the United States. Stiles explained, “We are obviously like the United States’ most important trade partner, but we also purchase a lot of American product. It’s like $5 billion worth of Canadian steel goes to the United States, and we actually import another almost $5 billion back. This is a really important trade relationship.”
Stiles issued a sharp warning about the fallout for Americans if Trump’s threats materialize: “The cost of pissing off Canadians is...going to cost Americans more to fill up your gas, to build your homes, to build your bridges. That’s going to be the impact.” She accused Trump of ignoring the harm his policies would inflict on working people. “For him, he’s just worrying about him and his billionaire buddies like Elon Musk...they’re going to make billions no matter what. But it’s working-class people who are already suffering...who are going to really actually pay the price for this kind of crap that he’s pulling.”
Stiles also addressed the rise of “maple MAGA,” pointing to Canadian conservatives like Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre who, she said, mimic Trump’s agenda of dismantling beloved Canadian institutions like public healthcare and education. “What I have to say to Donald Trump is, you’re going to come after us, we’re going to fight you like hell.”
Public sentiment in Canada is shifting, Stiles noted, as Trump’s rhetoric becomes more threatening. “At the beginning, everybody was sort of thinking, okay, this guy...he just does crazy things,” she said. “But I think when you start to actually threaten our sovereignty as a nation...we are a distinct country. We have been an ally of the United States...but we are our own country. We are not interested in joining the United States.”
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Trump is trying to distract us from what's really going on behind closed doors. Like the sleight of hand magician, he is trying to make us look one way, while the trick is going on before our eyes undetected.
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Probably how costly those tax cuts are going to be. The price of goods and services are going to rise to pay the rich friends of trump and those paying for them won't notice cause we're too busy considering this Canada business.
Hi Ben, I'm so Glad you all are safe💙. I'm not hearing anything about trump's only budget plan is to try to steal from other countries. He won't invade, as putin has, but he'll try to bully other govts into paying him for protection, like he did to Zelenskyy & Ukraine. Or he will make us as hated as Russia, by using putin's kleptocracy ro target allies. Then USA is isolated per their plan, then he sells out to Putin, when our allies leave us.
Bingo! I said in 2016 that he would turn us over to the Russians. I stand by my comment. I just wasn't sure of the mechanism to accomplish this, but your scenario sounds extremely plausible.
me too!!! 💯
agree totally, the Donald has sold us out before with Putin, by ignoring the Intelligence telling things otherwise! Donald is on this 51 role due to one or several of his billy friends want it and remind him frequently. midterms cannot come to soon!
Thank you, Ben, for covering some news from a Canadian perspective, and interviewing our NDP stalwarts, giving your wide audience (mostly Americans) a chance to hear from us!
The very first thing Canadians can do is change their vacation destinations. If the whole world decided to change their vacations this year it would definitely send a message that this clown and his billionaire butt kissers are gonna cause severe damage across the globe.
And that plan will bring economic hardship to states like Maine, a good part of which depends heavily on tourism.
What for a couple of months? It’s like a strike and if you haven’t been paying attention to the way trump is transactional he’ll fold like a wet paper bag. I live in Florida and will guess we have 100 times more tourists here than you. Nothing gets done unless everyone pulls together. You think a little time out is gonna devastate you just wait until the tariffs hit.
So be it, hit tRump where he thinks he is strong right in the US wallet this might get his attention well that and a 2x4 across his noggin. Az will survive and maybe less morons will fall into the grand canyon trying to take selfies 🤳 .
TOTALLY agree! Hey Canadians, why would you spend your hard earned $$ in a country whose leader offends and mocks your sovereignty??
I am sorry that the Canadians have to deal with our newly elected Psycho. He is a handful to deal with. I agree that you folks need to stand your ground. A note of caution. His weakness is to be ridiculed, or made fun of. He is a heartless bast%$# with zero sense of normal human feelings. Also, you'll need to use simple words because he's very ignorant and can't read and therefore won't read any big words. Pretend he is a 6-year-old who is not yet potty-trained. Very , Jim Bitondo / Seattle
The sad part is they know what to expect, sadly magas don't
Again, how is Trump not engaging in terrorism?
Exactly!!!!
