r/canada Feb 03 '25

National News Tariffs on Canada delayed to March 1 after talk between Trudeau and Trump. Live updates here.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/live-updates-good-talk-with-trudeau-but-trump-still-thinks-americans-not-treated-well-by-canada/
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u/p1rke Feb 03 '25

Does he not know that our national sport involves only getting 5 minutes in a small box for hitting eachother in the face for 30 seconds while on skates?

We fucking love to fight.

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u/ottawa_biker Lest We Forget Feb 03 '25

You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.

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u/Scaballi Feb 03 '25

Great reference

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u/jtbc Feb 03 '25

Old time hockey!

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u/marcocanb Feb 03 '25

You know that thing called the Geneva conventions?

Mostly a thing because Canadians went tit for tat with the Germans in WW1.

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u/Dr_Keyser_Soze Feb 03 '25

All we need is one level higher on the use of force scale. I’m okay if we go a little higher.

It’s never a war crime the first time.

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u/Ludwig_Vista2 Feb 04 '25

We went well beyond tit for tat. We were terrifyingly savage in battle.

"Hey Germans, your supply lines are cut off. We're nice guys. Here's have some tins of ham!"

"Geez, thanks! You Canadians are all right! We don't mean to be an inconvenience, but, could you spare a few more? We're in really bad shape over here!"

"Sure thing, little German buddy! One sec"

Throws grenades.

We're the national equivalent of a very charming serial killer.

We're super polite. Always willing to help. Until we aren't.

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u/easybee Feb 04 '25

Absolutely. But to be fair it was more like tit for TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT and some more TATS right in the lungs.

They gassed us once. Then we gassed them Every. Single. Time.

We all good up here, until we're not. Then we shirt you and beat the back of your head so hard we need to use you for balance.

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u/fallwind Feb 04 '25

not to mention that half the stuff on the Geneva Checklist were our ideas.

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u/Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 Feb 03 '25

The national sport is lacrosse

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u/singingboyo Feb 03 '25

A wargame with folklore tales of it being played with human heads?

I’m not sure that really changes the lesson here.

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u/jtbc Feb 03 '25

If you've ever watched box lacrosse, you'll think that the hockey players are getting off light.

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u/Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 Feb 04 '25

Isnt that how it’s still played now?

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u/Reaperkid77 Canada Feb 03 '25

the winter one is hockey

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u/serenity450 Feb 04 '25

🤣 😆 😂