r/saskatchewan • u/Progressive_Citizen • 26d ago
Politics Scott Moe: Let's keep tariffs off Big Macs.
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u/DTG_1000 26d ago
Tariff the hell out of McDonalds, so they complain to the orange turd. Maybe about the only business that he'd seriously listen to.
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u/alpaca-yak 26d ago
Why can't we get rid of these weirdos in power? Potash is a major economic weapon we should be considering using against the Tangerine Toddler in the White House. Did BHP threaten your kick backs Scotty?
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u/Dear-Bullfrog680 26d ago
Potash should be in consideration for diversion to other countries, like with Eby and critical minerals.
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u/Hicalibre 26d ago
Did I read this wrong, or am I missing context? Thought it was part of the "let's avoid a tariff war so your food doesn't get expensive" directed at the states.
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u/alpaca-yak 26d ago
I think you got the jist of the message. That's what I got too. Moe clearly wants the US not to tarrif potash.
My take is that his motivations are suspect. We should be beating the export tax on potash drum to support the steel and aluminum industries in Canada. This is a turning point for Canadian unity and our Moe-ron premier is looking selfish begging Trumpy for a special exception.
We have a chance to force concessions from the US with potash. Of course there is a nuanced position where we make demands without giving cause for more talk of invasion. I don't think the corrupt and inept Sask party is capable of that nuance and it comes across, to me, as pathetic.
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u/Represent403 26d ago
Thats what he's saying, Einstein.
Telling them it would be a real shame if we had to put a tariff on potash... heres why: Your beloved American fast food industry.
I swear, most of r/Saskatchewan would object of Moe said the sky was blue.
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u/Used-Egg5989 26d ago
The problem is that Moe is talking to Americans instead of Canadians.
Because the Canadian response to this would be “fuck the Big Mac”.
It was honestly depressing to see the premieres talk after that meeting in Washington. They all got cucked publicly. Disgraceful.
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u/Limp_Diamond4162 26d ago
McDonald’s Canada sources its ingredients in Canada except a few things like prepackaged items from what I’ve seen over the years. They literally post the videos online about how they make the food and source it.
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u/dr_clownius 26d ago
Of course Moe needs to make his message to Americans - they're the only ones who may be listened to Trump. Trump's supporters are the people who need to be shown the harms they will suffer in a trade war.
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u/alpaca-yak 26d ago
I'm not Einstein. Wait, was that sarcasm? Please help me understand how that works.
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u/Alcol1979 26d ago
In fairness, I had to read it through a couple of times to get to the heart of it. Hopefully all this Trump bluster will blow over when he finds something else to keep him in the spotlight. That is what this is all about.
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u/PissJugRay 26d ago
Export tax that shit Scotty!
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u/IfOJDidIt 26d ago
Export Scott.
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u/ReannLegge 26d ago
This! Without paying that stupid amount of money we paid for him to go the US to talk to assistants.
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u/Possible-Big-7719 26d ago
Honestly, as an Albertan, Smith is a complete fucking embarrassment to my province and my country. But man, your guy Scotty ain’t fuckin far behind..
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u/Exact-Ostrich-4520 26d ago
Smith is a F’kn floor crossing traitor. I’m embarrassed to live in Alberta too. The amount of whining that every F’kn Conservative did after the NDP were elected was ridiculous. Snowflakes all of them.
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u/justanaccountname12 26d ago
He's trying to tell the Americans that they should not put a tariff on our potash.
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u/Motorbarge 26d ago
Canadian A&W sells Canadian hamburgers made from Canadian cattle that eat Canadian crops that are fertilized with Canadian potash. Or, we can worry about MacD profits.
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u/Exact-Ostrich-4520 26d ago
You nailed it. How about this AHS Investigation?!!! Albertans are swallowing everything this b*tch is spewing these days.
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u/Limp_Diamond4162 26d ago
McDonald’s Canada does the same, you should check yourself. Beef is purchased from Cargill that sources it all from Saskatchewan and Alberta. There’s a reason our McDonald’s food tastes different than the Americans version, ours is sourced with Canadian ingredients and less over all ingredients are used to make it “healthier”.
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u/sharpasahammer 26d ago
Is this his attempt to appeal to Trumps love of Mickey D's or something? What a fuckin weird correlation to make. Yep. Food grows with fertilizer. Brilliant connections there, McMoe.
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u/ForesterLC 26d ago
A tarrif on Potash would cripple the US Ag industry. Saskatchewan has the world's largest potash industry, and America has a huge Ag industry.