Remember what was happening in the news when this whole Canada/Panama/Greenland noise started? Trump's cabinet picks were all the outrage for their various lack of qualifications and Mike Johnson was trying his hardest to prevent the House ethics report being made public in order to support Gaetz's AG bid. Trump is a master at controlling the news cycle and everyone falls for it.
Slight revision - chaotic flooding with daily releases of melon felon garbage falls short of any masters level. Bannon may have shown him how this works too.
I've said it before it's all distraction
Let's quit pretending Trump is joking. Trump now knows that he owns the biggest Arsenal of nuclear weapons known to man. The man doesn't joke the man has never joked and the fucking media how to learn that at some point in their existence Maybe when that first nuclear weapon shows up well I'll be wiped away and it won't make any damn difference that you never figured out the fact that Donald Trump isn't just a narcissist that Elon Musk is not just a billionaire they're fucking fruit cakes. Let's look at the demographics in the US population unofficially I'd say 13% of the population is whacked out on opioids; 25% of the population are supremist; 40% of the population are praying for Armageddon. What's left is those of us who realize just what state this world is in. And Canada Denmark the UN realizes exactly where the United States sits today.
tRump ain't joking you have to have a sense of humor for that, tRump doesn't .
It's what he's and his regime (Federal to State and City) are doing behind the scenes (that man behind the curtain who 47 prefers we don't pay attention to), that concerns me.
When what he's / they are DOING that doesn't get news coverage is significant.
The 47 Regime operates covertly.
Where is Musk, what's he and DOGE up to now?
In Canada. French is an official language
The aboriginal peoples will want to re-negotiate all the treaties between their nations and the Crown with Trump
Canada’s gun laws are strict
Women are equal to men as per Canada’s version of the ERA - the Person's Act of 1927
Canada has free healthcare
The differences berween Canada and the Us are not insignificant
1927 damn America is way behind.
So many great things 🇨🇦
As far as Convicted Felon Trump is concerned, the chaos IS the point. He is shifting attention away from the stuff he is really interested in, and the other stuff he was getting in trouble for.
To start with, he really tried to avoid being called a convicted felon, but now he is, and yet that is not the lead story. He nominated historically incompetent and BAD nominees to various departments and yet that is 'yesterday's news' while Republicans in the Senate are trying to figure out how to respond, without any public pressure to do the right thing. He is trying to gently walk back a number of promises he made, and that is not the lead story either. Instead we are talking about Greenland and Canada, when it is bloody obvious the nation does not have an appetite for even an economic war to conquer them.
Trump used this same tactic throughout his first term as president. Don't play into his hands again. He constantly does 'worse' things to distract attention from the bad things he has done. this normalizes the bad things, until nothing is important anymore. People respond to news that is consistent and points out how bad something is. When it goes away they assume the 'bad', the danger has gone away.
So no, the rhetoric and economic threats are NOT backfiring on Convicted Felon Trump. As mentioned in the article Convicted Felon Trump does not care what happens to the 'poor' (non-billionaires). Musk is another example of this chaos generation. A lot of distracting noise, chaos...
So is his new title convicted felon president tRump?
Nah. While he will have the power of the presidency, per the 14th amendment he can not legitimately hold any office. SCOTUS simply said Congress would have to make a law in order to take his name off the ballots, they really said nothing about him actually holding office. 'Convicted Felon Trump' clarifies which Trump and which convicted felon he is. He never respected the office, and never respected his oath. He could never even bother to learn the constitution which his oath swore him to "protect and defend", so why in the world would we give him respect? In fact, to give respect to the office I feel it is best to not call him president. Do you remember all the name calling and insults Convicted Felon Trump and his trumpettes called Biden? We are being far nicer and civil by merely telling the truth, backed up by facts. Something Convicted Felon Trump never bothered to do.
Agree completely. It's a Murdoch news trick. Won elections in Aus doing it and the country suffered. Watch the facts, not the fiction. Trump is a professional liar. His words mean nothing... watch the hands folks.
It's 47s version of the Madman Theory, a strategy he's using.
If this doesn't prove that the POS should be committed and in a padded room, nothing does. Someone has to take him out before he kills all of us.
If/when I’d bet the rent it’ll be one of his own.
Jd is probably poised to do just that take tRump out. Dementia does not just go away.
What might happen when a useful idiot is no longer useful.
