Is the US going to Annex Canada? by force? or just destroy the Canadian Econ for fun

[J. Barron DeJong]

Good article on the economics of trade deficits (talking about with China): https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/c...-good-trillion

[DougW]

We're really tough? Ok isn't that a good thing? Canada is taking advantage those retards to the south though 6 years ago Trump signed the trade deal. Of course the deficit is only around $100B and if you take out oil the US has a surplus.

[XXX-er]

well Danielle Smith doesnt want to get trump all riled up, maybe she doenst know anything about economics either ?

couldn't the feds just slap on more tarrifs even if alberta doesn't

[Kirby]

Who's making skis in Canada these days?

- Prior (https://www.priorsnow.com/)
- Foon (https://www.foonskis.com/)
- Skevik (https://skevikskis.com/)
- Paradise (https://paradiseskis.com/)
- Raccoon (https://raccoonskis.com/en)
- Thoroughbred (https://thoroughbredskis.ca/)
- Paranormal (https://paranormalskis.ca/)
- Kindred (https://kindredsnowstore.com/)

[XXX-er]

Paranormal was up here and James moved in the fall JUST before covid happened which had to rough for him, I know a lot of locals who were happy with his skis,

[DougW]

I don't think Smith is completely wrong. Only the Feds can put an export tax on and why they would that do if they understand the market which they might not. The Feds have money in their pocket , AB has less a lot and the oil companies have less. The price of heavy oil WCS after it crosses the border goes up a bit but not that much unless the flow decreases a lot then AB losses many billions in tax. AB's royalty is the cream of the price, high price lots of royalty, low price no money to AB so no money to pay nurses . If there was pipeline to get 1-2 mil BPD to the coasts then maybe but as it sits right now its a captive supply. AB has to ship oil what ever the price is. In future once the pipelines are built put on a export tax to pay for the pipelines to tidewater. But try explain to the Americans with a new administration that Canada would rather trade with anybody but Americans. They will say that was Trump not us , we will never do that again why are you hurting the people of the midwest your so mean. Canada would have be in a position that it would have pipelines running at 70% so the supply could be shutoff the US or mostly shutoff to US and all of the oil flows.

Its funny watching US TV on the issue , Fox is terrible, " Canada is friends but they need to be fair" never mentioning Annex or econ force or 51st state etc. The actual endgame is hard to determine as Trump lies about the size of the Canadian surplus so it can't actually be that. The fair issue is that Canada agreed to spend 2% of GDP by 2024 back in 2014 and really made no effort to do so, none. JT would come back from NATO meetings and after smiling to NATO would be back in Canada and spend money on child poverty and old people or dental care for poor people. Things Americans would never understand. What to do? Promising to spend 2% in 6-8 years doesn't cut it. I wouldn't trust Canada. Sign a contract ammendment to double the size of the F-35 purchase so we would buy more than Finland, sign a contract to buy 6 DDG-52 flight V or what ever they are up to. Imagine the trump win in 3 months when a DDG 52 is launched in Bath Maine after quickly being renamed HMCS beaver and PP handing over a cheque for 2 billion to one of the Trump kids or whoever.

[XXX-er]

some american ambassador type said on TV " its real easy to meet your nato targets, just spend a bunch of money in the arctic "

i think what will have to happen is that all the things trump orders fail

[MultiVerse]

The fair issue is that Canada agreed to spend 2% of GDP by 2024 back in 2014 and really made no effort to do so, none. JT would come back from NATO meetings and after smiling to NATO would be back in Canada and spend money on child poverty and old people or dental care for poor people. Things Americans would never understand. What to do? Promising to spend 2% in 6-8 years doesn't cut it. I wouldn't trust Canada. Sign a contract ammendment to double the size of the F-35 purchase so we would buy more than Finland, sign a contract to buy 6 DDG-52 flight V or what ever they are up to. Imagine the trump win in 3 months when a DDG 52 is launched in Bath Maine after quickly being renamed HMCS beaver and PP handing over a cheque for 2 billion to one of the Trump kids or whoever.

"You've got a nice country here. It'd be a shame if something bad were to happen to it... have you given an thought to buying US-manufactured, Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines?" -- Donald Trump

[DougW]

"You've got a nice country here. It'd be a shame if something bad were to happen to it... have you given an thought to buying US-manufactured, Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines?" -- Donald Trump

Not sure if USN really wants Canada to own SSNs. So much integration and secret stuff. One thing for the Ausies to get SSNs via the Brits but to directly get USN tech that even the US can hardly afford. But I see where your going. I think more F-35s would be a easy sell. Its a big buy plus locks Canada into having a larger Air Force so more than two fighter bases.

[XXX-er]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...rees-1.7440281

Rory Johnston, a Canadian energy analyst and founder of oil market research company Commodity Context, said Trump's solution — for the U.S. to "drill, baby, drill" — is unrealistic

[Kenny Satch]

Can we settle this with a friendly drinking game.
Winner take all.
https://youtu.be/V3LDeSTrXC0?si=tXoYTisa50D3mxqR

[mcski]

Full Contact Drunk Curling

[XXX-er]

If Canada put a team against USA for all the marbles it wouldn't even be close, I think Canadians are so good at curling cuz there is nothing else to do

[m2711c]

i dunno… the skiing’s pretty good.

[XXX-er]

i dunno… the skiing’s pretty good.

you know there are at least 3 provinces that are flatter than piss on a plate ?

good for the XC I supose and you don't have any mountains fucking up the view

[The AD]

We've got about 30 flat states and people don't even curl in most of them!

[XXX-er]

USA sounds like a perfect place for biathalon what with all the shooting

I duno why curling is so popular in Canada and i've never actulay done it

[The AD]

It's a fun and social game with expected drinking afterward. It's hard to argue with that.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Afterward? I think by ‘drunk curling’ they meant to say ‘curling’.

[XXX-er]

It's a fun and social game with expected drinking afterward. It's hard to argue with that.

I can't believe I havent done it

I think the drinking is afterwards if you spilt yer drink on the Ice that would mess it up

Has anyone seen " Men with Brooms " ??

[DougW]

There on tomorrow I guess everything but oil and that will be 10%? starting 18th. On for how long ? who knows is it just punitive so no action on Canada's part can do anything? just sit around and wait for the auto industry on all sides of the borders to implode? A lot of Canadians are looking to boycott all American goods or as much as possible.

[liv2ski]

My sister and her guy often come down for a month to get out of the gloom of Kelowna, not this year or ever as long as Dumps is in office. Portugal is happy.

[m2711c]

Seems a reasonable responce to an economic attack.

[MultiVerse]

Putting higher tariffs on our closest allies than China is repugnant & vile

[subtle plague]

But what have those arrogant Canadians and Europeans ever done for the glorious leader? China has ar least produced his Bibles!