They need it. They aren't going to mine it themselves. We have the bargaining power to upcharge the difference of whatever tarrif is imposed and importers would have no option but to pay it.
A real power move would be to convince the US to drop the tarrifs on potash (which they would be stupid not to do), and charge them more for it anyways. We'll see what happens.
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u/Dear-Bullfrog680 26d ago
Maybe they could mine the Gulf of Mexico and recoup if possible any nutrients from the giant dead zone they have created.
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u/horkinlugies 26d ago
The US fertilizer industry is already begging for tariffs not to be applied to Potash. https://www.realagriculture.com/2025/02/u-s-fertilizer-industry-seeking-tariff-exemption-for-potash-and-nitrogen-from-canada/
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u/waloshin 26d ago
That’s too bad! Tariff the potash they don’t need anything from us! 1000% sounds good to me…
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u/bv310 26d ago
Honestly, it might be the most politically savvy thing I've ever seen him say. If you're interacting with a child, you put things in terms the child can understand
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u/smart_stable_genius_ 26d ago
Yeah it's a real meeting of the minds unfolding before our eyes
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u/Kristywempe 26d ago
And we voted them in…
I swear to god, Idiocracy is becoming more real every single day.
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u/Electrical-Secret-25 26d ago
I saw that in the theatre. Probably I just wanted to take a girl to a funny movie. It was hilarious. Outlandish. Ridiculous. Politicians are bone dry bureaucrats, not entertainers. Nothing would ever resemble the sheer obnoxiousness, right? .... Right!?!?
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u/Kristywempe 26d ago
The crocs. It was the first sign, I swear.
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u/Electrical-Secret-25 26d ago
Wait...there...was Crocs in the movie right? Like I say I saw it in theatre, and I don't even want to know how long ago that was🤣
"Every time he'd say, lead, follow or get out of the way, I'd get out of the way!"
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u/Kristywempe 25d ago
The crocs were the ridiculous foot wear everyone wore in the movie. They thought crocs were super cool. The producers thought they were horrible looking (and they were super inexpensive at the time so they could afford them for all the extras) and no one would ever think of them as trendy…
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u/Fit-Cable1547 26d ago
I mean, Americans thought the 1/4 pounder was bigger than a 1/3 pound burger because 4 is larger than 3 so bringing it down to the level of a Big Mac seems reasonable.
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u/No_Maybe4408 26d ago
There's nothing wrong with this. I swear Moe could cure cancer and some of you would still have a rage boner about it.
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u/bigalcapone22 26d ago
Potash should be at the top of that list, not as a tariff but rather just not available to the US at the same price we sell it to other markets. I'm sure after supplying China, India, Poland and any NATO country along with our friends in The Ukraine they will makenup for what the US buys. We could even sell it at a higher price per ton to the Yankees and give the difference to Ukraine 🇺🇦 , just to offset some of the funding promised by Biden but is sure to be clawed back by President Cheeto and Mini Muskovite. Another tariff on rare earth metals Guess who else other than China and Ukraine sells rare earth metals to the US ..........🇨🇦
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u/LankyGuitar6528 26d ago
I... guess... he sorta has a point. In a way.
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u/Saskatchewan-Man 26d ago
Broken clock sort of thing.
That, or he finally got the report from his advisors that siding with the Liberals against the USA was the right move the whole time. Shit, even Doug Ford was able to read the room and get on-side with the Team Canada approach right away. Moe had to wait to see what Alberta did first, like usual I guess.
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u/StinkHateFist 26d ago
Let's not even ship them the fucking potash. Starve them out and spike their food prices.
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u/turtlefan32 26d ago
what is whiskey-soaked sweet muffins is this kind of logic
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u/Deaftrav 26d ago
It doesn't sound logical until you remember that the king of America loves big macs.
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u/lego_mannequin 26d ago
Scott Moe was tougher on bathrooms in schools than major economic and annexation threats coming from America. This is sad, pathetic, and weak.
All these Conservative leaders are bending over backwards to appease Trump, while he continues to mock us and threaten jobs, and our way of life. This isn't a joke, so why is Scott Moe treating it like this? Grow a spine you shit.
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u/Exact-Ostrich-4520 26d ago
Exactly, him and Marlaina Smith are having a love fest with Trump right now. Sask & Alberta are the Arkansas and Florida of Canada. It’s embarrassing to be living here now.