These houses that are burning done will need Cnadian lumber torebuild! So sorry your home will now cost three times as much as it would have before FELON trump
She doesn’t mince words. This is how one should retort to the malignant clown’s “rhetoric”. Where is the breaking point when other democracy abiding nations decide to go on the offense for a change, realizing this joke of an administration is completely dysfunctional and can’t sustain itself.
Thank the Universe someone has the spine to push back. We are a lazy, spoiled, undisciplined people.
I guess you’re right about that at this point. But I think back to the Bush Cheney years and there still was earnest pushback to the outright lies of that dastardly administration. The sane-washing of the Bush regime by the cowed corporate mainstream media is culpable in getting us to this dire point. People in their 60s and 70s shouldn’t be the only ones still taking to the streets. The younger generations must be outraged enough in order to do what’s necessary to turn things around.
I remember it as though it were yesterday. Evil days indeed. Bush/Cheney will rot in hell. People are so immune to Trump that they think it's reality TV. Trump will also rot in hell, but he's going to do so much damage before he gets there if young people don't start taking their country seriously. Here in Aus young people are not interested. My son-in-law quotes Joe Rogan and when challenged tells me I don't understand. He's a nice young man, with zero capacity for bullshit detection. My autistic kid? Calls Trump, Musk and JoeR c**ts. Ask him why and he has facts. It's no longer a world I recognise.
Your kid is right on the money, which gives me hope. The herd mentality following Rogan is pop culture at its lowest intelligence, surpassing the pet rock.
Correct. He's 32, very high IQ and thinks in straight lines. His bullshit detector is sensational. Surprisingly he has a lot of neurotypical friends. They all agree about Trump/Musk.
Your autistic kid recognizes others who are also “neurodiverse” or on the “spectrum” and better understands what they are saying and when they are full of bull💩 than normal people.
He's 32, very high IQ, extreme autism. He says Musk fakes ND. My kid rarely dislikes anyone but he really loathes Musk.
Yes. It’s interesting/puzzling/confounding to me that we old farts are the ones in the streets. Maybe the kids have another plan? Another way of seeing this mess? I surely don’t know if anything will turn this horror around. I don’t have much real hope. But I press on. As you do.
You are very much loved Brett Ben and Joardie…across the planet.
See Robert REICH'S post on all the Blue states on East/West Coast being Canadas two new provinces. The blue states never did like djt. Colorado and New Mexico, idk how these states will be acquired by Canada. 🤔🤔
Hey...Don't forget Minnesota, eh!
I saw on map Illinois also is blue, maybe ole JB can make it happen
Dumpster would sell his own mom if he got something for her so I have no doubt the moron would bluster and bully all these countries! I'm Canadian and there is no way in hell we would join the USA ! He is doing all this for his dear leader , Putin and the wealthy ! I'm sick of this rhetoric ! Just shut up ! Run your own country !
Thanks for the interview! Nice to get some honest frleedback.
I absolutely love hearing from our Canadian friends!!! PLEASE, have them back! Their words give us strength that we are not alone! I feel it makes me more empowered! We need this strength to carry on!❤️
The world must realize that felon donalds threats are all destructions. Them the media focuses on these insane issues they don't focus on the real damage the maga elected servants of the felon king are actually doing. God bless America
Hello Ben, thank you, thank you, thank you. For staying strong. My daughter's home in Altadena was destroyed. We are very sad here and we, a couple in our 80s, are cheering you. on. You will be the hero they write about.
I’m so sorry for your daughter and her family. It’s a terrible loss to so many.
Mr Trump is doing slight of hand. Ignore his bluster. Unfortunately he’s trying to instigate his maga base against Canada, and hoping to influence Canadian people having hard feelings against their government. He likes to cause chaos. The best thing is to completely ignore him and not give him any attention.
Felon Dump NOT Mr.
“What I have to say to Donald Trump is, you’re going to come after us, we’re going to fight you like hell.”
That comment by Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles sounds eerily like something said by a melon-colored felon on J6, 2021. Canada needs to fight like hell or they’re not going to have a country any more.
Fortunately, I live only 20 minutes from the Canadian border, so I can quickly cross the bridge and join our friends and relatives in defense of their sovereign nation. GO, CANADA! 🇨🇦
Might you have a spare room? I could bring my sleeping bag and crash on the floor. I’ll be quiet and clean up after myself. Thank you.
