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.
The Conservatives must be feeling personally attacked by the universe right now.
Just two months ago, national polls had them leading the Liberals by at least 20 points, and they had been luxuriating in fat margins for a year and a half. Then, after Justin Trudeau announced he would resign in early January and Donald Trump started musing about eating Canada for lunch, the red and blue lines on the graph started to converge.
338 Seat Projection: CPC 160 (-17) LPC 139 (+19) BQ 28 (-5) NDP 14 (+3) GPC (+0)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war sparked by Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, and wants Zelenskyy “committed” to that goal. The official added that the U.S. was “pausing and reviewing” its aid to “ensure that it is contributing to a solution.” The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the assistance.
BREAKING: President Trump has stopped all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Zelensky at the White House.
The pause won't stop until Trump determines that "the Ukrainians show a commitment of good faith peace negotiations."
The move comes after Zelensky said that… pic.twitter.com/NbYtlGT0qE
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 4, 2025
Key Takeaways from Trump’s Press Conference:
– Tariffs Hit Hard: Trump says those who stole U.S. jobs and factories are now paying the price through tariffs.
– Zelenskyy Must Be Grateful: Trump wants Zelenskyy to be more appreciative of U.S. support, noting America has given… pic.twitter.com/dvme8WSNSa
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 3, 2025
Imagine being jealous of a beautiful woman? pic.twitter.com/POEkdh0RQX
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) March 2, 2025
Newly re-elected Premier Doug Ford doubled down Monday on his threat to cut off electricity flowing from Ontario to several American states if the U.S. moves ahead with tariffs.
“If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do anything — including cutting off their energy — with a smile on my face,” Ford said during his first news conference since winning a third majority last week. Ontario is a major electricity exporter to New York, Michigan and Minnesota.
“They need to feel the pain. They want to come at us? We’ve got to go back twice as hard,” Ford continued.
h/t OntarioJohn and Mauser
This is a real parade for inclusion from Australia.
Loud, Proud, and Free to be Me! pic.twitter.com/HENIknqOpz
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) March 3, 2025
I thank Zelensky for his belligerence because he did something I have long wanted that I thought was impossible to do; the little zee has broken NATO and may finally bring an end to a bureaucratic military agency that spends and spends but does nothing to make America or anyone safe again.
Was Trump being played by Starmer and Zelensky?
On January 17, Zelensky covertly entered into a 100-year resource agreement with the UK. While doing so, he simultaneously engaged in discussions with the US, deceiving them despite his prior commitment to the UK—effectively manipulating both parties. This continued until, as US… pic.twitter.com/gOkCAk1h9e
— Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) March 3, 2025
Did you catch that?
Zelensky admits that if Ukraine gets NATO membership, then he has “fulfilled his mission”.
His mission is not to govern Ukraine. His mission is NATO membership for Ukraine, which would immediately trigger WW3.
The reason his mission is WW3, is because… pic.twitter.com/s231LeJCMw
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) March 3, 2025
They will bring other countries to the negotiating table.
Progressives and conservatives alike have denounced President Trump’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations that tax American imports, citing the potential costs to U.S. consumers. These critics overlook how tariffs are just one part of the administration’s broader economic strategy.
The Trump administration has three objectives related to America’s position in the international monetary system. First, it wants to maintain but reduce the financial burdens associated with the U.S.’s leading role. Second, it wants to get our national debt on a more sustainable path. Third, it wants to restore America’s industrial capacity.
There is the theory that President Trump is still bitter about his Canadian hotel ventures that went bust.
Some, on social media, have speculated that a 2019 photograph in which Justin Trudeau appeared poised to kiss Melania Trump, the first lady, at a Group of 7 gathering in France, left Mr. Trump with a grudge against the dashing Canadian prime minister.
And then there is the transactional view, that Mr. Trump sees the acquisition of Canada as the 51st state as the ultimate real estate deal that would seal his presidential legacy.
Most of the Arab countries are refusing to receive Palestinians released from Israeli prison as part of the US-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal. In the past few weeks, Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners — many of whom were imprisoned for acts of terrorism — in return for Israeli hostages who kidnapped to the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel. At least 1,200 Israelis were murdered and thousands wounded on that day. Another 251 were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and “ordinary” Palestinians.
OTTAWA — Talk of who would be Justin Trudeau’s successor was happening in Ottawa well before he walked out of Rideau Cottage in early January and told the nation he was bowing out.
There were short lists and long lists, cabinet ministers who were quietly organizing and many who were expected to be serious leadership contenders, but Karina Gould’s was not a name that often came up in those conversations.
I think that mask cut off oxygen to her brain.
“ISIS Wannabe” Arrested In Minnesota, Praised New Orleans Terror Attack
Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, a Minnesota resident, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically ISIS.
According to a criminal complaint, Hassan made two unsuccessful attempts in December 2024 to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join ISIS. He allegedly tried to disguise his intentions by claiming he was visiting family, despite having no relatives in Somalia. He was found to be carrying his birth certificate, naturalization certificate, and high school diploma.
Mark Carney, a senior advisor to the Trudeau government since 2020, is now trying to disown Trudeau’s disastrous fiscal and economic record and instead latch on to the much stronger record of a previous Liberal government. “It was my privilege to work with Paul Martin when he balanced the books — and kept the books balanced,” Carney said last week.
Five years ago – before cancer, before Oprah, before becoming King – the then Prince Charles spoke of his hopes of being a “peacemaker”.
“I have spent much of my life trying to bring people together,” he said. “I try.”
After an extraordinary row at the White House, now, finally, is his chance to broker peace on a global scale and, in doing so, cement his legacy as King Charles III
U.S. President Donald Trump says 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday.
Trump: For 40 years, the U.S. was exploited. Those who stole our money, jobs, and factories are now paying the price—through tariffs. pic.twitter.com/qQe144S4RO
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 3, 2025
I blame Trudeau. He has provoked Trump and gullible Canadians believed he was acting as a “patriot” when in fact he hoped to bolster LPC fortunes.
