What really bugs me about Trump is that his utter stupidity is going to make China look good. the globe is going to cheer when he is forced to back down and remove the tariffs.
It is really not good for the world to have Xi win the decisive victory against the US when Trump caves.
Not only is Trump pushing all manner of nations to consider China, his utter inability to work out the most basic negotiation strategy in the trade war he [pointlessly started only works to the benefit of the CCP.
I want to write more but I am too angry that one man can be so stupidly evil.
Small thing but thanks for explaining that goods have to certified, on the initiative of the manufacturer, as USMCA-compliant before free trade exempts them from tariffs. That explains a lot.
Terry, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me permission to raise a glass! (I would have anyway but this way there's no guilt.) Hope your hand is not broken and gets better soon. We need you with both hands working!
A speedy recovery to your hand, Canadians depend on that hand to dispense well researched information in a world of disinformation and media spin. I am a simple man who persists in believing that there is such a thing as right and wrong. And the Ukraine conflict is a perfect example of right and wrong. Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia in wrong. Ukraine put up an armed resistance to aggression, Ukraine is right. Excuses have no place in the equation.
The West must defend the right or prepare for the dying of freedom's light.
If - and I agree with Mr. Glavin's premise - "it's just the worst possible outcome that Putin, Xi Jinping, Recep Erdoğan, Kim Jong-un, Viktor Orban, Donald Trump and a variety of ayatollahs, emirs, caudillos and other such strongman types are emerging from the wreckage, triumphant," it would stand to reason then that this emergence is not yet over, as we all still anxiously await to see how this effect plays out. While Communist China's admittance to the World Trade Organization in 2001 is a pivotal moment in the descent of the shrinking free world to the place it now finds itself in, and would be seen as part of the cause, we do not yet fully know how our own country ever fell into the sway of Communist China, and who among our so-called political and business elites ever allowed this to happen.
If one believes the polls are an accurate indicator of the outcome of this far-too-manipulated federal election, the shroud under which they have operated will remain, as will the darkness continue to hang over those foreign entities interfering with our electoral processes. If enough Canadians hand Mark Carney a majority government, we can expect our own dark age to continue for at least another eight years, given this country's reputation for reelecting incumbent governments to another term.
In all of this is the fear and anger gripping much of our nation over President Trump wanting to reverse those "really terrible" trade deals that turned past administrations into suckers (that would have to include what his previous Administration cobbled together then in the form of USMCA or CUSMA... its renegotiation delayed until after the election, of course - an assurance Mr. Carney said he wrangled out of the erratic President).
Imagine the bitter irony that a self-proclaimed outsider might be the one installed, only to be forced into overseeing the dismantling of dairy supply management and other closed Canadian shops (telecommunications, air travel, banking, and the like). After all, as President Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance recently told Volodymyr Zelenskyy, we just don't have the cards.
All of this courtesy of much of Ontario, Quebec, the GVRD, and, of course, Maritimers (always along for the ride), looking to their "Captain Canada" to stand up to those dastardly Americans. All to keep what might end up being a handful of manufacturing jobs in Central Canada.
Will our transformation into something we have yet to figure out take us all on a completely different path, or will it tear us apart as a growing number of Western Canadians become impatient with the status quo coming out of Ottawa? The Canada we have come to know could well be a far different place than the one imagined by even the late Mister McGee...
". . .we do not yet fully know how our own country ever fell into the sway of Communist China, and who among our so-called political and business elites ever allowed this to happen."
Yes, we do know. Research Pierre E Trudeau's youthful extensive travels in China (he wrote a book). As Prime Minister he rushed to formalize diplomatic relations with China the moment it broke open its isolation and then quickly sent China a very large Canadian trade delegaton containing Canada's wealthiest (like Paul Desmarais), who were all eager for business. Throughout his life Pierre made many, many trips to China and so did other Liberal faithful. Intimacies with China became baked into the Party, into Quebec, into Canada's business elite, and into universities and civic administrations across Canada.
Yes, that likely was the starting point to the era of Laurentian politicians and businessmen enriching themselves by climbing into bed with Communist oligarchs, but the real story will be how intense that relationship became, how extensive its reach into our political, business, and cultural institutions, and who behind the scenes are involved. They still control the levers of power in Ottawa and will not be that inclined to open the door for the rest of us to have a peak.
But that day is coming and, with it, an abrupt shift on the phony legacies they've been trying to shape for themselves.
We have no idea whether or not Trump’s strategy is going to work, but the strategy is becoming clear - prevent China from dominating. A dominant China would be far worse than any populist the west will offer up. The last American administration did nothing to slow down China’s rise. This one is at least trying to.
I am not as sure about that as you seem to be. China is Russia's friend. Russian might get mad. Plus I don't like the US warring with China anyway. I don't think it would take much for an economic war to get military, especially with Mr Chaos at the helm. Anybody know where the football is? The nanny should probably put it away for the time being.
China and Russia are not traditional friends. For President Xi's narrative of a" century of humiliation", Russia is just as big an offender. While western powers have largely returned their colonies, Russia still occupies the former parts of China it took.
What really bugs me about Trump is that his utter stupidity is going to make China look good. the globe is going to cheer when he is forced to back down and remove the tariffs.
It is really not good for the world to have Xi win the decisive victory against the US when Trump caves.
