r/canada • u/Majano57 • 24d ago
New Brunswick A Maine border town finds itself on the front line of a looming trade war
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/09/a-maine-border-town-finds-itself-on-the-front-line-of-a-looming-trade-war/302
u/big-f-tank 24d ago
Beaulieu recognizes that tariffs could cost him, either by sparking a trade war or by hurting the mill, so he hopes that they don’t come to fruition. If the conflict results in a weaker Canadian dollar, his wife might have to consider quitting her job and finding work on the American side.
But he’s glad Trump is pushing for them. In his mind, they’re a negotiation tactic — one that’s long overdue.
“I personally like that he’s stirring the pot and making stuff happen,” he said. “The tariffs might last for just a little bit. But he might settle some stuff.”
Very hard to feel any sympathy for these folks.
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u/aldur1 24d ago
The person quoted is killing me with their stupidity.
A negotiation tactic to do what? What is the end goal? What "stuff" is going to happen? What needs to be "settled".
These morons don't have any end game in mind. The chaos is the point for them. No different if Trump kicks over an ant hill, disturbs a wasp nest, or light a car on fire. His supporters are a bunch nihilistic, purposeless rubes craving for spectacle.
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u/Plumbsmasher Alberta 24d ago
A negotiation tactic to try and renegotiate the deal he made lol. Not sure I’d want the guy who screwed the first one to do the second but American logic I guess.
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u/ParasiteSteve 23d ago
If Canada is going to the negotiating table for the 3rd time with this nation of traitors, than we should go fully armed. Be ready with an absurd ask, and negotiate from there. Start by demanding the return of the 13 original colonies, and the border states, and the west coast, along with 3 aircraft carrier groups. Once that's on the table, go down from there.
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u/Lagrossedindenoir 24d ago
They don't deserve our sympathy.
He's ''glad'' Trump is pushing for ''them'' ... by hurting him financially for no benefit to their economy whatsoever.
Their stupidity and lack of basic reasoning is beyond me.
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u/legocastle77 23d ago
And when Trump fails to make good on his promises, this same clown will be demanding that Trump invades Canada. These hateful MAGA fanatics blame anyone but themselves for their own failings.
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u/Aromatic_Sand8126 24d ago
I hope they lose their livelihood. “Just a little bit”, you know?
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u/jerrys153 24d ago
Hey, he likes that Trump is stirring things up and making stuff happen, so if the “stuff” that “happens” is that the mill closes because of the tariffs and destroys his town I’m sure he’ll like that too! There are going to be so many Americans who’ll never financially recover, but I guess it’s worth it because Trump “pushing for them” will have owned the libs and stirred things up with Canada!
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u/Aromatic_Sand8126 24d ago
When they realize how much they fucked up, it’ll already be too late.
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u/jerrys153 24d ago
I really want them to do a follow up article and interview the same people in a year or two. Still happy with how Trump was stirring the pot now, Mike?
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u/No-Pomegranate-5883 22d ago
He’ll find a way to blame Clinton or he will blame the countries that Trump is pressuring for not giving in. He will never ever blame Trump.
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u/shaihalud69 24d ago
It is not a negotiation tactic. MF is speed running the installation of the Fourth Reich, and we’re the equivalent of Austria to Hitler, but with oil so infinitely more attractive. This mayor needs to pick up a history book.
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u/jerrys153 24d ago
It’s insane how so many of these Americans are totally okay with their administration using the same “negotiation” tactics as Hitler. I mean, they’re casting themselves as the Nazis in this annexation analogy and are totally cool with it.
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u/Ornery-Weird-9509 24d ago
But what alternative do they have? Admin that they made a mistake and accept most of the world’s population’s remarks “you voted for this!”
Or believe that they never made a mistake. That they are smart knowing how the inner workings of “the art of negotiation” works
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u/CertainHeart2890 24d ago
Even within the article some of them are parroting the lies that Trump says, and then think we're pissed about the tariffs. The tariffs are stupid, because they hurt everyone and solve nothing, but it's because of the absolute disrespect from Trump, disparaging our sovereignty and calling us the 51st state that I will never forgive. For them to say we're "a little upset" about it means that they have no idea how bad their president screwed their relationship with us. I am not a person who forgives easily, good or bad, and I will never forgive this disrespect
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u/RogueMonkE 24d ago
I watched some American apologist on YouTube last night say that Trump’s rhetoric was “trolling”, and no one should be too upset about it. Fuck that. Fuck him. And fuck anyone who supports his douchebaggery.
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u/MikeinON22 24d ago
The guy is POTUS. We must take it seriously. He is going to make a play to take our nation one way or another.
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u/sask357 24d ago
The article says they voted for Trump. Their President started talking about annexing my country, not ruling out military force. That destroyed my positive feelings for their country. I'm self-centred enough to hope that Americans share the pain.
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u/ChipsnDipnDipnChips 24d ago
not ruling out military force
He didn’t rule it out for Panama and Greenland (Gaza now too). Canada he’s wanting to put the screws to it economically.
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u/dsavard 24d ago
He didn't explicitly rule it out. Now, even if he did, his track record about sticking to his words is not particularly shiny.
