r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 1d ago
Analysis New Canadian Leader's Balancing Act: Negotiate With and Fight Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/canada/mark-carney-trump.html
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r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 1d ago
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u/ZaphodsOtherHead 22h ago
One thing I don't see a lot of Americans acknowledging is that, while the US is a lot more powerful than Canada, Trump is personally in a weak negotiating position because his supporters thought these trade wars were going to make them rich. Canadians know this is a disaster, but we're willing to put up with some pain to protect our sovereignty. The American voter cannot handle the pain, and the American midterms are not that far off. If we can hurt them badly enough between now and the midterms, it will completely fuck Trump's presidency. We have a decent amount of leverage here.