Now, that sounds like an offer I can’t refuse! 😉
I’m no cook, but I wash dishes with the best of them. I surely wish I had an escape hatch. 😘
Based on Donnie's press conference, where he blamed the J6 riot on FBI agents and Hezbollah, we must conclude that he believes in a reality that doesn't exist. He is not capable of rational thought. He is not capable of gathering facts and making reasoned judgments based on objective reality.
Like JD Vance's mentor Curtis Yarvin, Donnie makes shit up in his brain and calls it real. "The rioters were heroes!" "Gimme Canada and Greenland and Panama!" "They're eating the pets!" "Kill NATO and love Putin!"
The world is about to be subjected to 4 years of government control by a mentally ill, reality detached, criminal conman. What could go wrong?
Beware of politicians that speak out both sides of their faces
Or out of their fat arses.
Why did Trudeau resign so soon after meeting with Trump? Musk also has Canadian citizenship so what does all of this mean?
Good questions
I find it incredible that the majority of people (although slight) voted to have this con man and now convicted felon as the leader of the country. I guess they did it because they feel that somehow, trump would turn back the hands of time and take the country back to the 50's socially, economically, and culturally but the reality is that he doesn't really care about any of that - he just played on the fears of those who feel that change is leaving them behind. All trump cares about is money and power - he thinks those thing will make him welcomed into "polite" society but they won't and on some level he know that so he bullies people and makes them bend the knee and now he's trying to bully other countries. Canada, Mexico, Panama, Greenland and all of the UK needs to stand together against this tyrant. He's only trying to threaten the sovereignty of other countries because he wants to take their resources for himself and his billionaire friends. You can't be nice to a bully, you have to punch them in the face!
Dear Trump and 3rd party voters in battleground states. THANKS A LOT.
So sorry they sent you that ugly ugly text. These mega people are totally mentally unstable just like trump.
Mainstream media is not normal.
The Convict and Cheat to-be, loves the attention in stirring his cesspit
Asking for a friend. Can you make it easier for US ‘elites’ (educated, work for a living, save and invest, aren’t looking for government handouts) to move to Canada. A lot of elites living in Maga (entitled, not earning what they want, aren’t adaptable, want a strong man to save them) states might be interested.
My mom had the gift of prescience, and I must admit we typically laughed off all that she would propose from her observations. Long, long ago when I was in grade school, she said that our enemies will not fight with weapons they will undermine the education of our children and easily conquer us. She also said that one day we will wake up and Bank of America will have changed its name with no shame to Bank of Arabia. She also said starting around 35 years ago that our country is turning into a third world country. My mom had class and was beautiful but so smart and did not suffer fools. She would go thru the newspaper and underline and make notes along the border of the pages. And then knock off the crossword puzzles and the other typical challenge games found in the newspapers she read. None of what she said when she said it made any sense as I grew from child to teen to adult and entered my middle age. And I hate to admit today that Mom was right. She could see the slow downfall. She had no one to talk with about it that I know of but maybe a friend or a sibling (all her sisters were brilliant) spoke on it. She was fierce in school committee meetings. Always with grace and class she could command a room and make those on the dais squirm.
If you try to enter Canada with a felony conviction on your criminal record, you could be deemed “criminally inadmissible to Canada,” and denied entry at the Canadian border. Guess Trump will have to triumph without actually going to Canada,
Everybody is totally forgetting that trump is owned by putin, and doing whatever he can to please 'the boss'. trump sold his soul long, long ago, and is now tied to those who bailed him out of his monetary snafus. So do not be surprised by anything he does except to examine it from that perspective !!!
Ben, Why don't you suggest to Marit Stiles about maybe getting European countries to set up military bases in Canada. And the same for Greenland. It doesn't actually have to happen, but just getting countries to talk about it would be great fun.
Excellent interview. I am glad everyone is standing up against the orange stinky bully. You have to give it right back to him. He stands down. I think we should keep resisting at each opportunity we have and make his next 4 years miserable for him.
This sort of dangerous posturing and mouthing off is not only a national embarrassment for the sane of our society, it causes pause among our allies.
Further this brash untempered display of unbalanced rhetoric plays into the plays of our national enemies. Quite likely many relish this chaos.
I just read that Trump was meeting with Putin....Putin called him? What is doing?
