When I read and watch the news I am so grateful that this is my Prime Minister

17 hours ago, wavodavo said:

That might be so but action is not something that's in the EU'S playbook as they are a hopeless case and not worth a cold pie or a pinch of chicken **** .

Can anyone tell me what the EU has done in the last 4 years to help Ukraine stop the Russion invasion.I would say nothing. I don't think they realise that if Putin takes full control of Ukraine then he will have the wind in his sail and keep going and the European countries will be next. Yes , they have supplied weapons but have they offered to supply troops on the ground and other capabilities ?? Not that I know of. Somebody out there might be able to enlighton me

On 1/23/2026 at 8:13 AM, ASEAN NOW News said:

In a stirring address, Canadian PM Mark Carney urged the nation to become a "beacon to a world that’s at sea,"

Yes, and pi**ed off Trump with his speech.

Trump is threatening to impose 100% tariffs on Canada if they make a deal with China.

And referred to Carney as "Governor Carney" in a recent tweet.

2 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

When I read and watch the news I am so grateful that this is my Prime Minister

But remains to be seen what the implications of Carney siding against the US will be ...

75% of Canadian exports are to the US. 100% tariffs by the US could be a crushing blow ... unless China saves them? Who knows? Crunch the numbers and get back to us.

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

But remains to be seen what the implications of Carney siding against the US will be ...

75 percent of Canadian exports go to the USA.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

But remains to be seen what the implications of Carney siding against the US will be ...

75% of Canadian exports are to the US. 100% tariffs by the US could be a crushing blow ... unless China saves them? Who knows? Crunch the numbers and get back to us.

Canadian exports of electricity and oil to the US

Canada's exports of electricity and oil to the U.S. are a critical aspect of the bilateral trade relationship. In 2024, Canada exported 35.7 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, valued at $3.1 billion, to the U.S. This amount is enough to power over 3.3 million U.S. homes. The value of Canada's electricity exports to the U.S. was down 28% from 2023, the second consecutive year of decline.

cer-rec.gc.ca

Canada's crude oil exports to the U.S. are also significant, with the country supplying 61.7% of the crude oil and close to 100% of the natural gas imported by the U.S. in 2024. The U.S. imports more than 4 million barrels daily of Canadian crude oil, which is essential for American refineries' operations.

www.funwithdata.ca

The Canada-U.S. energy trade is valued at approximately $151 billion in 2024, with Canada supplying 60% of all U.S. crude oil imports and 99% of U.S. natural gas imports. This trade relationship is vital for energy security and supports millions of

So the excited states of america are going to put 100% tariffs, (which they pay) on their vital electricity and oil and natural gas imports.

That's Big Brain stuff right there. 🤪

17 hours ago, emptypockets said:

There's a reason why twitter limits the length of tweets.

Yes. They do, that is why you should stick to reading Twitter. Obviously full sentence and well explained concepts are a bit too difficult for your reading level.

4 hours ago, blaze master said:

75 percent of Canadian exports go to the USA.

Not anymore. Carney has been very clever in negotiating new trade treaties with China, members of the EU, and many other nations. So the highest quality Boreal timber in the world is now going to China instead of the US, much of Canada's oil and gas is now going to the EU, their steel and aluminum the US bought us off the table now, much of the rare earth material that the US desperately needs the US no longer has access to, and there are an infinite number of other signs of the consequences of Don's incredibly destructive behavior, compared to Carney's high level of creativity, ability to dance on his feet, and rather than juvenile, petty retaliation, simply his ability to take care of his nation and his people. Kudos to intelligence in action.

7 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

When I read and watch the news I am so grateful that this is my Prime Minister

If I was Canadian I would also be very proud of my PM, rather than being very embarrassed about my president and constantly apologizing to people for his utter foolishness and lack of understanding, and his absolutely moronic and disgusting juvenile behavior.

A dog is a dog, and a dog only knows how to behave like a dog.

3 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

much of Canada's oil and gas is now going to the EU,

Last numbers were in 2023. 97 percent of Canadian oil went to usa. Even with some deals the drop in percentage has been minimal and the usa still accounts for the majority of oil exports.