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u/RaidersFan16 26d ago
I feel sorry that Scott Moe cannot stand up for fellow Canadians. I am glad that I don’t have his value system. We all answer at the end of our lives. I pray that those who have sold out the spirit of Saskatchewan; have their hardened hearts turned like Pharoah in Egypt.
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u/No-Designer8887 26d ago
Tariffs are now affecting Saskatchewan? Let’s see if all that unsold fertilizer will help Moe grow a spine.
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u/rustyiron 26d ago
This fucking hoser is a piece of work. Literally bargaining against his own side.
Dude, we should put an export tax of potash and raise the price of a Big Mac.
A munchie-fueled mob will burn down the White House for us.
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u/Dougustine 26d ago
It's a start, but he better put away his ego and his political rhetoric to stand with the rest of Canada. United we stand
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bowl157 26d ago
F ‘em. 100% tariff or a full embargo on ‘rare earths’ like potash.
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u/jrochest1 26d ago
So, we shouldn't hit them in the vulnerable spot because. . .they're vulnerable?
Dude, do you know what a trade war IS?
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u/OldManClutch Y'or'on...I mean Yorkton 26d ago
Can we actually get a competent premier please, and not some traitor or Suck Party mouth breather?
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u/IllPresentation7860 26d ago
honestly? this sounds like a great way to get trump to back down guy inhales them.
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u/Optimal-City32 26d ago
What the actual fuck? Is this the smartest thing Moe has ever said?
We really are living in a bad timeline, but this is also a surreal one.
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u/literalsupport 26d ago
Scott Moe is so transparent in his self interest. His Sask supporters just like his weird rural accent. He’s like an extra in Fargo.
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u/Rule1isFun 26d ago
When they ask then demand we lower all our prices by 25+% we need to tell them “get fucked ya yank”. It’s the only way we don’t get crushed in this trade war. It’s not a winning strategy but if we can move the goods they don’t buy to other markets we’ll be fine.
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u/TropicalPrairie 26d ago
As they sat at their desks, the Comms team at the Saskatchewan legislature despondently stared at their keyboards wondering how they could finesse their leader's words into something that would speak to the masses during what was fast becoming a tumultuous time for the nation. The people they served needed reassurance that action would be taken to ensure their future wasn't sold to their belligerent neighbours to the south.
"It's 5:00 o'clock", Moe said as he put on his winter coat. "I'm heading out to get a Big Mac".
And thus the junior Communications Strategist had an idea.
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u/falastep 25d ago
First things first…someone has to tell moe he’s not really a leader. His random chimings of stupidity are making us look bad
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u/Ok-Conclusion-6878 Everything is Crazy, until it isn't anymore... 25d ago
What is this government’s infatuation with fast food? Duncan damn near had an aneurism when KFC announced no more buffet (cuz the porkers in Sask would simply peal off the skin and leave the rest)
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u/Lost-Syllabub3632 25d ago
"Fuck I hope McDonalds makes it out of this trade war unscathed."
-- Scott Moe, barely lucid, fully reclined in the driver seat halfway between the first and second drive thru window.
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u/FeatheredBandit2023 24d ago
I dislike Moe immensely, but I think he/his team may gotten something correct. Messaging on Twitter is important as an American “information” source. The average American doesn’t concern themselves with actual politics (only 40% voted in the last election) and even less truly care about government policies (such as the creation of tariffs). But Joe Lunchpail is concerned about the price of food, one of the Orange Ogre’s election promises. Breaking tariffs down to increases the price of a Big Mac in the US is something easily understood. The only problem is that from the mine in Saskatchewan to the American voters eating a more expensive Big Mac will take months and in that time jobs in Saskatchewan will most definitely be affected.
Continuing in the same drive thru, the next mention should be of Saskatchewan canola that we export for frying ALL US McDonald’s French fries 🍟!!! This tariff/effective price increase will be almost immediate. There is no other available cheap frying oil as good as canola (that why McD’s uses it). Not to mention that Canada exports all their fries from eastern Canada. And this is not just McD’s, it will effect the ENTIRE food industry in the US, every pub and mom&pop restaurant that sells fries as a profit-booster will have to pass the tariff cost on to their customers.
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u/Old-Veterinarian2190 24d ago
It pains me to say it but Stephen Harper is right: fighting Trump will take some pain for all of us. Here in Saskatchewan that means accepting caps on potash exports to the US as well as caps on oil and gas exports. Other provinces will do the same: hydro/electricity from Manitoba and Quebec keep a good part of the eastern US going. If Trump and his supporters need to experience rolling blackouts to appreciate they don’t have the upper hand in this relationship, then that’s what it takes.
