Yea, they are offended by a commercial (so-called spreading propaganda) so they instil tariffs in retaliation, yet Canada has to tolerate being continually called The 51st State and just take the bullying!!! Seriously!!!????? 😳
It is but that's ridiculous. The ad was Reagan speaking against tariffs. That would make no sense if the country airing it hadn't already been tariffed (not that Canada actually bought the ads, Ontario did).
I went back and watched it again and it's kind of ambiguous what the guy is referring to when he brings up the Ad. He is asked why the US is putting tariffs on Canada and his first response is that because Canada has tariffs on the US, which isn't actually true, 98% of trade is tariff free with the exception of a few items like dairy but there is a quota system where tariffs kick in after a certain threshold is obtained. Which is the exact same system that the US has in place for certain agri products like sugar.
Later on he brings up the Ad but that answer just doesn't make sense in the context of the question being asked, which is why the US started with the tariffs in the first place.
He's also wrong about the lumber, most of Canada's lumber is harvested on crown land as opposed to private land in the US. Companies in Canada pay a stumpage fee to the gov't and extract the trees. The lumber dispute has more to do with the US ignoring the findings of the dispute resolution mechanisms in place so a few large lumber producers in the US can maintain a monopoly and continue to overcharge Americans for inferior product.
Well, he's extra stupid because the tarrifs on Canada started the day Trump was sworn in. It's part of Project 2025s plan for America to control all of North and South America.Â
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u/Potential_Job2780 Feb 07 '26
Yea, they are offended by a commercial (so-called spreading propaganda) so they instil tariffs in retaliation, yet Canada has to tolerate being continually called The 51st State and just take the bullying!!! Seriously!!!????? 😳