We will have to see after 2026 what the numbers come out to. But as of end of 2025 these are the numbers...

The attached info is for all exports and not just oil. I couldn't find any sooner updated info on oil.

Dear Canada - this could be you.

4 hours ago, wavodavo said:

Can anyone tell me what the EU has done in the last 4 years to help Ukraine stop the Russion invasion.I would say nothing. I don't think they realise that if Putin takes full control of Ukraine then he will have the wind in his sail and keep going and the European countries will be next. Yes , they have supplied weapons but have they offered to supply troops on the ground and other capabilities ?? Not that I know of. Somebody out there might be able to enlighton me

It's a fair criticism in some ways but it is not as simple as the EU refusing to put boots on the ground.

Firstly, the EU as a collective does not have a standing army in the traditional sense. In theory, it could deploy troops allocated to it by member states under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) but that would require unanimous support from the member states, something that would not be forthcoming as Hungary (for one) would not vote in favour.

That said, there is nothing to prevent the individual European nations from deploying their own troops in Ukraine.

16 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Last numbers were in 2023. 97 percent of Canadian oil went to usa. Even with some deals the drop in percentage has been minimal and the usa still accounts for the majority of oil exports.

We will have to see after 2026 what the numbers come out to. But as of end of 2025 these are the numbers...

The attached info is for all exports and not just oil. I couldn't find any sooner updated info on oil.

The incredible level of destruction that Trump has caused is only just beginning, and Carney's brilliance and ability to outsmart the brainless ego is only just beginning to manifest itself.

Exports to the United States in October accounted for 67.3% of all exports, the lowest non-pandemic level since the current method of data calculation was established in 1997. "There is definitely a pattern here. Companies are taking this quite seriously," said Stuart Bergman, chief economist at Export Development Canada.

Exports to the United States dipped by 4.1%. Exports to non-U.S. nations jumped by 15.6% to reach a record high, pushed up by shipments of gold to Britain and oil to China.

https://share.google/XwiD09nfecXNOGMPX

He does not get it. But, he will eventually. US influence is not what it used to be. And they will pay a huge price for his isolationism, ignorance, arrogance, tariffs (tax hikes), environmental recklessness, and unwillingness to abide by the law.

Trump is too dim to understand that Canada has infrastructure indispensability, you can't sanction a country when you run on their oil, you can't bully a partner when you run in their electricity. Canada won't beat America by force, they'll beat America with integration. America's grid was built using cheap Canadian electricity and America just proved it's willing to hurt its own people to make a political point.

While America was busy building walls Canada was busy building bridges to Mexico, to Europe, and to Asia. America barked demand for loyalty, Canada quietly earned reliability. Every new home or skyscraper you see, you're looking at Canadian lumber.

Here's what the next decade looks like if nothing changes. America drifts into self-imposed isolation as one partner after another quietly diversifies away from US dependence. The EU, Canada and China step into the vacuum, as the predictable hub of trade, dealing with whoever treats them fairly and the US continues its March into irrelevance, and it's economy starts to shrink, inflation skyrockets, and joblessness becomes a major problem.

The guiding principle that Trump not only ignores but has a complete lack of understanding about, is that America became the greatest economy on the planet due to a lack of tariffs, due to very low import taxes. You don't tax your way out of a deficit, the deficit is there for a reason, ignoring the reason for that deficit and simply focusing on the symptoms is a recipe for disaster. We'll have to call it the Trump economy, we will have to call it the Trump depression, and we will have to call Trump the worst and most destructive president America has ever seen.

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The incredible level of destruction that Trump has caused is only just beginning, and Carney's brilliance an ability to outsmart the gutter dog is only just beginning to manifest itself.

Exports to the United States in October accounted for 67.3% of all exports, the lowest non-pandemic level since the current method of data calculation was established in 1997. "There is definitely a pattern here. Companies are taking this quite seriously," said Stuart Bergman, chief economist at Export Development Canada.

