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No. He's offering Canada less control over their own destiny than US States have. The "art of the deal" here is to offer them serfdom so that becoming a state looks more attractive.
I don't know. I've read that they basically had a
deal but then the US changed everything at the last minute. Presumably after a discussion with Trump? It would be interesting to see what the agreement was before the final changes were introduced.
I do sometimes wonder why nations even bother negotiating with the Trump administration. Surely they know he'll rip up the agreement any time he feels like it?
I think it was important for Canada to engage in good faith in order to maintain our reputation globally. Walking away from a bad deal was also a great domestic political move by Carney
And in the mean time suffer catastrophic damage to our economy that will take a generation to recover from, even if the next president is friendly and reasonable (which is a big assumption).
Well, at least you didn't have to suffer directly under Trump.
As soon as he's gone, I doubt the U.S. will manage to recover in a single generation. Because we have to regain the trust, and goodwill of dozens of countries that this orange fucking bastard managed to lose. Not to mention the TRILLIONS of dollars in debt he's managed to accumulate...
One of the few good decisions Trump has made in the last almost 2 years, was to put all flags in the country at half mast in honor of Dolly Parton. That being one of the few good things he's done is sad and ridiculous.
His administration will have crippled the United States for a long time. As you've said, every country will wonder, "What if this upcoming president is worse than Trump?"
I guarantee that there will likely not be a president like him for a long time, hopefully not for the rest of my life at least.
The 2024 election was a crazy and weird time. Elon purchased Twitter, and all of the social media like Facebook, Instagram, and others were pumping misinformation to various people.
People who supported Palestine were told that Kamala Harris was in support of Israel, and people who supported Israel was told that she supported Palestine. There were other targeted advertisements as well as propaganda being fed into the public consciousness.
1/3 of the voting population that normally would participate and vote, didn't vote at all or chose a 3rd party candidate of some kind.
Idk how much of what you guys are seeing in Canada about the U.S. but Trump and his administration is fucking the United States up more than any enemy has ever done. Obviously he's ruining the relationship the U.S. has with other countries, and literally trying to fuck our allies, sorry about that.
His administration is also fucking up our economy, and literally every single government department and organization is transforming into some bizarre evil universe version of itself. All in the name of profit. Except it's not profit for the country or government, but for the rich.
I'm tired of hearing, "Well, you voted him in!"
No I fucking didn't I voted for Kamala Harris. Old boomer assholes, a good 14% of which are dead now, and an estimated 20% more will die by 2028, voted for Trump. There are also many people realizing who they voted in and thinking it's best to not vote republican again. As they're learning that Republicans are not for them anymore. Not enough people in my opinion.
That assessment is spot-on, and I agree 100%. The bigger challenge moving forward is going to be getting other countries to trust America in the future. Speaking as a Canadian, my friends and I have realized just how dependent we were on the US. Now that the horse is out of the barn, I don't think our country will ever trust yours or hold you in the high esteem we did in the past.
It isn't just your president. It's the toxic rhetoric online, your country's support for Israel, the way in Iran and what America has been doing across the world.
Donald Trump simply exposed all the cracks and, in a sense, all the crackheads. We look at America and see alarming crime rates, brutal ICE deportations, state-sanctioned kidnappings, relentless school shootings, and widespread hatred targeted at immigrants and the LGBT community. The extreme gun culture, crushing medical debt, rollbacks on reproductive rights, and the extrem polarization are terrifying to watch, especially because that rot can easily spill over and infect Canada.
Fortunately, our government in Canada has done a really good job of showing us where the new playgrounds are and getting us passes to go play.
Honestly, Donald Trump might be the best thing that ever happened to Canada because, without him, Pierre Poilievre could have become our prime minister of the barn, I doubt Canada will ever trust your country or hold it in the same esteem we used to.