Not only is Trump pushing all manner of nations to consider China, his utter inability to work out the most basic negotiation strategy in the trade war he [pointlessly started only works to the benefit of the CCP.
I want to write more but I am too angry that one man can be so stupidly evil.
Cheers, Terry! Hope your hand heals quickly and completely.
Small thing but thanks for explaining that goods have to certified, on the initiative of the manufacturer, as USMCA-compliant before free trade exempts them from tariffs. That explains a lot.
Terry, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me permission to raise a glass! (I would have anyway but this way there's no guilt.) Hope your hand is not broken and gets better soon. We need you with both hands working!
Slainte mate, and keep up the good fight. Marg bar diktator the world over.
Enjoy Holy Week
A speedy recovery to your hand, Canadians depend on that hand to dispense well researched information in a world of disinformation and media spin. I am a simple man who persists in believing that there is such a thing as right and wrong. And the Ukraine conflict is a perfect example of right and wrong. Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia in wrong. Ukraine put up an armed resistance to aggression, Ukraine is right. Excuses have no place in the equation.
The West must defend the right or prepare for the dying of freedom's light.
If - and I agree with Mr. Glavin's premise - "it's just the worst possible outcome that Putin, Xi Jinping, Recep Erdoğan, Kim Jong-un, Viktor Orban, Donald Trump and a variety of ayatollahs, emirs, caudillos and other such strongman types are emerging from the wreckage, triumphant," it would stand to reason then that this emergence is not yet over, as we all still anxiously await to see how this effect plays out. While Communist China's admittance to the World Trade Organization in 2001 is a pivotal moment in the descent of the shrinking free world to the place it now finds itself in, and would be seen as part of the cause, we do not yet fully know how our own country ever fell into the sway of Communist China, and who among our so-called political and business elites ever allowed this to happen.
If one believes the polls are an accurate indicator of the outcome of this far-too-manipulated federal election, the shroud under which they have operated will remain, as will the darkness continue to hang over those foreign entities interfering with our electoral processes. If enough Canadians hand Mark Carney a majority government, we can expect our own dark age to continue for at least another eight years, given this country's reputation for reelecting incumbent governments to another term.
In all of this is the fear and anger gripping much of our nation over President Trump wanting to reverse those "really terrible" trade deals that turned past administrations into suckers (that would have to include what his previous Administration cobbled together then in the form of USMCA or CUSMA... its renegotiation delayed until after the election, of course - an assurance Mr. Carney said he wrangled out of the erratic President).
Imagine the bitter irony that a self-proclaimed outsider might be the one installed, only to be forced into overseeing the dismantling of dairy supply management and other closed Canadian shops (telecommunications, air travel, banking, and the like). After all, as President Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance recently told Volodymyr Zelenskyy, we just don't have the cards.
All of this courtesy of much of Ontario, Quebec, the GVRD, and, of course, Maritimers (always along for the ride), looking to their "Captain Canada" to stand up to those dastardly Americans. All to keep what might end up being a handful of manufacturing jobs in Central Canada.
Will our transformation into something we have yet to figure out take us all on a completely different path, or will it tear us apart as a growing number of Western Canadians become impatient with the status quo coming out of Ottawa? The Canada we have come to know could well be a far different place than the one imagined by even the late Mister McGee...
". . .we do not yet fully know how our own country ever fell into the sway of Communist China, and who among our so-called political and business elites ever allowed this to happen."
Yes, we do know. Research Pierre E Trudeau's youthful extensive travels in China (he wrote a book). As Prime Minister he rushed to formalize diplomatic relations with China the moment it broke open its isolation and then quickly sent China a very large Canadian trade delegaton containing Canada's wealthiest (like Paul Desmarais), who were all eager for business. Throughout his life Pierre made many, many trips to China and so did other Liberal faithful. Intimacies with China became baked into the Party, into Quebec, into Canada's business elite, and into universities and civic administrations across Canada.
Yes, that likely was the starting point to the era of Laurentian politicians and businessmen enriching themselves by climbing into bed with Communist oligarchs, but the real story will be how intense that relationship became, how extensive its reach into our political, business, and cultural institutions, and who behind the scenes are involved. They still control the levers of power in Ottawa and will not be that inclined to open the door for the rest of us to have a peak.
But that day is coming and, with it, an abrupt shift on the phony legacies they've been trying to shape for themselves.
Time is not on their side...
I hope the latent fervour exhibited by Canadians is McGee’s type of patriotism.
it's preposterous and petulant.
And highly choreographed
We have no idea whether or not Trump’s strategy is going to work, but the strategy is becoming clear - prevent China from dominating. A dominant China would be far worse than any populist the west will offer up. The last American administration did nothing to slow down China’s rise. This one is at least trying to.
Seems like China was always Trump's goal. The rest is just performance and practice. What's going to happen to Taiwan though if there is a "chip war"
I am not as sure about that as you seem to be. China is Russia's friend. Russian might get mad. Plus I don't like the US warring with China anyway. I don't think it would take much for an economic war to get military, especially with Mr Chaos at the helm. Anybody know where the football is? The nanny should probably put it away for the time being.
Quite a bit has been written and discussed about this: The Hub, Unherd Daily, Sam Cooper. It isn't something I dreamed up.
China and Russia are not traditional friends. For President Xi's narrative of a" century of humiliation", Russia is just as big an offender. While western powers have largely returned their colonies, Russia still occupies the former parts of China it took.