Exports to the United States dipped by 4.1%. Exports to non-U.S. nations jumped by 15.6% to reach a record high, pushed up by shipments of gold to Britain and oil to China.

https://share.google/XwiD09nfecXNOGMPX

This is where I have serious issues with authority. Your source says 67 percent mine showed 75.

None the less the USA is still the majority of all Canadian exports. Yes the numbers have changed since the late 90s but so has the world ...globalization. Of course other markets will open up over time as needs and power dynamics change. Id like to know exactly what decline in percentage is directly tied to Trumps policies. I cant find any info that shows that.

Also what percent in decline happened before Trump. As your link says its been happening since 97

This is what a real leader sounds like. Wish there were more like him in the world.

Makes Trump sound like the man child that he obviously is.

I just hope other leaders stand up to Trump, it’s the only way to deal with a bully.

7 hours ago, wavodavo said:

Can anyone tell me what the EU has done in the last 4 years to help Ukraine stop the Russion invasion.I would say nothing. I don't think they realise that if Putin takes full control of Ukraine then he will have the wind in his sail and keep going and the European countries will be next. Yes , they have supplied weapons but have they offered to supply troops on the ground and other capabilities ?? Not that I know of. Somebody out there might be able to enlighton me

Europe is providing support to Ukraine and I know for a fact the UK supports and provides certain capabilities and intelligence to Ukraine they just don't shout about it or advertise it.

P.S The Russians also know and don't like it.

5 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

Canadian exports of electricity and oil to the US

Canada's exports of electricity and oil to the U.S. are a critical aspect of the bilateral trade relationship. In 2024, Canada exported 35.7 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, valued at $3.1 billion, to the U.S. This amount is enough to power over 3.3 million U.S. homes. The value of Canada's electricity exports to the U.S. was down 28% from 2023, the second consecutive year of decline.

cer-rec.gc.ca

Canada's crude oil exports to the U.S. are also significant, with the country supplying 61.7% of the crude oil and close to 100% of the natural gas imported by the U.S. in 2024. The U.S. imports more than 4 million barrels daily of Canadian crude oil, which is essential for American refineries' operations.

www.funwithdata.ca

The Canada-U.S. energy trade is valued at approximately $151 billion in 2024, with Canada supplying 60% of all U.S. crude oil imports and 99% of U.S. natural gas imports. This trade relationship is vital for energy security and supports millions of

So the excited states of america are going to put 100% tariffs, (which they pay) on their vital electricity and oil and natural gas imports.

That's Big Brain stuff right there. 🤪

Now would be a good time to threaten to increase the price of electricity and gas to the US.

Who believes DJT knows what ‘social fabric’ means or that HE thought of it?

10 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

When I read and watch the news I am so grateful that this is my Prime Minister

Be thankful you didn't get this idiot.

22 hours ago, save the frogs said:

It's your opinion that it was rambling nonsense.

Although he does ramble at times, the speech can be considered "humiliating the elites" right to their face.

Also, it's not just Trump who spoke.

Howard Lutnik's speech was very significant and he's basically flipping them the finger and telling them their system has failed the US.

Hardly rambling. It's a way forward, just not the same way forward as the WEF.

The entirety of Don's speech was rambling nonsense from a witless man, lecturing our allies, despite being morally depraved. And it was a speech from a man who was about to waive the white flag to the PM of Greenland, in total surrender. And given by a ridiculous man, who's nation is in a state of rapid decline.

Carney's speech was nothing but elegance, leadership, wisdom and the embodiment of a nation going in the right direction, with a great leader, who has outsmarted Trump and America at every turn, and has knocked his hapless and bloated opponent out in the first round when it comes to trade.

11 hours ago, wavodavo said:

Can anyone tell me what the EU has done in the last 4 years to help Ukraine stop the Russion invasion.I would say nothing. I don't think they realise that if Putin takes full control of Ukraine then he will have the wind in his sail and keep going and the European countries will be next. Yes , they have supplied weapons but have they offered to supply troops on the ground and other capabilities ?? Not that I know of. Somebody out there might be able to enlighton me

Here is some facts for you: The EU and the NATO countries (besides USA), have contributed a lot more to Ukraine than the USA have. We have been consistently offering our support, we have provided an incredible amount of money, arms, different weapons, and mentally and officially support in every way. We have provided around 70 fighter jets so far, and when Trump decided to halt American help, we still provided it. But now we have to BUY arms from the US, and we give them away for FREE to Ukraine. Something we have done all along, and we expect nothing in return.