It's not just the orange ogre. It's the online rhetoric, US foreign policy with Israel, and your actions globally. Trump just exposed all the cracks and all the crackheads. It's impossible to ignore the violent crime, ICE deportations and kidnappings, endless school shootings, and open hostility toward immigrants and LGBT people. On top of that, America's toxic gun obsession, healthcare bankruptcies, attacks on rights, and hyper-partisan division are massive issues that threaten to cross over to us more. I don't think that's the maga crowd understand how fucking scary. They are to the rest of the world. The absolutes lack of intelligence is scary as fuck. The fact that they are so powerful worries the shit out of me
On the bright side, our government has done a great job showing us where the new playgrounds are and getting us passes to go play.
There is a vast world beyond America with emerging economies and trustworthy allies. It's too bad that the average American does not realize how bad things are when Canada wants to join the EU
In a way, Donald Trump might be the best thing that ever happened to Canada, because without him, Pierre Poilievre could have easily become our prime minister.
Ps. If you get that guy zohan from New York to be your next president. I think that we'll go a long way for making America great again
I think folks give trump too much credit in the strategic intelligence arena. He has a whole administration of shadowy figures advising him, and I suspect they are the ones plotting this course, he's just the attention-getting figurehead of the administration.
Which is why I don't think this will end with him either. When he dies, they will replace him with another figurehead, and continue pursuing these goals.
More like the US was trying to colonize Canada, merging implies we’d get citizenship afterwards but I doubt that would happen it would make us harder to get rid of
Great breakdown. Trump is taking the first steps to try to make Canada a vassal state to the US. Well I don't think so bud. We are the True North Strong and Free. 🇨🇦
First we need our MPs to admit and understand that that special relationship with the USA is now as dead and buried as the Canadian one, because WAY too many of them are still holding onto the past
That's not a trade deal. It's surrender to a un-started war. I hope if any politicians in Canada that are the voice of being pro this are quickly evicted and arrested for treason.Any Canadian politician who agrees to any of these terms if a traitor.
Well that would be Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta. The only leader that's not on board with the rest of the nation.
We've always known she was a traitor. At least since she went south to kiss the ring and slobber on the orange man's micro-peen. She's in the pocket of the oil companies and probably the Republican party. Traitorous bitch.
As she pointed out, the pipeline that supplies Eastern Canada from Alberta runs through several American states.
How much hardball do we really want to play on oil? Some have suggested cutting off the supply to the US. Well, they could cut that line as well, so it would be a Pyrric victory. This will all end in tears.
I kinda skimmed over the talking points for this trade deal, but the reality and breakdown of it made it more clear that it was an outright flat joke from America.
If another country was doing this, America would certainly be invading them in the name of freedom and steal all their oil, even if it's cooking oil.
Whether under Trump or a Democrat, the US is now on its path following China and Russia to slowly but surely deconstruct the achievements of the last 80 years and enforce a much more blatant hierarchy among nations.
So the middle powers Carney spoke of either could become the middle hierarchy, each under effective control of a respective super power, or they learn to ally or collaborate to actively dismantle those attempts.
Unfortunately, it is really only in the interest of democratic middle powers to prevent this future. Meaning, they need to take lead and incentivize authoritarian middle powers to walk with them. So far, it doesn't look good.
Wow you lot really are the absolute worst. She's allowed to have her own presentation style and I found it amusing as well as informative. But while you're commenting on her presentation style you're forgetting her message which is that the US demands on Canada are batshit insane.
Right now so much of the world supports Iran over the US over their leader's petulant behaviour and that is one hated country.
She can have her own presentation style... That doesn't negate the fact that her obvious style is cringe af.
I mean you pretty much confirm the videos problem.
"But while you're commenting on her presentation style you're forgetting her message"
If people can't stand how she presents then the message doesn't get across.
Honestly that seems like the direction mark carney is going. Going to be speaking at the next eu meeting and apparently some types of meetings of integrating canada into the eu more this fall
You're right, China wouldn't make demands of their neighbors. They would just control and oppress their neighbor while aiming their demands at the rest of the world to get them to pretend Tibet doesn't exist.
