Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada would “be better off” without Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade negotiations as tariffs against various Canadian goods continue to pile up.
Chinese tariffs on canola are a result of Carney Freeland Liberals putting 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs.
Otherwise, the Elbows up / down team have done absolutely nothing in 6 mon to increase or improve trade with any country. Even interprovincial trade has gone no where, all talk, same old barriers, same national provincial supply agreements.
Liberals are declining in the polls at ever increasing rates, it is called a death spiral.
Do we have any actual trade negotiations going on with ANYONE, from the Federal level in Canada? I don't count Carney's jetting around to chat with his Davos buddies in the EU, and side trips to Mexico, these appear to be entirely for show, or worse, likely consultation about other projects, the goals of which he shares (eg., digitalisation and micro-managing censorship of all our lives). No substantive results at all, except increasing tariffs from everyone in a position to hurt us with them!
What first Trudeau, then Carny has accomplished is truly frightening.
Canada was once admired - even envied - globally. You would have a hard time finding anyone who did not like our country. While travelling abroad, we were greeted warmly and thought of kindly, wherever we went.
Today, we sit in the dark, on the kids stool, at the back of the world stage, alone, with no allies that matter, friendless. That is a scary place to be.
Our economy is in "stupefying" ruins; our immigration system is out of control; our justice system is non-functional; our internal, provincial political system is dysfunctional, every province for itself. Those are all scary situations to be in.
We are defenceless, literally and figuratively. In today's world, that is an even scarier place to be.
Just thinking of the magnitude of these "accomplishments" makes me weep. They are not tears of joy.
Yes they were. We were watching for missiles and attack aircraft coming over the North Pole: the Pine Tree Line, the DEW (Distant Early Warning) line, the Mid-Canada Line ...all that fun stuff with radar and surveillance.
All we are getting from this government is platitudes and photo opportunities. Carnage talks about our credit rating being good but what will it look like when the analysts start looking at the results of massive spending that is being planned?
When the parliamentary budget officer tells us that we are 'done' if Carney continues to spend the way he is spending, we really need to listen. Every trip he takes costs us millions which we do not have and which increases our debt.
Pierre is right on with his criticism that Carney is only making things worse. Almost like that was the plan all along. We were had in a huge Carney con. Elbows up, anyone?
Okay, the fly in the ointment of these observations by Poilievre of is where he says he would not drop the EV tariffs.
C'mon, Pierre, you're my MP and you represent a big block of grain farmers here in east central Alberta. Why do you antagonize the Chinese by maintaining EV tariffs when it backfires against the canola farmers here? Even Moe's asked to stop it. What are you doing? Trying to help us or just trying to make Connie look bad?
Removing or reducing EV tariffs would show weakness (which we are) however why don't we remove them and let the consumer (absent government threats on dealers' sales) make the decision on whether to purchase one. Thinking -35°C, >1% chargers, strained grid, Li meltdown, ~$12,000 premium over ICE,etc; why give yourself the headache?
His agenda is not to benefit Canada. He wants to push Canada into a financial mess that would need to World Bank to straighten up if Canada supports the Davos agenda. I don't understand that the conservatives can't introduce a nonconfidence vote based on Carnneys refusal to get Parliament involved for any of his promises around the globe.
Chinese tariffs on canola are a result of Carney Freeland Liberals putting 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs.
Otherwise, the Elbows up / down team have done absolutely nothing in 6 mon to increase or improve trade with any country. Even interprovincial trade has gone no where, all talk, same old barriers, same national provincial supply agreements.
Liberals are declining in the polls at ever increasing rates, it is called a death spiral.
A death spiral indeed. Unfortunately, they'll be taking the rest of Canada along with them.
Do we have any actual trade negotiations going on with ANYONE, from the Federal level in Canada? I don't count Carney's jetting around to chat with his Davos buddies in the EU, and side trips to Mexico, these appear to be entirely for show, or worse, likely consultation about other projects, the goals of which he shares (eg., digitalisation and micro-managing censorship of all our lives). No substantive results at all, except increasing tariffs from everyone in a position to hurt us with them!
Sorry... Have to do it again.
Fixing the Title of this article was an easy one.
From: "Canada would be “better off” without Carney negotiating tariffs"
To: CANADA WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT CARNEY
There... Simple.
What first Trudeau, then Carny has accomplished is truly frightening.
Canada was once admired - even envied - globally. You would have a hard time finding anyone who did not like our country. While travelling abroad, we were greeted warmly and thought of kindly, wherever we went.
Today, we sit in the dark, on the kids stool, at the back of the world stage, alone, with no allies that matter, friendless. That is a scary place to be.
Our economy is in "stupefying" ruins; our immigration system is out of control; our justice system is non-functional; our internal, provincial political system is dysfunctional, every province for itself. Those are all scary situations to be in.
We are defenceless, literally and figuratively. In today's world, that is an even scarier place to be.
Just thinking of the magnitude of these "accomplishments" makes me weep. They are not tears of joy.
I served in our military when it defended great values of the 50s and 60s. We don't see that anymore in any place.
Totally agree. I served in Canada's Navy as well. throughout the 60's.
Me, 1966- 1970, RCAF
Different universe now, hey?
RCN 1963 - 1971 Naval Communicator. Served on a Destroyer in the Caribbean throughout the Cuban missile crisis. Interesting tims.
Yes they were. We were watching for missiles and attack aircraft coming over the North Pole: the Pine Tree Line, the DEW (Distant Early Warning) line, the Mid-Canada Line ...all that fun stuff with radar and surveillance.
All we are getting from this government is platitudes and photo opportunities. Carnage talks about our credit rating being good but what will it look like when the analysts start looking at the results of massive spending that is being planned?
When Carney promised free trade within Canada by July 1st, I foolishly thought he meant 2025. I am smarter now.
When the parliamentary budget officer tells us that we are 'done' if Carney continues to spend the way he is spending, we really need to listen. Every trip he takes costs us millions which we do not have and which increases our debt.
Pierre is right on with his criticism that Carney is only making things worse. Almost like that was the plan all along. We were had in a huge Carney con. Elbows up, anyone?
But Poilievre won't drop the damaging EV tarriffs. Not good.
Shakespeare said it best, “Much ado about nothing”
It isn't nothing.
But Shakespeare also said (re Dick the Butcher in Henry VI): "The first thing we do is we kill all the lawyers."
Carnage is paddling against the current up Shitz Creek without a paddle!
Okay, the fly in the ointment of these observations by Poilievre of is where he says he would not drop the EV tariffs.
C'mon, Pierre, you're my MP and you represent a big block of grain farmers here in east central Alberta. Why do you antagonize the Chinese by maintaining EV tariffs when it backfires against the canola farmers here? Even Moe's asked to stop it. What are you doing? Trying to help us or just trying to make Connie look bad?
Removing or reducing EV tariffs would show weakness (which we are) however why don't we remove them and let the consumer (absent government threats on dealers' sales) make the decision on whether to purchase one. Thinking -35°C, >1% chargers, strained grid, Li meltdown, ~$12,000 premium over ICE,etc; why give yourself the headache?
Makes sense to me.
His agenda is not to benefit Canada. He wants to push Canada into a financial mess that would need to World Bank to straighten up if Canada supports the Davos agenda. I don't understand that the conservatives can't introduce a nonconfidence vote based on Carnneys refusal to get Parliament involved for any of his promises around the globe.