— Feature, Musings —01.08.2025 04:53 PM
My latest: piss off, traitors
Time to choose.
Do you support Canada, or do you support the hostile power that intends to use “economic force” against us?
Do you support this country, or the dyspeptic Yankee president-elect, who refers to us as the 51st state, and who publishes maps showing that we no longer exist?
Because, make no mistake: that is the choice, now – Trump or Canada. And what Trump is actively promoting is not entirely unlike the pro-Hamas forces’ “from the river to the sea,” is it? It means that Donald Trump wants to see an imagined adversary wiped off the map.
Us.
The Canadian fans of Donald Trump – less than 20 per cent of us, and a number that is shrinking with every passing day – have a standard response to any of this. They use it all the time.
This is what they start with: “Trump is joking! It’s not serious.”
When that inevitably fails, they say: “You’ve got Trump Derangement Syndrome, snowflake.”
And then, when it becomes apparent to everybody that Trump is indeed serious about imposing his manifest destiny madness on Canada (and Mexico, Panama, Denmark, and Greenland), they say: “I agree with him. Our country doesn’t exist anymore. It’s all Trudeau’s fault.”
Rinse and repeat.
No fan of Justin Trudeau, is this writer. There are several hundred opinion columns over more than a decade to prove it.So forgive us for pointing out that Justin Trudeau wasn’t the one talking about using “economic force.” It was Donald Trump. With his own mouth.
And, while we are on the subject of the soon-to-be-departed Liberal leader, here’s another headshaker: The people in Canada who love Trump and wanted Trudeau gone? They are now blaming Trudeau for leaving when Trump is threatening to use “force” against us.
Pick a lane, Trumpkins.
Consider this, too: Trump isn’t going after Canada simply because he objects to the woke-ist government of Justin Trudeau. On Tuesday, in his rambling and saturnalian press conference in Florida, Trump went after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre as well. Viciously.
Trump said he “didn’t care” about the eminently reasonable pro-Canada stance of Canada’s Tory leader. “I don’t care what he says,” said Trump about Poilievre. That’s a direct quote.
So there you go. Trump isn’t just attacking Canada because of Trudeau, folks – he’s attacking the man who is almost certainly going to be our next Prime Minister, as well. (So much for the vaunted influence of Conservative MP Jamil Jivani on his college buddy JD Vance, by the by.)
Who speaks for Canada now? Ontario Premier Doug Ford, for one. Finance minister Dominic LeBlanc, for another – who put aside his personal political ambitions to confront the Trump threat. This newspaper, too, whose Wednesday front page expressed it perfectly: PUT CANADA FIRST!
That is indeed the choice. Put Canada first, or put Trump first. You cannot do both.
Many Canadians have been in denial, in recent weeks. Since the moment Trump posted his intention to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods coming into the United States – which will indisputably send our economy into an economic tailspin, and likely a recession – many Canadians have refused to believe it.
Don’t the Americans remember that we fought on their side against the Nazis, against the Taliban, against many other foes over many years? Don’t they know that we have deeply-integrated economies, and cultures, and values? Don’t they recall that we have always been their best and closest ally?
None of that matters anymore. Not with the new guy. Donald Trump is saying, over and over, what he intends to do. It is in our self-interest to start believing him.
And it is time for Canadians to choose: stand with him, or stand with us.
And if you’re with him, get the Hell out.
We don’t want or need you.
Most Canadians don’t want to join the US. There’s little doubt Quebec is not interested. We have a trade agreement, but of course that means nothing to Donald Trump. It’s very important to secure our border, defend our country and improve relations with the US.
The amount of damage that would be caused, not just to the Canadian economy but the US one as well is one reason I’m not entirely panicked about Trump’s talk.
Rather than panicking at conjecture it might be a good idea to calm down and cross that bridge when – or if – we come to it.
That said, I get it. Trump senses weakness and he’s acting according to his belief on how weakness in a negotiation adversary should be capitalized upon.
Now, why there is weakness is very much a product of near 10 years of Justin Trudeau. He has played regions against others, he has played favorites, he has targeted some Canadians to get votes from other Canadians many, many times. To the point where a good number of Canadians truly feel they would be treated better by a foreign government than they have been by their own.
Under his government we have torn down those who helped create this country, we have vilified what used to be considered Canadian culture and we did it as the worlds “first post-nation state” as if that was ever a good thing. Because of Trudeau, we have a county where the regions have little to no allegiance or connection to other regions. Under the guise of decolonization, we have started the process to deconstruct a country and then we wonder why there isn’t a unified denouncement of Trump’s comments from Canadians.
I disagree with Trump, but I also don’t know anymore what it means to be Canadian.
99- Traitor
MEMORANDUM
To Donald J. Trump
From Dr. Donald S. Gamble
Subject Examples of your behavior.
#1 Your patronizing arrogance to Canada and Canadians is an insult.
#2 Your statemewnts about the Canadian – American border raise three issues.
a) You claim that the border issue is only the illegal flow of migrants and drugs from Canada into the United States. That is false. Illegal guns, illegally used chemicals and illegal migrants also cross the border from the United States into Canada. There is a two way joint Canadian – American border problem, not a one way problem as you falsely claim.
b) Ignorant of your own history, you fail to understand that for the best part of a hundred years American and Canadian governments have in harmony jointly managed joint problems. Even before having any authority to act, you have interrupted that relationship. Everybody suffers that damage.
c) You falsely claim that Canada is responsible for controlling the illegal flows of migrants and drugs into the United States. You have it backwards. Instead, each government is responsible for controlling what enters over its border. Normal practice is for each government to request help from the other government. You are guilty of deliberate slander.
