One thing Canadians are really good at is being flexible when the world changes around us. Freezing temps, snow, heat, blackflies, mosquitoes, hurricanes, tornadoes…
Be patient, look after your neighbours, and don’t waste your time on bullsh*t. The world will bring you grief, so don’t go looking for it.
“ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
“Carney has set a goal for Canada to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade.”
The US told us what it thinks of us. We listened and took it seriously. So, Carney is making sure we move fast, to develop alternative, more reliable trading partners.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has told U.S. President Donald Trump that he stands by his comments made at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Carney plans to diversify Canada’s trade away from the U.S. with a dozen new deals. On Tuesday, Carney rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that he walked back his remarks. Trump recently threatened a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if Canada pursued a trade deal with Beijing. Carney explained to Trump that Canada is making new trade arrangements across four continents. Carney aims to double Canada’s non-U.S. exports in the next decade.
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This is the “subjugation” of which PM Carney spoke.
Canadians are already moving on, finding new places to travel, new trading partners, and new suppliers.
And building our own strengths and capabilities at home, with people we can trust.
No more. We are done. We are so done.
Keep Calm and Carney On, Canada!
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NATO will stand with or without the US. Canada will and must lead. We have punched above our weight in every war started by others, and now is no different. We help keep the peace, and we do it well, without bloviating, bragging, or playing toy soldiers. We don’t want war, just as we don’t want winter, but when winter or war comes to us or our allies, we do what must be done. Quietly, bravely, effectively, not looking for bragging rights. Just looking for peace, order, and good government, so we and our allies can get on with the timeless human pursuit of community, friendship, and thriving.
Charlie Angus wrote today:
“In 1939, the odds against the democratic world were massive.
Canada was a poor nation with a small population. But from the get-go, Canadians stepped up and did our part. And in the darkest days of the Second World War, Winston Churchill praised Canada as the linchpin of the democratic resistance.
80 plus years later, democracy is again facing serious threat, and Canada is being tested. A year ago, there were many who thought we would bend or buckle, but we have stood our ground.
Canadians are playing a key role with democratic allies. We are fighting for a just peace in Ukraine. And we are standing up to the fascist threat posed by gangsters who reject democracy and use violence to impose their will.
2026 will be hard and chaotic, but Canadians know what is at stake. We can be counted on once again.”
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Must listen: Diplomacy In The Age of Donald Trump
From Canada’s former Ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae, on Canada’s public radio.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1424-just-asking/clip/16191354-diplomacy-age-donald-trump https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1424-just-asking/clip/16191354-diplomacy-age-donald-trump
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Public service announcement:
Canada is not part of “America”
Canada is not IN “America”
Canada is a sovereign country with, you know, a government, and provinces (not “States”) and a Prime Minister, and foreign policy, and industry, and history, and a publicly funded national news organization, and exports fish and scientists and comedians, and everything.
And when you say “America” and what you mean is “Canada, the United States, and Mexico” you are very likely, like 94% or higher probability, to be recorded in the Canadian Book Of Really Silly People We Don’t Take Seriously.
So, act accordingly.
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Fascists just can’t understand how the majority of people in a country will act on principle, even if it means some discomfort for them. Canadians will bend but we won’t break. And the thing no one is expecting is that we innovate when challenged.
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https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/maga-is-freaking-out-over-canadas
Vickie Gray 🍁