We are not America's greedy president, who wants to profit on this war, forcing Ukraine to go along with a mineral deal. Europe gets nothing of that sort, because we do all this to support Ukraine, no strings attached.

Boots on the ground haven't been a realistic option, because Putin has made it clear that they will answer accordingly, and have consistently threatened using nuclear weapons if we were to do so.

But privately and off the record, yes there has been boots on the ground as well, although very limited.

In my opinion we should have done it a long time ago, officially, and called Russia's bluff, but that's me.

But don't you dare to say Europe has done nothing. Shame on you.

Could we have done more? Of course. So could definitely the US have done too.

When Trump entered office, Russia started to be more aggressive, because they knew Trump would hold back on America's arms, intel and aid. That caused a lot of damage, and Europe has done its share to close that gap, and be consistent in their support.

Shine lol

When has Canada ever shined? Serious question.

Now, it's ruined itself with immigration, inflation and cost of living

I really don't see any way back for the country

15 minutes ago, thaibreaker said:

But don't you dare to say Europe has done nothing. Shame on you.

He can't help it, too much lies coming from the WH.

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The entirety of Don's speech was rambling nonsense from a witless man, lecturing our allies, despite being morally depraved.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe he is driving the country into the ground.

There's too many complex issues going on.

I can't quite figure out what he's doing or why he's doing it.

I surrender.

14 hours ago, connda said:

Dear Canada - this could be you.

20 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

Canadian exports of electricity and oil to the US

Canada's exports of electricity and oil to the U.S. are a critical aspect of the bilateral trade relationship. In 2024, Canada exported 35.7 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity, valued at $3.1 billion, to the U.S. This amount is enough to power over 3.3 million U.S. homes. The value of Canada's electricity exports to the U.S. was down 28% from 2023, the second consecutive year of decline.

cer-rec.gc.ca

Canada's crude oil exports to the U.S. are also significant, with the country supplying 61.7% of the crude oil and close to 100% of the natural gas imported by the U.S. in 2024. The U.S. imports more than 4 million barrels daily of Canadian crude oil, which is essential for American refineries' operations.

www.funwithdata.ca

The Canada-U.S. energy trade is valued at approximately $151 billion in 2024, with Canada supplying 60% of all U.S. crude oil imports and 99% of U.S. natural gas imports. This trade relationship is vital for energy security and supports millions of

So the excited states of america are going to put 100% tariffs, (which they pay) on their vital electricity and oil and natural gas imports.

That's Big Brain stuff right there. 🤪

Rememer this folks. America now has control of Valenzuea which has the most oil of any country in the world and it is also the heavy oil that suits the US refineries so I don't think that they will need Canadas's oil anymore. Also regarding electricity the US is building nuclear power stations and Trump's drill baby drill policy will ensure enough gas and coal for power production to be self sufficent one day and won't need Canada's hydro. I don't think that Carney is all that bright but he sure is an arrogant b%stard.

On 1/24/2026 at 3:27 PM, spidermike007 said:

Canada is a huge source of oil for the US, in the middle of summer when Texas cranks the AC and California battles wildfires, it's Canadian Hydro dams keeping US cities from going dark, your city is wired into Ottawa's Mercy. Here's the part nobody wants to talk about, Canada has proved it can shut it all down oil, electricity, and trade anytime, and not with bombs, not with armies, with just a single political decision. The most important part is that most Americans will have no idea about this until the lights go out.

