Summary
Donald Trump’s return to office and his aggressive trade policies have dramatically reshaped Canadian politics.
His 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, combined with disparaging comments about Canada’s sovereignty, have sparked widespread anti-Trump sentiment.
Formerly struggling, the Liberal Party has seen a surge in support, nearly erasing a 20-point Conservative lead.
Newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney, a financial expert with no prior elected experience, now faces the challenge of responding to Trump’s actions. Meanwhile, Canada has retaliated with tariffs, boycotts, and diplomatic resistance, escalating tensions between the two nations.
That’s kinda Trump’s thing.
He lets his crazy off the chain, and occasionally, good things happen by accident.
It’s like drowning, but when you were first plunged into the drowning experience at least you were dying of thirst.
That’s probably fair, at least to a point.
Trump is loud, crazed, and vulgar, but at the end of the day all he really is is just a louder, exceedingly public version of the things the US already does outside of the public eye.
It was just an excuse to weave an old Dimitri Martin joke into my day.
To your point, exhausting as it is, I (almost) kind of appreciate how Trump’s and GOP’s blatant behavior has made me, and probably many more in the population, much more aware of events than normal…because things seemed boring and steady enough that it didn’t seem like it was worth the effort to remain well-informed. These days I care much more about civics and voting and activism…so I guess that’s a good thing? Dang, I wish I and everyone else had cared more back before things had gotten this bad. But yeah, the US has historically done some really shitty covert stuff.