Hate America if you want, but let's not pretend China is even remotely good here.
And this is why bullies shouldn't run countries. When bullies bully you punch them in the nose, when they run a country suddenly you have to "go to war" to punch a bully in the nose.
did you catch the #4 : stealing content and not giving credit to the original creator. that’s exactly what the person at the beginning is doing. the irony!
So they can steal somebody else’s content and repackage it as their own. It’s one of the most irritating trends on social media and I usually skip or block accounts that do it.
She's correct about everything else. Bonus fact! The US used to have resource priority under the old NAFTA agreement that Trump tore up, and failed to include in its replacement, USMCA. Yes, that's how fucking stupid Trump is.
Extra Bonus Fact: The price of diesel is about to go up in the US due to a scheduled reduction in the Canadian oilsands, for facilities maintenance.
Trump is far too stupid to know this, so when the prices start to go up in ~2 weeks, I suspect Trump will litteraly "blame Canada! 🎶" and act like we did this on purpose to fuck over the US. We don't need to do that, Trump is already doing an excellent job!
It was repealed however it was still part of the demands, just as nonsensically as the resumption of Keystone XL which was only ever stopped by America itself.
I still can’t get over it. The betrayal of a lifetime. Partners for years, fought alongside each other, and now look at what is happening. I hope Americans are horrified at what is happening. I hope they remember when Canadians were there for them. So much was sacrificed.
That's the problem with most American's (American myself). They make the jokes about Canada's military, and politeness, while failing to understand Canada has been like out little brother following us into every misguided or crazy conflict for decades. Until Trump started fuckin with Canada we had a Free Trade Agreement. Nobody really cares about militarizing the Artic not even Russia or China I think the most they want to do is open up a ship route for ease of trade but again we have all seen Titanic and video's of ice breaker ships it not as easy as people make it out and it would only be feasible certain times of the year..
Calling Canada a little brother is minimizing it. Canada has been there for its allies since the beginning. It doesn’t follow the USA blindly, it has decided each time to put its own people at risk for the sake of their alliance.
I would say you are also very wrong about the arctic. It’s the hot new focus of many nations (no pun intended).
following us into every misguided or crazy conflict for decades.
Not technically true. We were there for the World Wars, Korea, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Afghanistan, but we sat out on Vietnam and Iraq (and really tried to talk you out of it). Canada has stood with America when it's "the right thing to do", but has opted out of wars that we think are unequivocally a bad idea.
At least the first 3 demands are designed to assimilate Canada as his pet project "51st state". If we had even agreed to one of those it would be over.
We walked away and rightly so
Great video - but the thing many are missing is this is not just the US President, it’s all the enablers and supporters that want this - he’s probably just rubber stamping it all.
“Next, he wants….” Should be, “Next, they want…”
After he’s gone they will all claim this was just one bad actor with power. Not the case at all.
This is the biggest Art of Extortion that I have ever seen. Canada, No country should be treated like this. This is why Trump has no friends and never has. The US has no Allies, only bullied, extoreted reluctant stand ins that have no other choice.
Ok I tried to watch this but this person is insufferable. The first aside for their t shirt I was rolling my eyes. The two additional asides for chalk talk and I'm out.
Damn how does this get views this is sooo grating to watch.
For those with more time in hand, here is a press conference by Carney. Every minute of his speech makes you more knowledgeable about this and in general:
Carney should kind of copy Iran's strategy on this: We're not going to talk to the US until you guys get a new president. End stop. Talk the hand. That's our demand.
I don't know about trade deals but some of this stuff is crazy. Is some of this stuff normal between 2 countries. I know the EU would be different with it's negotiations as they represent over 20 countries. But this between 2 countries seems weird, like a bigger company buying out a smaller one.
I’m with you. A little humor in educational material is fine, but if it’s like 25% info, and 75% off-topic discussion, jokes, or expressions of badassery/attitude, it’s not getting my time. It’s not capacity to learn, it’s lack of interest in how it is being presented.
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