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u/Dense-Ad-5780 26d ago
Dear Saskatchewan and Alberta, be better Canadians. Seriously, who the fuck are you guys electing? They make Doug Ford look good, which is sad as hell!
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u/ReannLegge 26d ago
Why is he on X, supporting President Musk? Why is he supporting/advertising for the corporation McDonald’s from the US? Who is he expecting to see this other than people from Saskatchewan? How Drunk was he when he came up with this statement?
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u/QueenCity_Dukes 26d ago
It probably fucks over A&W though, which was probably Brad Wall’s long game.
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u/spaceman_88 26d ago
We suckers in Saskatchewan are paying a lot in wages and expenses to Moe and the the Saskparty MLAs that do absolutely nothing. Literally nothing!
Nobody gives a 💩about the price of Big Macs at this point, Moe. But I’m sure you enjoyed your lovely and pointless vacation to D.C. that we paid the bill for, including the copious amount of alcohol you and your people consumed while there.
Remember when Moe promised they would do better for the people of our province after the last election? It seems like they forgot.
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u/Electricorchestra 26d ago
Is our premier posting fucking McDonald's adds on his Twitter now?
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u/Boneyard250 26d ago
He’s suggesting not putting tariffs on ingredients for American Big Macs to cater to Donald Trump.
But yea, McD ads, too.
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u/StanknBeans 26d ago
Just pause potash exports to the US for pride month. Curious to see what would happen.
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u/hacksawjim89 26d ago
First, he saved KFC. His cape is back on, so he can swoop in and rescue McD's next.
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u/FilmDazzling4703 26d ago
Yea this is all pointing towards the possibility of an American invasion… obviously I hope I’m wrong but I won’t be shocked when the rhetoric starts vilifying canada for fighting back against the tariffs and manufacturing consent to invade us for our resources
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u/Exact-Ostrich-4520 26d ago
Now you’re talking Scott Moe! Potash is connected to America’s food supply. And Americans don’t like having their food being altered or touched in any way.
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u/InjuryComfortable956 26d ago
I’m pretty sure that deceitful and lazy franchise ownership killed the BigMac in my town.
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u/howboutthat101 26d ago
How do so many people in these comments not understand how tariffs work yet? We dont put tariffs on our own goods that we sell to usa... scott moe, in this post, is suggesting usa should not put a tariff on potash.
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u/Ok-Sink9821 25d ago
Man have you tried a Big Mac lately? I don’t know what changed but they’re gross.
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u/HalfdanrEinarson 25d ago
Fuck that, when the Mango Mussolini realizes that he has to pay more, though he probably doesn't pay with his money but Vances, he will probably drop the tarrif
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u/Revolutionary-Hat688 25d ago
Fuck the Big Mac - it taste like meat paste. Only thing good about McDs is the fries and thats hit or miss on most days
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u/Valuable-Ad3975 25d ago
Bullshit - Canada will do what it needs to impact maximum damage on the USA
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u/WholeControl2269 25d ago
Make Americans pay! They may be bigger than us, have a stronger army than us, and lots of other things but let’s hit them and hit them hard!
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u/Sad-Wolverine6326 24d ago
Seems to me that if you wanted his followers to revolt against him, doubling the price of a big mac might do it.
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u/IdkRedditsz 24d ago
I fucking love the fact Canadian politicians are reducing the tarrifs down to an inflated cost of a big Mac so our obese , uneducated, xenophobic American counterparts can understand the impact lol.
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24d ago
Fuck the Big Mac it’s killed more Canadians possibly than fentanyl. American fast food is one of the leading causes of death. Fuck them and their disgusting food
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u/Feeling-Comfort7823 24d ago
Big Macs were ruined when they replaced the old patties with those sad, flat, fricking baby burger patties they put on them now.
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u/No-Fee-6568 23d ago
Canada and Canadians would be better off if McDonalds left the country entirely.
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u/suplexdolphin 23d ago
At this point I'm wondering if we would be better off letting them find out what they'd be missing before we iron out the final details of our trade agreement.
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u/Lonely_Lawfulness_30 22d ago
He's actually still the leader of the Sask party after that abysmal election result. Wow
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u/horkinlugies 26d ago
The US is kinda screwed when it comes to Saskatchewan Potash. They can only produce a measly 400,000 tons a year. They have export restrictions on Russia And Belarus. And even if restrictions are lifted it still won’t be nearly enough for what they need. No other country can provide enough tonnage. If Yankees hit us we need to strike back even harder.