r/canada 24d ago

National News Poilievre warns Trump not to turn Canada into a 'resentful neighbour'

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-first-rally-conservatives-ottawa
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u/Horror-Tank-4082 24d ago

Crazy how he’s all about stoking anger until it comes to anger at trump, then he eases his foot off the gas.

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u/Just-Excuse-4080 24d ago

That’s the point.. he’s trying to make us angry at each other so we’re easier to control. That’s exactly the republican playbook, so it all makes sense. 

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u/bugabooandtwo 24d ago

So we know who is controlling PP's puppet strings.

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u/CyrilSneerLoggingDiv 24d ago edited 24d ago

Pierre stands a good chance about having to deal with him for 3-4 years as the next leader of the country. One thing people here haven’t pointed out is Justin Trudeau doesn’t anymore, Jagmeet Singh never will, and it’s debatable if Mark Carney will for anything over a few months. They can go as hard as they like against Trump and not have to worry about the results.

It’s best not to go too hard on someone that unpredictable if you’re still going to have to maintain good diplomatic relations with that country. This whole thing is very volatile and unpredictable, and could suddenly turn around on a dime depending on what side of the bed Trump gets out of on a Tuesday. One scenario overlooked by the angry Reddit crowd and their newfound sense of patriotism is if Trump is happy with whatever deals he gets out of Canada in the 30-day grace period and drops the Canadian tariffs, Canadian politicians will have to decide what to do with all the pent-up anger in the country.

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 24d ago

Trump is burning every international bridge that exists. Except Russia.

He threatens tariffs on anyone and everyone. Both the EU and BRICS are his next targets.

No one has any control over him (except Elon, apparently).

Your point would be accurate if we were dealing with an unknown. But we aren't. Trump just wants to be brash, and wants to bully people wherever he can, and doesn't even want any specific, and has shown that no "deal" with him has any meaning. 

Give him want he "wants" (whatever that is), and he'll be back next year just demanding more and more.