What about the existential (for the USA!) problem of copycatting putin by attacking a sovereign nation with no provocation just because you want their land and resources? Holy fuck, orange felon is insane and extremely dangerous!
I think the Canada, Panama Canal & Greenland are all distractions. I don't know what from, his conviction or something else but he knows just as well as everyone but Don Jr and Butt Head Charlie Kirk(doesn't Kirk look like Butt Head?) that it is all impossible. He can't take bake the Panama Canal Treaty without Congress and while the diots in the GOP in the House would likely do anything to get a quick whiff of a Trump Soiled Diaper he can't get 60 Senate votes. As for Greenland, it doesn't matter who Trump sends there it is not for sell and neither is Canada. My best guess is it all has something to do with Putin. Greenland Trump would let Putin put missles there, Canada give Russia a near land path all the way to DC for his next insurrection and with the Panama Canal he could shut off all European ships for Putin. Russian TV just posted all of Trump Communist wife's nudes on National TV and Trump and Republicans said nothing so obviously they are all scared to death of him so right now I guess for 2 years anyway Putin has us under his thumb like he did in 2017-2021.
I wholeheartedly hope that behind the scenes everything is done to nail this wanna be dictator and traitor for not being president. That his election fraud will be shown to the people before his inauguration. I hope the inauguration will be put on hold up to September. I hope the Supreme Court will see the evidence and vote in favor of the real winner. I hope she will be inaugurated in October.
Ben, I know you read these messages. Not all, but most. I hope you see this one. Folks, please share on his YouTube channel, BluSky, etc... I want to make a request to you. Please take the time out and reach out to Roland Martin, from the Unfiltered Show on YouTube. I just came from the Bulwark channel. And just watched one of the best podcasts I've watched/ listened to in a very long time! It was Michael Steele, Tim Miller, and the best of the best Roland Martin! Get him on your show. Be warned ⚠️ he throws some F-bombs. Which I personally love. I know you're sometimes a bit uptight about that. But Roland Martin is a wealth of knowledge and you NEED TO HAVE HIM ON! Do it. #RolandMartinunfiltered. 💙💙💙💙
Good interview. Happy to see you Ben.
Ben!
Ask Pierre Poilievre what he thinks. He's very likely going to be Canada's next Prime Minister. He's a very intelligent, fair minded, common sense guy. There are those who will try and tell you he's Canada's 'Trump' because he's the leader of the 'Conservative' Party of Canada. Nothing could be further from the truth. Justin Trudeau is Canada's Trump. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, spoiled rich kid, makes promises he very often won't keep, constantly telling bold faced lies, obviously feels he's accountable to no one, always plays dirty. Trudeau has decided to retire due to terrible polling numbers but instead of calling an election he's allowing the party to choose a new leader just as Don Felon takes power in the USA.
I’m finding all sorts of “deleted” entries all over Substack!! This should be investigated!! I’m beginning to think that we have enemies on here nibshitting!!
Look below my comment. They are EVERYWHERE!!
I’m thankful for our allies in Canada. But I don’t know where they’ve been but Trump has NEVER been honest starting in the first go around with him. He’s ALWAYS been a LIAR.
Crikey, l live in Ontario and have never heard of this woman.
trump is a pathetic loser 🙄 he will destroy everything that is good in America 🇺🇸 Get him out once and for all! (Before it's too late) 💙
Where are you? The Americans who did not vote at all! So silent. No talk any more about protesting Gaza and no talk any more about not liking VP Kamala Harris. Where are you? We need to talk!!!!
Very valuable, hearing these important voices. It helps give me necessary perspective & I feel it gives us ballast, the threats to our well-being are not ones we are facing alone, it's the same abuses of power everywhere. What I appreciated about this interview is a broader perspective about the Canadians. The stereotype I have is of a polite, generally more educated citizenry. This reminds me that working people are who build every country. The social gains they have were not given out of the generosity by the wealthy & powerful, but hard won, as everywhere. Canadians may have a reputation as having good manners, but it is a mistake to underestimate them, it sure doesn't mean they aren't smart & willing to do whatever is necessary to protect themselves. It is reassuring to have good neighbors.
I am in Colorado and am happy to join Canada!
Don't see a like button for this. Soooo...
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Never forget, with Trump it is all smoke and mirrors and illusion. Look over here, while he does what he doesn't want you to see.