 

This is a brilliant political ambush that Mark Carney wages against Trump. While Trump was raging with his juvenile tweets, Carney was online with Mexico's president to make an offer the United States could not match. Reliability within 48 Hours. Canada and Mexico shocked the world, they unveiled the Northern Corridor, a trade Super Highway designed to treat America not as a partner but it has an obstacle, to ship around. Carney's exact words "when one door closes, we will find a better door". That wasn't a diplomacy, that was a declaration of economic independence. And Canada has just come up with a way to tax American transport between the US and Alaska, due to poor American policy those shipments are going to become far more expensive, as America cannot afford to ship them by sea. Oops. Didn't think about that. 

 

What Washington doesn't understand is that it is not about who screams the loudest, it's about who the world can't function without. Canada has built themselves into the one country American can't cut out regardless of how reckless Trump behaves. They have total infrastructure integration, your iPhone uses Canadian hydroelectric power, your home is built with superior Canadian lumber, your car runs on Canadian oil, you can't replace all of that overnight.

 

In February a lumber mill in Illinois closed. Because Canadian lumber suddenly became too expensive, after Trump's tariff terrors. This wasn't a failing mill, this was a mill that had been running for 60 years, employing 300 families. It didn't die from Canadian competition, Trump killed it. It died from bad American policy.

 

There is no surge capacity to replace Canadian imports, even analysts on Fox Business admitted it could take a decade to rebuild domestic production. And even if rebuilt, will it be competitive? So instead of protecting American jobs, tariffs will do the opposite, they will make lumber unaffordable in the middle of a housing crisis, and while America is having a political meltdown, Canada was having a strategy meeting. Trump expected the usual script, retaliation, angry press conferences, maybe a new round of tariffs. Instead Canada did something no one saw coming, no shouting, no threats, no photo ops with fingerpointing, politicians stepped up to a podium and announced a 1 billion dollar support program for Canadian lumber companies. Every company taking the money had to commit to Canada's new 25 billion dollar domestic housing program, in other words America just gave us our own lumber back and we're going to use it to fuel a big housing bill. Thanks for the favor Trump!

 

Because of silly political grand standing a kitchen renovation that cost $30,000 in January now costs $35,000. Not because there wasn't enough wood or steel but because of political theater in Washington. Multiply that by millions throughout America. Trump promised to fix the housing crisis, but instead he's destroying it. If Canada, America's closest ally with the longest undefended border could openly defy US pressure, then the question becames avoidable for the rest of the world. What's stopping us from doing the same? Maybe we don't need American approval, China took notice, the EU took notice, so did Mexico. Many other countries did too. 

 

Trump is too dim to understand that Canada has infrastructure indispensability, you can't sanction a country when you run on their oil, you can't bully a partner when you run in their electricity. Canada won't beat America by force, they'll beat America with integration. America's grid was built using cheap Canadian electricity and America just proved it's willing to hurt its own people to make a political point. American can no longer be counted upon for reliability and that's not a trade war, that is a trade crisis. America has a superpower credibility crisis. There's a moment during every empire is history when the mirror doesn't recognize the face staring back. August 1st was America's mirror moment, Trump thought he was teaching a lesson, instead Canada gave America a master class in independence.

 

While America was busy building walls Canada was busy building bridges to Mexico, to Europe, and to Asia. America barked demand for loyalty, Canada quietly earned reliability. Every new home or skyscraper you see, you're looking at Canadian lumber.

 

Here's what the next decade looks like if nothing changes. America drifts into self-imposed isolation as one partner after another quietly diversifies away from US dependence. The EU, Canada and China step into the vacuum, as the predictable hub of trade, dealing with whoever treats them fairly and the US continues its March into  irrelevance, and it's economy starts to shrink, inflation skyrockets, and joblessness becomes a major problem. 

 

The guiding principle that Trump not only ignores but has a complete lack of understanding about, is that America became the greatest economy on the planet due to a lack of tariffs, due to very low import taxes. You don't tax your way out of a deficit, the deficit is there for a reason, ignoring the reason for that deficit and simply focusing on the symptoms is a recipe for disaster. We'll have to call it the Trump economy, we will have to call it the Trump depression, and we will have to call Trump the worst and most destructive  president America has ever seen. 

