Trudeau wants to campaign against Trump, not fix Canada's porous borders
Trump threatened Mexico and Canada with a stiff tariff should they not fix their porous borders.
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, is Trudeau really going to fix Canada's porous borders?
As you know, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew down to Mar-a-lago last weekend, Donald Trump's Florida residence and his de facto White House for the remainder of President Biden's withering administration.
On November 25, Trump threatened Mexico and Canada to fix their porous borders or risk a 25% tariff on all goods. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo took the tariff threat seriously, with a pledge to seek dialogue and cooperate with Trump.
Meanwhile, Trudeau refused to take any blame, telling Trump that Canada already addressed U.S. concerns
Trudeau discusses his call with Trump after the President-elect said he would impose 25% tariffs on Canadian products over the porous border.
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 26, 2024
"It was a good call. This is something that we can do, laying out the facts, moving forward in constructive ways."… pic.twitter.com/9n4sQS8Crm
The Trudeau government previously strengthened visa requirements on Mexicans, and reduced immigration targets to no avail. Then, he pointed the finger at Mexico for its illegal immigration problem.
While true, Trump did not waiver in his threat. The President-elect's incoming border czar also called out Canada for allowing foreigners into America, especially those who sponsor terror.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently warned of tougher border measures after intercepting over 1,200 terror suspects attempting to cross the northern border since 2020. The agency urged Canada to implement required changes immediately... or else.
"We need a plan. A plan to put Canada first": Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responds to President-elect Donald Trump's threat to put 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods unless the border is secure.https://t.co/vD78U4ZuZQ pic.twitter.com/zUxoelc9iV
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 26, 2024
The looming sanctions sent the Canadian dollar spiraling downward in the days that followed, with the GDP expected to fall as much as 5%, according to economists.
Still, Trudeau refused a collaborative approach. He would rather campaign against Donald Trump in the upcoming election. That would be a whole lot easier than campaigning against Pierre Poilievre and the surging Tories.
“Normally, when the prime minister goes to the United States to meet a president, they’re looking to make gains. What gains did we hear from Mr. Trudeau? None,” Poilievre told reporters Monday of the Mar-a-lago visit. “He’s just trying to limit losses.”
“This is the consequence of having a weak prime minister who lost control of immigration, crime and drugs.”
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Rudy Kraus commented 2024-12-06 01:52:04 -0500With the tax break you also have to be aware of the dates. If you buy a day early you have to pay the tax. The next day no tax. -
David Heinze commented 2024-12-06 00:31:19 -0500This will save $100 for a family spending $2000 on these items over the 2 month period. Since most Food is already covered, I doubt it will save a struggling family $100 in total, but it might be more for a wealthy family. It would have been easier, cheaper & fairer to just increased the $250 rebate by $100.
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David Heinze commented 2024-12-06 00:22:27 -0500In just over 1 week, this will be a 2 month retailers nightmare. Followed by another (probably 2 to 4 years long) nightmare as CRA audits them & penalizes them for making mistakes. Mistakes that are essentially unavoidable & are a result of a rushed out ill-conceived political policy.
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Barry Desautels commented 2024-12-05 22:27:33 -0500Another great show Ezra, as usual. Thank you. When we had a small business we were members of the CFIB. Excellent outfit. It is getting harder to sit quietly and watch Trudeau and Freeland tear the country apart. It’s one dumpster fire after another with them. An election can’t come fast enough. But so nice to see Trudeau squirm under the gaze of Mr. Trump. The kids days are definitely numbered.
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Don Hrehirchek commented 2024-12-05 20:59:15 -0500Excellent comments. Thanks!
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Paul Personnic commented 2024-12-05 20:49:01 -0500I do follow @CFIB and frankly, I find this org plus, Chamber of Commerce to both be, quite useless. Imagine if the Trudeau Liberals tried to remove some Union rights… there would be immediate pushback in the form of job actions, boycotts etc. from the Union. Yet small/medium business owners are supposed to absorb the cost, and time to implement, a useless ‘tax break’ passed by a bunch of (6 figure) MPs who don’t know anything about how to run a business. CFIB/Chamber should be saying Loud-and-Clear, ‘HELL NO, WE WON’T COMPLY’. If nothing else, sue the government for the costs of implementing a stupid 2 month ‘tax break’ …if enough business pushback and refuse to comply, the government would have to back down.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2024-12-05 20:46:58 -0500This tax cut is a stunt and nothing more. It’s designed to fool gullible people who let the government do their thinking for them. Like the sheep in Animal Farm, the slyness of the pigs in charge doesn’t register in their little minds.
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Don Hrehirchek commented 2024-12-05 20:23:39 -0500The many faces of Our PM. These are the numbers of illegal immigration. Not official , but close enough. 23,721 arrests at the Canadian border.. Between October 2023 and September 2024. I thought maybe a thousand or two . Boy was I out in left field . Yes We do have a border problem , But Our PM just ignores it because He and His cronies are the cause of it. A true politician , blame others, instead of looking in the mirror.
