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Correction: America matters more....Canada matters less. Just ask Chrystia Freeland...she is a woman.

I'm a woman ? What kind of sexist, misogynist relevance would that have on the reality of EU tariffs ? At least try to stay on topic, on the mods will close this thread.

Reality is your enemy...you will always be disappointed.

Thoughts ? Americans will not give up their constitutional right to own and bear arms (confirmed by the Supreme Court) because of the illegal and/or deranged actions by criminals and the mentally ill. Taking away guns a la Australia would cause wide scale civil unrest and violence....a "cure" far worse than the "disease". U.S. gun homicides are at a 30 year low, despite far more guns being in circulation.

Then why do you keep responding ? The EU (and especially Canada) can't ignore Trump either. Bring on more tariffs....bring on more whining.

History is repeating right now with Canadian and EU tariffs...chuckle about that.

Canada has far less trade leverage than the USA, and weak PM leading the way. Let's review the basics...again:

Godwin's politics do not change Godwin's Law....and Nazis are protected in the United States by constitutional rights. No half-ass hate speech laws as in Canada...or the EU.

So ? The Law still applies, and Hitler loves the attention you give him, even in death.

Godwin's Law proven yet again. My point is that Donald Trump matters more than Justin Trudeau, and always will.

So ? Trump is POTUS, and he matters a lot more than Justin Trudeau.

Here is an excellent history lesson and reminder of just how dependent Canada is on the U.S. economy, regardless of Donald Trump. Canada has been fighting a divisive battle for generations when it comes to the United States' dominance:

That's why I like what Trump is doing here....stripping away all the false pretenses and double talk. For many Canadians it has always been: HATE the Americans, but LOVE the American economy and Yankee investment.

Canada imports about 1 million bpd of oil and distillates to the east from the USA, mostly because Canada has consistently failed to build east-west pipeline and refinery infrastructure, and it is even more difficult to do so now given their divisive politics and tree huggers. Two can play at the power grid game.

Trump's tariffs play has lees to do with the actual import taxes and far more to do with busting up the status quo. Canada and the EU already had plenty of tariff and non-tariff barriers to American exports, so these are nothing new. U.S. autos were already taxed at 10% by the EU. President Trump wants to force changes and concessions that will reduce the U.S. trade imbalances with many nations. Canada has a lot more to lose if NAFTA goes away. Canada will remain far more dependent on export trade to the USA, and this should have been addressed long before Trump came along. Now Canada finds itself very vulnerable to a trade war with the world's largest economy. Canada is not the #1 customer for 35 states...Americans are. The U.S. does not exist to benefit the Canadian economy.