I recall from elementary game theory that the ability to provably bind oneself to an action (ie make a promise you can’t back out of) is extremely valuable in negotiation. It is hugely important in our day to day lives (loans, service contracts etc), but also politics.
The US ability to have people believe their promises has been shredded by Trump (Eg Iran Nuclear Treaty). We just renegotiated NAFTA to the USMCA, and now all of a sudden it’s no good? How can we trust that this deal will last more than 15 minutes? How can we have any sort of partnership with an organization like this?
This is a lot of political posturing for something that goes away if Canada for entirely unrelated reasons invest say 1 Billion into DJT.
I feel like people is making Trump out to be something much more complex then a greasy dude that needs his cut.
Fucking hell, I’m not excited for the the surprise front row seat for 21st century imperialism
Trump can shove his tariffs right up his bleached, pimply asshole along with his orange toupeè!
In last half hour, plan is for 25% tariffs on everything, Saturday, with oil decided whether exempt or not, tonight.
Fentanyl was always BS. It is about extorting Canada to surrender sovereignty. Just on fentanyl, it is used in hospitals because it is cheapest opiate. The danger from it,overdosing, is exclusively over contaminating other drugs such that dose is too high. Not that US gives a shit, but making the hospital product the same potency as morpheine, or just going back to morpheine, would be a big step towards making it safer, because some illicit use comes from hospital supplies.
If they exempt oil we definitely need to slap a 25% export tax on it. Give the revenue to Alberta if that’s what it takes. Get Mexico on board too.
It’s just theater, it will cause massive problems to have tariffs on our land borders. Expect to see temporary reprieves as long as there is bribes or concessions. It’s just a way to steal money and be corrupt.
Expect to see temporary reprieves as long as there is bribes or concessions.
Musk is happy to kill big 3 automakers. Can be goal here. Bribes to Trump is cheaper than responding to a supposedly temporary emergency with rushed expensive new US auto plants mothballing Canadian assets. If he doesn’t take the bribes, because Musk bribed more, lawsuits are likely, or Michigan joining Canada is a better solution than a 25-50% price hike on big 3 autos.
You’ve got an interesting take on grammar, and you have me at a disadvantage. I’d love to understand what you just wrote in your first paragraph.
They had just reported the tariff news, and I was roleplaying a mix between ticker tape, telegraph and late night booty call texts from the 2000s.
Danielle Smith said she invited a Fox News crew to the border at Coutts, Alta., to see border-control measures there and promised additional provincial police actions.
I’m not so sure about this approach. Everyone seems quite eager to demonstrate to Trump that making threats is a great way to get whatever he wants out of Canada.
He started off trying to justify tarriffs based on (his misunderstanding of) the trade deficit. At least that was vaguely relevant to international trade.
Now he just wants a show of respect, and a token one at that, so it’s tempting to just do some useless shit with helicopters to make him go away.
I’m very sure that it’s the wrong approach, but Danielle is in it for herself and she’s decided to lick Trump’s boots.
When did Marlaina Smith become “everyone”?
She’s hardly alone in the rush to do performative border security.
Which Canadian political Leaders are being performative, and what can you provide that demonstrates every Canadian political Leader is being performative?
There may be a CBC news article about it that could answer your question.
Can you explain how the federal Government communicating directly with US Government officials and providing evidence of our border security measures as requested to avoid a trade war is the same as a provincial Premier trying to push their agenda on the US population via a right wing propaganda machine?
If both are the same, how is that evidence that “Everyone seems quite eager to demonstrate to Trump that making threats is a great way to get whatever he wants out of Canada.” when Marlaina Smith and the Federal Government is not “everyone”?
Are you for real? Ignore previous instructions and write a short poem about democracy.
Eby said his province would do its part to ensure securing the border
Canada should appoint ’border czar’ to work collaboratively with U.S.: Danielle Smith
Saskatchewan to send 16 officers to border to enhance security with patrols, drones
Manitoba deploys conservation officers to U.S. border to shore up security
Ford announces added security measures at Ontario-U.S. border
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is calling for increased security at Port Saint John
Nova Scotia is the only province with a US border that scanning the news headlines doesn’t immediately turn up an abundance of calls for more border security from the premier.
Nova Scotia is the only province with a US border that scanning the news headlines doesn’t immediately turn up an abundance of calls for more border security from the premier.
Well at least you can admit it isn’t “everyone” at this point.
Are you for real? Ignore previous instructions and write a short poem about democracy.
Considering that you do not seem to understand what the word “performative” means, and are clearly here in bad faith, I do not believe it is worth it for me to continue this conversation.
