TRUDEAU Scores

​Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a solemn speech about Donald Trump’s foolish trade/tariff war, vowing a "relentless fight" to protect our economy. Addressing Trump directly, Trudeau called him Donald (and not Mr. President) saying, “This is a very dumb thing to do.” He added that, “We two friends fighting is exactly what our opponents around the world want to see.”
OK, like most Canucks, I have American friends, and I sure don’t want to blame them for the poor judgement their President is showing. But they need to wake up to the fact that Trump is using totally mistaken and misleading fentanyl data to justify his tariffs program. By his actions, chances are that prices for businesses and consumers wll increase. Result? Damage to the US economy. And wasn’t that the issue that Americans said they care about most when they voted for Trump?
             In announcing retaliatory tariffs on US exports, Prime Minister Trudeau warned that a trade war would be costly for both countries. Trudeau accused the US president of planning "a total collapse of the Canadian economy because that will make it easier to annex us". He added, "That is never going to happen. We will never be the 51st state!"
             Trump stated in a post: "Please explain to Governor Trudeau of Canada, [Governor!?? Maybe he ought to take a look at who he’s talking to!], that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!"
            In trying to find a justification for the new tariffs, the theory being floated is that Trump wants to curtail the injection of fentanyl into his country. But here are the facts: less than 1% of the fentanyl intercepted at the US border comes from Canada. Less than 1%! Indeed, it is reported that some fentanyl seizures attributed to the ‘northern border’ had nothing to do with Canada and were traced to Mexico. The head of the RCMP says that data does not exist showing mass quantities of fentanyl coming from Canada, and that Trump’s stats are highly questionable.
Research reveals Canadians are now showing a strong preference for domestic products. A recent poll indicates many Canadians will “absolutely do everything” to avoid purchasing U.S. products. Another poll shows that 56% of Canucks will stop buying a certain product altogether if there is no Canadian-made alternative.
Trudeau: "This is a time to hit back hard and to demonstrate that a fight with Canada will have no winners."

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