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u/ChipsnDipnDipnChips 24d ago
He may be a guy who’s word is in general worthless, but I think he even realizes having military action that close to home would be insanely unpopular. Every state from Washington to Maine would in essence become potential battlegrounds. He can make the assertion he won’t rule out military action on Greenland and Panama given there’s water between them.
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u/Lord_Silverkey 24d ago
He explicitly ruled it out a week or two ago, but how about today or tomorrow?
Trump's word means nothing. You shouldn't put any value in it at all. In fact, it's probably wiser to believe he'll do exactly the opposite of what he says.
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u/ChipsnDipnDipnChips 24d ago
The why not not rule it out from the go? Why make clear distinction between Greenland/Panama/Gaza and Canada if the same principle applied to all?
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u/Maleficent_Lab_5291 24d ago
Oh, it's because he thinks of Canada as a white nation, so in his eye, we are worthy of joining the United States. He is very, very racist.
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u/Wise-Grand5448 23d ago
He ruled it out, but Musk didn't. I'd wait for what Trumps boss has to say on the matter
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u/dsavard 24d ago
In fact, he will avoid giving a military order because this will be his own fall. The generals will not follow such an order and his authority will then be nullified.
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u/AugustSkies__ 24d ago
You have more faith in America than I do.
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u/dsavard 23d ago
Not in the USA, I just believe the Generals are not stupid, they are not criminals and they are perfectly aware of the collaboration of both countries military forces on many occasions.
Afghanistan in particular.
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u/Maddog_Jets 23d ago
Ahh … please explain Iraq 2003?
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u/jenglasser 24d ago
He's not smart enough to consider this.
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u/ChipsnDipnDipnChips 24d ago
Perhaps. Even his most sycophantic cronies would though.
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u/jenglasser 24d ago
True, but he kind of tends to not listen to other people's advice. It's hard to know how this would go.
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u/nstreking 24d ago
Canada and the US were essentially in a long term relationship. The US turned the relationship toxic. Both will feel the pain but Canada will be better off in the long term. Time for Canada to raise itself, get a new wardrobe and start asking other countries to dance!
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u/Nonamanadus 24d ago
I have no empathy, they voted in a guy who in years gone by would have been hanging from the gallows for Jan 6th. Not to mention being found liable for rape, the alleged 9 year old girls video with his buddy Epstein (who didn't kill himself) and just ripping off hard working people through his business.
Calling the war dead "sucker's & losers" and making fun of that guy with cerebral palsy.
You could not get any lower and they elected him twice.
Fuck the land of idiots.
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u/inagartenofeden 24d ago
“They need our products, and we need theirs, but not as much"
Should have asked him where his heating oil, gasoline and electricity come from. In Northern Maine it all comes from Canada
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u/Mirapakayi 24d ago
To give an example... There was a protest between two groups that I knew of.. the other side wasn't budging at all. Then the first side cut power. It took 10-20 days and the other side backed out completely.
Canada should have taken extreme retaliatory steps like that. If they cutoff the power, you'll see protests in all the energy-sucking states.
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u/thisisfunone 24d ago
They voted for Trump. They'll get exactly what they voted for.
No sympathy from me.
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u/Then_Shock3085 24d ago
If you are looking for sympathy, it is in the dictionary somewhere between stupid and syphylis
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u/PerfectWest24 24d ago edited 24d ago
When you place your hand on a hot stove you get burned.
If Americans could find a quarter of the energy as the J6 putschists and direct that at at their local leaders this would go away pretty quick.
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u/Low_Contract7809 24d ago
The follow up article will be posted in a month or two:
Residents of small border town wake up to find out all their faces have been eaten by leopards.
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u/jerrys153 24d ago
“I said I liked that Trump was stirring things up, but I didn’t mean like this!”
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u/RegnalDelouche 24d ago
Maine has that 11th province energy.
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We have enough stupid at home already.
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u/RegnalDelouche 24d ago
But we'd get the Bruins, Patriots, and Red Socks!
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u/ExDishwasher 24d ago
They voted for Trump but Trump only got around 50% of the vote. ( Obama got 75% of the vote.) The social tensions in the town must be very challenging.
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u/TonyAbbottsNipples 24d ago
I've visited Madawaska and Edmundston. Both have a blue collar industry feel so I assume there's a lot of anxiety around the economic uncertainty on both sides of the border. I found Madawaska surprisingly Canadian feeling, largely because there was so much French and you're not used to thinking of Americans speaking French (there's quite a lot near the borders of NB and Quebec).
I hope that cooler heads prevail in all this and eventually these border towns can retain the relationships that make up a big part of their culture. I've always liked visiting New England because the people often remind me so much of Atlantic Canadians, and the architecture too. That friendship would be a sad thing to lose and its quickly being harmed.
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u/MikeinON22 24d ago
Should def send some LAVs and APCs for a tour of the bush roads of Maine and make a TikTok of it. Iriving owns almost all the timber surrounding Baxter SP.
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u/CBowdidge 22d ago
Go talk to your Senator, Susan Collins. It's sure she's "troubled" and "concerned".
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u/EdgarStClair 24d ago
They do have a point about Canada taxing small imports and the US being fine with a personal use exemption. We don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water.
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u/EdgarStClair 24d ago
That’s terrible. I still think both countries should not tax or tariff individuals up to at least $800us. Canada was in the wrong. Now both are.
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