https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7eyz3yn5do
The dramatic change in the country's political landscape reflects how Trump's tariffs and his repeated calls to make Canada "the 51st state" have fundamentally altered Canadian voters' priorities.
Trump's rhetoric has "pushed away all of the other issues" that were top of mind for Canadians before his inauguration on 20 January, notes Luc Turgeon, a political science professor at the University of Ottawa.
It has even managed to revive the once deeply unpopular Trudeau, whose approval rate has climbed by 12 points since December. The prime minister, of course, will not be in power for much longer, having announced his resignation at the start of the year.
Donald Trump has referred to tariffs as “the most beautiful word in the dictionary”. Yet the president’s promised barrage of taxes on US imports is happening only in fits and starts.
ReplyDeleteTrump initially announced a 25pc across-the-board tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico – countries that he said were “allowing vast numbers of people … and fentanyl to come in” – scheduled to kick-in at the start of February. He has since pulled back with exemptions and deferrals – shelving tariffs on goods within the North American free trade agreement renegotiated during Trump’s first White House stint.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/09/trumps-economically-illiterate-bravado-could-do-damage/
DeleteThis is how stupid Canadians are.
ReplyDeleteThey rally around the government because of the tariff right. 25%, right?
Meanwhile these same Liberals are going to increase our carbon tax by 23% on April 1!