That’s probably why he doesn’t have any. Why we let this guy whose idea of a deep relationship is a real estate deal in which he defrauds everyone in sight become our President, in which capacity he can destroy not only his own relationships, but ours, is a mystery.

What led to breakdown of US-Canada trade talks? Carney: "Fundamentally, the cumulative effect of U.S. demands revealed the limits of their commitment to a true economic partnership." And that the Trumpists tried to go after french, means that they don't understand the first thing about Canada.

World’s Biggest Stagflation Truther@corncobanalysis.bsky.social · 13h ago

This is an insane demand, no Canadian PM could say yes to it

Great reporting by Politico. 1 Trade talks have centred on cars, steel & aluminum 2 Heavy trucks have lots of steel. Both sides agreed to reduce auto tariffs. On Friday, US thought that didn't include heavy trucks under steel tariffs, Canada thought it did. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal

Trump announced a “DEAL” on Tuesday night. Then things went south. Now the $1 trillion trade relationship is unraveling.

politico.com

"One of [Prime Minister Mark Carney's] favorite lines is that 'nostalgia is not a policy,' and he has told everyone who will listen that there is no going back to the old relationship with the United States — a close and familial, if lopsided, bond."

Carney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade War (Gift Article)

Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

nytimes.com

This looks useful. Take a page from Canada and boycott local companies taking part in the deconstruction of democracy and human rights in the USA.

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While answering an English question in English Carney, an anglophone PM, dropped in a French line: “Nous sommes maîtres chez nous" - the rally line of Québec's 1962 election & Quiet Revolution. No American will understand that reference. Every Canadian will. Il faut que ça change

Canada fuels American growth. Canada supplies 99% of natural gas imports, 85% of electricity imports and 60% of crude oil imports. I don't think they want us to stop sending any of that energy. -PMCarney #TrumpTariffs

I know it will be difficult for Canadians to completely disconnect economically from the USA. But, hopefully each of us will do the best we can. Today I sent this email to a company I planned to purchase from. I will either find a Canadian company, or do without. 🇨🇦💪🏻

Canadians have only two modes: I'm Sorry and You'll Be Sorry

Wanna retaliate? Issue a nation-wide moratorium on data centers. Do not allow American tech bros to use up our electricity and pollute our water.

Again 100% correct. Turner was right. #cdnpoli

iTunes Brian 🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🇷🇸 🇺🇦@itunesbrian.bsky.social · 17h ago

The 17th Prime Minister of Canada (the late) John Turner is now vindicated! He warned Canadians about a free trade agreement with America. Brian Mulroney won the argument, & this is why we are in this position today.

God, I'd hate to be an author finishing up a book on fucking nationalism in Canada right now.

What I would love to hear from the government now is worker relief programs and less about bailing out the industries. They can make adjustments, we can’t.

Every subsequent U.S. president who tries to do a modicum of good via foreign policy or trade is going to be sitting across from someone thinking yeah sure, okay, but what about the next guy. Absent political reforms, tribunals and truth and reconciliation, that credibility is gone forever.

Erstwhile allies. Canadians do not consider the USA an ally, quite the opposite. #USA #MAGA www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Look how much Canadians hate the United States now

It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.

politico.com

“The loop closes and feeds itself. The 1930s version had a gold standard and no oil crisis. This one has $40 trillion, an empty reserve, and a president who just taught his creditors not to trust his signature.” It’s going to get very bad in the US.

Nissim@nissimss.bsky.social · 13h ago

BREAKING: Trump Tried To Slip A “Snapback” Provision Into Canada Deal. Carney Caught It. Told Trump To F*** Off. Now Trump Is Threatening Military Force.

I wish that instead of matching dollar tariffs, we took directed and targeted measures with qualitative effects on the structure of our economy. Regulate the tech industry, ban US ownership in key sectors, cancel procurement contracts with US companies, etc.

Like I’m not even factoring in the ability to switch reasonably fluidly between English and French. Just seeing someone making coherent sentences in any language at all is … quite the contrast.

Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet

Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet

WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump, a man who was elected based on his self-proclaimed "deal-making genius", has failed to secure a trade deal with Canada, a nation most known for maple syrup and neigh...

thebeaverton.com

I think we may owe Lutnick a debt of gratitude for the timely reminder to our negotiators of who these guys are, and for saving us from what ultimately would've been a bad deal.

AHAHA WHAT So is this what Lutnick crowbarred into the deal at the last minute

Stephanie Carvin@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 20h ago

Oh hell no. U.S. vetos on Canadian trade deals is actually insane. Absolutely justified in walking away.

“In March, he told Republican lawmakers that passing a strict voter identification law cracking down on mail ballots, which Democrats now use more than Republicans, would “guarantee the midterms” for his party.”

FDR's mistake. Photo: Indep Hall, Antoine Taveneaux, Wikipedia@newhercules.bsky.social · 19h ago

Gift article: NY Times "In the rule, the Postal Service said that it would deliver mail ballots only in states that shared voter data with the federal agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

How to Lose a Trade War

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.

theatlantic.com

GIFT ARTICLE Original source: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...

Mark Carney Speaks to Canadians After Trade Talks With U.S. Collapse (Gift Article)

Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after he ordered negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.

nytimes.com

💪🍁🇨🇦

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 23h ago

“We have recognized from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship,” PM Carney said. “Canada has what the world wants. And we will not allow any nation to determine our future.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Well, I guess JD Vance got some egg on his face (again). No caving. Questioning the reliability of any deal is the right take. Trump isn’t a deal maker. He was bankrupt many times. He only wins when he cheats. Bye, bye USA.

RichardJR@electricbluesfan.bsky.social · yesterday

7/7 The fallout will be immediate on both sides of the border. Candace Laing of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce warned: "This will be a body blow to North American competitiveness." Source: Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Ian Austen & Ana Swanson for The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...

If you are in the US, call or email your reps in DC and tell them what you think about tariffs. It only takes a few minutes & it doesn't cost any money. We don't need money in politics. We just to participate. Support Initiative No. 2 100% Democracy on my website: www.nationalfinancialplan.com

Canadians have a long history of having the courage to do the ethical thing: 🇨🇦 sent over 1M troops into Europe from a population of 12M because fighting the Nazis was the right thing to do, even though it was all happening an ocean away. Before the Americans joined the fight, so there’s that.

The need to get Netanyahu in jail. Next time he flies over Canada, our Air Force could get it done.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterday

Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

#bcferries #dukepoint @bcferries.bsky.social @bcferrys.bsky.social