There is no point adding to the chorus of dismay currently being directed at U.S. president Donald Trump because it won’t do any good and will almost certainly make a bad situation worse. Instead America’s erstwhile allies just need to accept that there is now no country whose freedom America will readily protect other than its own and do their best to ensure that the Pax Americana does not turn into a new world disorder where only might is right.
As the upcoming Canadian federal election looms large, two key issues—health care and affordability—are competing for attention amid the Trump tariffs controversy. While the tariffs are both urgent and significant, their dominance in the discourse has overshadowed other critical concerns, particularly the worsening affordability crisis. But for everyday Canadians, these fundamental underlying issues are not so easily ignored.
Canadians have been stirred to anger and even patriotism by President Donald Trump’s trolling, but it’s a recent tweet from Texas Governor Greg Abbott that should leave us shaken, because it’s actually accurate.
In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s retaliation plans, he wrote: “Careful Trudeau. The Texas economy is larger than Canada’s. And we’re not afraid to use it.”
Mississippi Look Out! Ontario Would Be Fifth-Poorest, Quebec Second-Poorest, U.S. State
‘What the Liberals have is a guy, and a guy people really don’t know very much about,’ Ipsos CEO Darrell Bricker tells John Ivison
How many countries will Donald Trump and his enablers try to put in their place in the space of a few days?
The answer seems to be: as many as they want.
Trump has finally announced that 25 per cent tariffs are coming to Canada and Mexico, to start on Tuesday. Asked whether there was anything that could be done to avoid them, the president flatly said, “No.”
If you can’t stand to bear ‘Tariff Tuesday,’ you can always send a message to President Donald J. Trump by buying a “Canada is not for sale” T-shirt, ball cap or tuque — made in China or elsewhere around the world.
WHOA!
Pierre Poilievre starts his press conference by saying that Donald Trump stabbed Canada in the back!
"My message to the President is this: Canada will fight back."
Not cool, Pierre. Leave that divisive rhetoric to Trudeau/Carney. pic.twitter.com/SuT9VgABmk
— Bret (@Bret_Sears) March 4, 2025
"I would just say to Canada, you know, we mean more to them than they mean to us. We're a much larger part of their economy than they are ours."
Scott Jennings is exactly right and I stand with President Trump and his tariffs! pic.twitter.com/xRS6WXVdZF
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) March 4, 2025
h/t XC
British nuclear weapons can protect Canada against Trump, says Chrystia Freeland
Canada should seek closer ties with Britain because its nuclear weapons can help protect the country against Donald Trump, a female politician running to replace Justin Trudeau has said.
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister under Justin Trudeau, said that Mr Trump is “clearly threatening our sovereignty” with his campaign to absorb Canada as the 51st state of America.
In order to “guarantee our security”, Ms Freeland said she would build closer security partnerships with European Nato allies and “I would be sure that France and Britain were there, who possess nuclear weapons”.
In the fact-free world of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, their screw-ups are always someone else’s fault.
They have been in charge of the federal government during every single day of Donald Trump’s two terms as president, from Jan. 20, 2017, to Jan. 20, 2021, and now from Jan. 20, 2025, to the present.
That means they wear the current dismal state of Canada-U.S. relations and the start of an economically devastating tariff war with the U.S. on Tuesday.
The North American trade war of 2025 has officially begun with Canada hitting back against the U.S. after President Donald Trump imposed punishing 25 per cent tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods just after midnight.
Sh*tshow scheduled for 10:30 AM
High-speed rail has yet to come to Canada, despite dozens of projects being talked about for decades. One transit expert gives a simple reason why it’s taken so long for us to get up to speed with other places in the world.
“When you see projects that have been delayed, a lot of times, it’s due to lack of proper governance,” said Derrick Toigo, executive director of the City of Toronto’s transit expansion office.
Honda moves Civic production plans to Indiana from Mexico to avoid Trump’s tariffs
As Canada and Mexico braced for 25% tariffs on Tuesday, and China for another 10%, Honda became one of the first companies to cave – scrapping plans to produce its new Civic in Mexico in favor of Indiana, according to a report.
The Japanese auto giant had initially planned to manufacture the next-generation Civic in Guanajuato, Mexico, starting in November 2027, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Now, Honda plans to manufacture the new Civic in Indiana, starting in May 2028 — churning out around 210,000 vehicles each year, a source told the outlet.
Global: Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico are now in effect
The first round of U.S. tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies.
As of Tuesday, a sweeping 25 per cent tariff has been imposed on all goods going into the United States from both Canada and Mexico, with a 10 per cent tariff on Canada’s energy exports.
CBC – Trump’s tariffs roil U.S. markets. And that’s the reaction that matters
Canada can huff, and puff, but if anything’s going to blow down Donald Trump’s house of tariffs it’s going to be the reaction within the United States.
And there are signs of pushback.
The stock market is turning, economic sentiment is nosediving, the U.S. president’s approval is receding, and American lawyers are preparing lawsuits.
Globe – U.S. triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a trade war with Canada at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning, citing a threat to national security posed by “unchecked drug trafficking.”
The U.S. is now imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, with a 10 per cent tariff on energy and critical minerals.
NatPo – Trudeau to address Canadians Tuesday morning as trade war with U.S. roars to life
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the country Tuesday morning, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs took effect.
CTV – Why are titans of industry holding their tongues amid punishing Trump tariffs?
The first round of U.S. tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies.
As of Tuesday, a sweeping 25 per cent tariff has been imposed on all goods going into the United States from both Canada and Mexico, with a 10 per cent tariff on Canada’s energy exports.
Emigration rates soared to unprecedented levels in Canada last year driven by the ongoing housing shortage and the cost of living crisis, a new report suggests. One province in particular accounted for nearly half of these departures.
More than 81,601 residents left the country in 2024 and 39,430 of them were from Ontario, a report from rental platform liv.rent found. Ontario is the most densely populated province in the nation, but its 48 percent share of departures is notably greater than its 39 percent share of the total population of Canada.
Premier Doug Ford says that his government will consider introducing legislation that would require retailers to place signage on shelves indicating whether a product is Canadian made amid a potential trade war with the United States.
Ford made the comment to reporters during a press conference on Monday as he discussed actions Ontario is prepared to take should President Donald Trump follow through on his threats of placing a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian and Mexican good as soon as tomorrow.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he’s ready to start a trade war with President Trump if the US leader moves forward with 25% tariffs on products from the northern nation at midnight.
Trudeau called America’s impending action against Canada “unjustified” and vowed to not let it go “unanswered.”
“Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01 a.m. EST tomorrow, respond with 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods – starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion on American products in 21 days’ time,” he said in a statement.
A month ago, I called for the government to immediately take actions before tariffs hit to make Canada less dependent on the U.S.
Liberals have done exactly nothing since then. And now, the tariffs hit—and they’ve left us helpless. pic.twitter.com/OfZG5HEHwM
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) March 4, 2025
The tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on Canada tomorrow are clearly an economic danger, but are they also an existential threat?
Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly suggested Canada should become the 51st state and threatened to use “economic force” to join the two countries together.
According to a poll out today, Canadians are taking the threat seriously.