 The big cry baby just can't handle criticism of any sort even when it's truth and even when it's absolutely correct. Reagan knew what he was talking about with regard to tariffs, and Trump simply does not have a clue, and knows nothing about globalization, nor the inherent ecosystems within globalization. 

Carney has outsmarted Trump at every single turn and the highest quality lumber in the world is no longer available to the U.S and as being sold China and the EU. The oil and gas that the U.S. used to get easily from Canada is now going elsewhere, same applies to the aluminum, the steel, and the rare earth materials that the U.S. no longer has access to, due to sheer stupidity, a victim mentality, and spectacular levels of ignorance on the part of the biggest snowflake in America. 

He does not get it. But, he will eventually. US influence is not what it used to be. And they will pay a huge price for his isolationism, ignorance, arrogance, tariffs (tax hikes), environmental recklessness, and unwillingness to abide by the law. 

Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on rivals and allies alike, without any satisfactory explanation of why one is being tariffed and the other not, and regardless of how such tariffs might hurt U.S. industry and consumers. It’s a total mess. As the Ford Motor chief executive Jim Farley courageously (compared to other chief executives) pointed out, “Let’s be real honest: Long term, a 25 percent tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we’ve never seen.”

So, either Trump wants to blow that hole, or he’s bluffing, or he is clueless. If it is the latter, Trump is going to get a crash course in the hard realities of the global economy as it really is — not how he imagines it.

Ecosystems? Listen a bit to Beinhocker, who is also the executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. In the real world, he argues, “There is no such thing as the American economy anymore that you can identify in any real, tangible way. There’s just this accounting fiction that we call U.S. G.D.P.” To be sure, he says, “There are American interests in the economy. There are American workers. There are American consumers. There are firms based in America. But there is no American economy in that isolated sense.”

The old days, he added, “where you made wine and I made cheese, and you had everything you needed to make wine and I had everything I needed to make cheese and so we traded with each other — which made us both better off, as Adam Smith taught — those days are long gone.” Except in Trump’s head.

Instead, there is a global web of commercial, manufacturing, services and trading “ecosystems,” explains Beinhocker. “There is an automobile ecosystem. There’s an A.I. ecosystem. There’s a smartphone ecosystem. There’s a drug development ecosystem. There is the chip-making ecosystem.” And the people, parts and knowledge that make up those ecosystems all move back and forth across many economies.

As NPR noted in a recent story about the auto industry, “carmakers have built a vast, complicated supply chain that spans North America, with parts crossing back and forth across borders throughout the auto manufacturing process. … Some parts cross borders multiple times — like, say, a wire that is manufactured in the U.S., sent to Mexico to be bundled into a group of wires, and then back to the U.S. for installation into a bigger piece of a car, like a seat.”

Trump just waves off all of this. He told reporters that the U.S. is not reliant on Canada. “We don’t need them to make our cars,” he said.

Actually, we do. And thank goodness for that. It not only enables us to make cars cheaper, but also better. All that a Model T did was get you from point to point faster than a horse, but today’s cars offer you heating and cooling and entertainment from the internet and satellites. They will navigate for you and even drive for you — and they’re much safer. When we can combine more complex knowledge and complex parts to solve complex problems, our quality of life soars.

But here’s the catch. You cannot make complex stuff alone anymore. It’s too complex. In regard to both Canada and China, they are winning the war that the goombah started. America was already in a state of rapid decline, Don just accelerated that. This clip starkly shows the difference in improvements in infrastructure between the lowly US, and their Chinese counterpart. Not world class. Not by a long shot. Woe is America. Such massive delusion and hubris. 

China VS the US.

https://youtu.be/rSgvI1ELfqQ?si=ZdVepEu0gxzhWXjb

HEY , Spidermike 007 are you related to Mark Carnry ?????? You sure love him.

22 hours ago, save the frogs said:

Yes, and pi**ed off Trump with his speech.

Trump is threatening to impose 100% tariffs on Canada if they make a deal with China.

And referred to Carney as "Governor Carney" in a recent tweet.

I'm sure that China would love to buy all of Canada's maple syrup to sprinkle over their noodles and their hot pot. It would be a big hit.