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Carney doesn’t rule out export tax on energy to U.S.

Asked whether the government would consider a retaliatory tax on oil and gas exported to the U.S., Carney said, “We have many options. And we will use them judiciously.”

“It’s a negotiation. You act when you act. You don’t pre-commit.”

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Pressed on how Canada will actually respond next week if U.S. tariffs come into effect, the prime minister wouldn’t give details.

“This is a negotiation,” he said, adding that the government will know “a lot more” in a week. “In a negotiation, it doesn’t make sense to tip your hand.”

Noting that the threatened tariffs apply to all countries, not just Canada and Mexico, Carney said, “We have the best deal of a bad deal, is the way I would put it.”

More reciprocal tariffs are coming on April 2, including tariffs on sectors like forestry, lumber, pharmaceuticals and semi-conductors.

“We have a number of measures that we can take in response to those initiatives.”

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Carney is asked when a phone call with Trump will happen. He says he and the president will speak “in the next day or two.”

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Carney says that Trump reached out to him last night to schedule a call. If it takes place, it will be the first between the two heads of state. But Carney didn’t say when the call would happen.

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Carney addressed Canadians, saying, “We won’t back down. We will respond forcefully. Nothing is off the table to defend our workers and our country.”

“I don’t want to set unreasonable expectations,” he added, saying there’s no silver bullet or quick fix, and that Canadians are understandably anxious.

“I have every confidence in our country because I understand what President Trump does not: that we love Canada with every fibre of our being.”

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Those are both good rules. I wouldn’t be surprised to see information being weaponized more frequently as we get closer to the election.

They’re also good rules in general, too. Misinformation should be removed and repeat offenders should be banned.

I’d be surprised if Singh stayed on if they do actually lose official party status. Realistically though, they were close when the Libs were facing an historic, crushing loss. They were never anywhere near a position to form government based on polling.

I think it’s more about this moment than people giving up on the NDP long term. It’s probably more ABC than anti-NDP. Many see PP as a threat to the country, or least much less able to address the current crisis, so they’re aligning with the best chance to defeat him.

Wow. What a stunning collapse of support for PP! This poll puts the Libs chances of winning at 99.5% vs. 4.2% for the Cons. Even this polling average has their chances at 78% and still trending upward. Just polling/keep pushing (etc) but this seems like it’s Carney’s to lose at this point.

Really sucks that the NDP is at risk of losing official party status though.

100% this.

We have a real dilemma here.

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RIP Constable Johnstable

Interesting anecdote, I guess. Not really surprising that Putin would align with groups perceived as pro-Russian rather than anti-Russian. And that’s really the lens to view it through. If you think Russia’s goal is to advance Canadian conservatism, you’re wrong. Russia’s goal is to damage, weaken, and destroy its enemies. If they believe advancing the right works toward that, they’ll do that. If they thought that advancing the NDP would do it, they’d do it without hesitation and it wouldn’t be at all inconsistent with their support of conservatives. Russian propaganda is spread through both the far-right and far-left in Canada - and often they’re just amplifying domestic conflict to force leaders to deal with internal crises rather than looking outward.

They probably tend to favour right-wing politicians more often than left given the alignment of many current right-wing politicians, but Russia is opportunistic. Their goal is often to sow chaos and amplify internal conflict within a target country and they will attack conservatives if that is the best path to meet that goal. This article even mentions that they had previously targeted Harper and Bezan, who are both conservatives.

I’m sure this is an effort, in part at least, to drive a wedge between the democracies targeted by this administration. Don’t lose sight of who our enemies are. Viva Mexico! Death to America!

Good night and good luck!

I was expressing how utterly wasteful this article and thread is

You have been given the tools to correct your ill-formed opinion but have refused them. Instead you insist on endlessly spilling the beans on the you problem you have. This isn’t a therapy session. Physician heal thyself!

Sure, you can stay married to your pointless, impotent rage or you could have your concerns addressed.

That’s on you.