The bottom line is this. You are guilty of uttering insults and slander. That makes me angry. I demand public apologies to the people pf Canada and to the Government of Canada.
Dr. Donald S. Gamble
7412 Route 366 Northport
Cumberland County
Nova Scotia B0L 1E0
dgamble@ns.sympatico.ca
What are you going to do to back up your demand? Stamp your feet?
Agree Warren, time to start trolling the Yanks, going from a “Sleepy Joe ” to a “Delirious Donald”. If he wants to buy a country that is a security threat to the states he can walk out his back door in Florida and look right
250 miles away CUBA. It was a real threat in October 1962.
In terms of maps of Canada and the US with « United States » written on it, I think the best response came from former Prime Minister Chretien in a recent CTV interview:
“And for Mr. Trump, he does not realize that if Canada had been part of the U.S. a few weeks ago, he would have never become president, because the Canadians would not have voted for him,” he added.
Tariffs in the amounts suggested are sanctions, which are imposed only on enemies.
Trump is threatening economic warfare, and this will cause untold damage. We have to accept that and fight back with every weapon we have. If he does indeed attack.
Warren – I haven’t always agree with you but I agree with you on this article.
Nobody cares what you think of me; I certainly don’t. If you’ve got an opinion about the subject matter, however, just say it.
It may not mean much but I keep waiting for the TSX to go for a shit and it hasn’t yet.
I’m a stupid cunt.
I am definitely in favour of joining the U.S.A. Before you suggest I move there, it’s not that easy. The greencard lottery is not open to Canadians. We can’t just decide to move there. If it was easy, many of us would have fled to Florida or Hawaii years ago.
It’s not just the better weather that is appealing, but the job opportunities, lower taxes, better healthcare, free speech rights, etc, etc.
I say put it to a vote. I’m sure many will be surprised to find that like me, millions of newcomers in Canada are more than eager to be American.
You should still fuck off. Go elsewhere. Anywhere.
I suggest you actually check out an opinion poll on this. I think you’re purporting to speak for a bunch of people who don’t exist.
I’m of the opinion that the US and Canada should institute a 1:1 swap program wherein those who want to switch countries hand in their passport the border and get the one they’re looking for instead.
No mess, no hassle, no returns. You just need to find a willing party on the other side of the border.
We should immediately open negotiations with CHINA for export of resources of all types. Make those talks open and loud and focused. That will get Trump’s attention lickety-split.
Let’s say we were stupid enough to join the US. How many congress and senate seats would we get, and what percentage of those seats would vote democrat? I’m guessing, roughly speaking, the west except for some of BC would vote Republican, and the east would vote Democrat. If the republicans were concerned about permanent democratic rule by making Washington DC and Puerto Rico a state, they should seriously consider what would happen if Canada became a state.
Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Trump.
Canada is slightly more populous than California. As former prime minister Jean Chrétien recently stated in an interview with CTV, Canada as the 51st state would have won the election for VP Harris.
Adding to what Mr Chrétien said, Canada as a US state also likely would have given Democrats control of the House of Representatives.
Come January 20th, Trump starts to own what happens. That is going to make a difference. Trump and the entire Trumpist GOP have a congenitally opposition party attitude. In many respects they really don’t know what to do when in power. Witness how Trump continually shat the bed and failed during his first term on the Wall, repealing and replacing Obamacare (remember that one), Infrastructure Week (remember that one) etc. etc. This despite having the trifecta (Executive Branch, both houses of Congress) when he started his first term.
Note that he has the same situation this time out.
I suspect the other big check on Trump’s idiocy is going to be financial markets and the business lobby. Both of which are big reality checks. Also Republican Governors, House members and from Republican states whose key industries would be seriously fucked by his stupid tariffs.
Given Der Trumpf’s curious unconditional discharge as of 10 January 2025, one way to deal with the incoming quasi-narco state POTUS is for large corporations and nation states to treat him as persona non grata given his confirmed status as a felon. Having a recent criminal conviction is a showstopper question on most public and private sector rfp’s/tenders. Just because you aren’t doing the time, doesn’t mean you haven’t done the crime(s). Tariffs, schmariffs.
Given Der Trumpf’s curious unconditional discharge as of 10 January 2025, one way to deal with the incoming quasi-narco state POTUS is for large corporations and nation states to treat him as persona non grata given his confirmed status as a felon. Having a recent criminal conviction is a showstopper question on most public and private sector rfp’s/tenders. Just because you aren’t doing the time, doesn’t mean you haven’t done the crime(s). Tariffs, shmariffs.
Regardless of what one thinks of Mr Trump personally, he is president-elect of the world’s largest economy and nuclear superpower. For good or for ill, simply ignoring him does nobody any good.
Danielle Smith is going to fangirl at the inauguration. That should be totally disqualifying for any Canadian politician. How incompetent are Naheed Nenshi and the Alberta NDP that they aren’t making any hay out of this?
I am letting my mind go really dark for a moment. It can be assumed he already has or will cut a deal with V. Putin re various matters. Perhaps Trump will take Greenland & give the Canadian northern arctic islands to Russia, or threaten Canada with this action. Trump is signalling he wants something.
Canada would have absolutely no ability, other than loudly complaining, to resist. Ones rational mind says this is crazy. Are we dealing with rational people?
I note the comments above from WestGuy. There are many, with good reason, angry Canadians right now. The willingness to jointly confront an external bully has been weakened by our own Canadian political incompetence.
Trump senses this.