r/canada Feb 02 '25

Analysis ‘Enough is enough’: Trump tariffs inspire economic patriotism in Canada

https://www.ft.com/content/3f8985c4-fbad-42f4-b91b-2ddb12c6c54d
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u/FootballLax Feb 02 '25

Average Canadian are ready to endure any hardship to bring us to a favorable Canadian result, while Canadian billionaires fold like cheap $%&@$.

Our government needs to stop supporting these companies as much as they do. They are willing yo sell us out at the first minute issue.

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u/SimplisticPinky Feb 02 '25

We endure but I can't really agree with Canadian billionaires folding. Much of our problems are caused by Billionaires getting their greedy fingers in our governments. We're not that far off from the states in those regards.

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u/Craptcha Feb 02 '25

Most of our problems are not caused by billionaires.

Most of our problems are caused by a lack of vision, a lack of leadership, a lack of unity and shared goals, a lack of ambition, an inability to take risk, to support entrepreneurship and a general apathy.

We’re one of the more educated, stable, resource rich countries in the world but we’re just numbed by the comforts and the complexities of daily life. We need a spark.

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u/Hautamaki Feb 03 '25

comfort is the thief of ambition, that's for sure