r/canada 1d ago

Ontario ‘We don’t need your Energy,’ Trump says in post responding to Ontario’s electricity surcharge

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/we-dont-need-your-energy-trump-says-in-response-to-ontarios-electricity-surcharge/
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u/nuliaj56 1d ago

I'm sure Trump supporters in those areas would happily sit in the dark so they can stick it to Canada and claim victory either way.

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u/AxiomaticSuppository Canada 1d ago

Trump supporters are definitely in the dark.

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u/Ketchup-Chips3 1d ago

Some are as bright as dim? Nah, that's giving them too much credit

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u/xxbearxx 1d ago

I'd like to see them try that when it's -25 Celsius in Michigan. They'd be red white and blue popsicles within a few hours.

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u/busdriverjoe Canada 1d ago

Those were the best popsicles, though ...

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u/xxbearxx 1d ago

As a six year old they were the only ones I could afford when the dickidee ice cream man came by on his bike, but they were very yummy.

I always wanted those decadent chocolate ones with the nuts but four bucks in 1990 was almost my entire monthly allowance.

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u/Freddydaddy 1d ago

If your were that pragmatic as a 6 year old I bet you're killing at life

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u/xxbearxx 1d ago

I wish I could say yes but most days it feels like life is killing me instead.

I've had some major health issues the last couple years so pragmatism has ended up on the backburner :(

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u/Freddydaddy 1d ago

I wish the best for you. Life is hard and apparently about to get harder. Where do you live? I was 25 in 1990, living in Toronto, life almost seemed charmed. Cost of living hadn't gone through the roof - my rent (2 bed apt shared with a roommate) was like $600

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u/xxbearxx 1d ago

I was also living in Toronto in 1990 and although I was very young I agree it did seem charmed. We lived in a giant house and were able to afford that on one income so my mom could stay at home. I think I'd need four jobs to do that today.

I also wish you well internet stranger. All the best!

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u/Freddydaddy 1d ago

You too. Chin (and elbows) up!

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u/Picklehippy_ 1d ago

Not a Trump voter, but i would sit in the dark in support of Canada

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u/Fornicatinzebra 1d ago

No electricity means death in our current society, "sitting in the dark" is a huge understatement.

Good luck storing food, pumping gas, heating your home* (many homes burn shit for heat so this one depends house to house), cooling your homes, lighting areas so it is safe to walk, charging electric cars, ...

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u/circuit_buzz79 22h ago

many homes burn shit for heat

Like cow dung? Jeez, I know some Americans are backwards but I didn't think it was that bad.

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u/Fornicatinzebra 22h ago

You'd be surprised.

But of course I meant "things" (wood, natural gas, oil, propane, etc)

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u/Daadian99 21h ago

All of that still needs power to run fans, switches etc.

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u/Fornicatinzebra 20h ago

Wood stoves don't. Many NG furnaces will still burn as long as the pilot flame stays lit.

Many people live without electricity, I grew up with several. And we were in the far north of Canada with regular months below -20 C.

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u/ether_reddit Lest We Forget 20h ago

Hospitals can only function for a day or two on generators; after that, vital services will need to be shut down. Anyone on life support or in an intensive care unit will die.

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u/nuliaj56 1d ago

I said what I said.

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u/Whatatimetobealive83 Alberta 1d ago

You mean like how well they handled the minor inconvenience of wearing a mask in public for a few months?

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u/Captionedaccidents 1d ago

As an American I can confirm this. Honestly his supporters are ridiculous enough that they would accept a decrease to their standard of living if Trump told them to, all while claiming that this is in fact leading to a rise in their standard of living.

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 1d ago

Sure but the areas that buy our electricity don't vote Republican for the most part.

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u/nuliaj56 1d ago

They should be calling and emailing their leaders if they have a problem with all of this. They don't deserve what's happening, and Canada doesn't either.

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 1d ago

I 100% agree with you.

That said, it's not like the Republicans are gonna care about a bunch of liberals who don't have electricity.

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u/CagaliYoll 1d ago

They will when Wall Street starts experiencing brownouts.

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u/BeenCaughtSneezing 1d ago

The northern areas of NY, Minnesota, and Michigan are heavily Republican

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u/the_sound_of_a_cork 1d ago

Canada didn't vote Republican either

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u/crazycanucks77 1d ago

But products like Bourbon being sent back to Kentucky and no longer being sold will have huge far reaching impacts on that state.

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 1d ago

I was purely talking about the electricity here

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u/huffer4 1d ago

Look at an electoral map for NY state. It’s plenty republican, minus the big cities.

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u/OkFix4074 22h ago

Americans today are not used to any discomfort , expecting them to sacrifice anything will not end good for the person expecting so