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Hi Ben And Your Young Family, Plus Your Two Brothers And Their Families, Please Know That You All Are Remembered In Our Prayers And We Are Pleading With God To Look After You All And Keep You Safe.
Our Prayers For The Residents Of Los Angeles Are That The Lord Would, In His Compassion, Keep The Residents From Further Human Loss. Many Churches In Canada Are Lifting You All To The Lord For Safety.
I Am A Canadian, And Have Enjoyed All Your Discussions On Meidas Mighty Network And Podcasts And Youtube Channels. I Have Learned A Great Deal From Your Presentations And News Reports.
Please Amplify That Mr Trump Is Back Doing What He Does Best. DEFLECT AND DELAY.
Most Of The Citizens Of USA And Canada Have Watched Him Delay And Delay All His Court Cases So He Could Escape Accountability For His Very Serious And Treacherous Actions.
The Citizens Have To Now Come To Term With His False Promises And Pompous Declarations Which Are A Lot Of Hot Air With No Sunstance.
So January 20, 2025 Is Upon Us And Trump's Declarations And Boastful Claims Of All The Wonders He Is Going To Perform On Day 1, Seem To Be Vanashing Into Thin Air So What's The Best He Can Do.
Well He Is Going To Deflect. He Is Going On A Imaginative Conquering Spree Of All The Allies That US Has And Keep The Media And The Public Busy Discussing It, While The Nation's Attention Is Off Of His National Concepts Of Plans, Which He Knows He Can't Fulfil. There Are Rumblings Among The Maga Crowd About Bringing Outsiders To Fill Important Jobs And Leave Them Out In The Cold. He Is Not Guaranteeing Low Food Prices That He Promised And His Cabinet Memebers Have Not Been Approved.
So Why Not Keep Us All Busy Discussing Mindless Foriegn Conquest Crap Which We Know Will Come To Nought, Only Waste Precious Time Of Govt.
Please Ben and Meidas Mighty Please, Please Change The Narrative And Frame It As The Democratic Narrative Of Holding Trump Accountable To His Maga Base Regarding The Promises He Made To Them And Keep Calling Him Out At Every Twist And Turn For The Lies He Spued To His Base Just To Win The Elections.
You Have To Repeatedly Bring The Discussion And Trump Back To His Promises Made To The US And Call Him Out For Failing To Keep Them To His Maga Base. They Have To Be Told What A Liar He Is And A Faiure Of A Man Who Is Incapable Of Doing Anything But Fill His Pockets With Unlawful Monetary Gains. Thank You. Shaku.
Ford, the Premier of Ontario, a conservative, is taking the tariffs threat seriously and plans retaliation. So, distraction?
Good luck, Marit, in your goals. Could we (the normal working class people) clone you. We'd love you in the USA!
Glad to see you are ok Ben. Assume Brett is also safe. Feel for you both. Powerful interview! The Dumpster is a fool, pissing off Canada. What's he doing behind the nonsense rhetoric that he dosen't want us to be watching??? Sure isn't making eggs cheaper...
what about NAFTA, is that no longer in place? Sue his dumb ass if he tries to impose tariffs. If he wants to invade/occupy Canada, then he should lead the charge. Time to show everyone that he is more of a man than the private bone spurs we know so well!
Sorry Mr. Pitock, I'm taking this all very personally. My neighbor is concerned that the deer in our Senior Gated Community are eating the leaves off her bush...I'm concerned with self destruction, for the Israeli Fascist who bombed the USS LIBERTY with the 'defensive' weapons supplied by my US government, and the Fall of Civilizations.
Great coverage of recent Canadian political issues and perspectives Ben. Love your Pod. Just a friendly fyi on US/CAD pronunciation differences (without getting into the weeds on Canadian/British/French influences and differences). Government leaders of Provinces in Canada are called Premier (no final 'e') and the stress in on the first syllable. In the US there is usually no distinction between Premier and premiere (as in a movie premiere) which usually puts the stress on the last syllable. Because these words have different meanings it would be better to refer to a Provincial Leader as Premier (PREE mier).
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I guess we have to get crystal clear about what is in our leadership's control with our system & hold them accountable for taking action. Not sure this was within Biden's power, but we do need to get crystal clear about where responsibility lies.