Trudeau provoked a trade war to keep the Liberal Party relevant
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would resign two months ago. Now his exit, slated for March 9, has been delayed to facilitate a transition of power.
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra tackles the latest escalation in the U.S.-Canada trade conflict as President Donald Trump imposes a new round of tariffs on Canadian goods.
All Canadian exports to the U.S. will face a 25% tariff, with the exception of energy exports, which will be hit with a 10% tariff.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Trudeau has promised to respond with retaliatory tariffs of his own.
Is fighting back against the world's most powerful economy the right strategy for Canada? And what are the potential consequences of this escalating trade war?
Trudeau says it's not clear when his last day as Canada's prime minister will be and it will depend on a conversation between him and the Liberal Party's leadership winner. pic.twitter.com/jWHsIK1QuT
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In response, Trump pledged additional tariffs to punish Canadians further. "Fighting back against President Donald Trump and the world's most powerful economy probably won't work out well for Canada," said Ezra Levant.
"To make matters worse, Trudeau's not gone yet," he added. "In fact, it sounds like he might stick around a little bit longer."
The Prime Minister prorogued Parliament on January 6, announcing his intention to resign following failed efforts to maintain his minority government. Now, Trudeau says his exit is not yet known in order to facilitate a transition of power with his successor.
It's looking more and more likely that this trade war is a last ditch effort by Trudeau to hold onto power a bit longer.
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Ed Dever commented 2025-03-10 11:21:20 -0400I watched the Liberal leadership campaign and they still boasted about adding 400000 new Liberal members which was a unbelievable lie as Carney only got 85% at 126000 votes . It just does not add up when Freeland only got 8% and the others 4% each
And this whole contest was already decided all on the backs of Canadians. They could have just said here is our new leader and stopped the pain of waiting.
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Johanne Singer commented 2025-03-05 09:13:18 -0500What a moron Ford is. That’s right, take away profits from the shelves. Makes so much sense.
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Johanne Singer commented 2025-03-05 09:08:21 -0500You belligerent hypocrite. Don’t think for one second President Trump *Donald" lol, has forgotten you bashing him
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David Heinze commented 2025-03-05 01:54:48 -0500As well as pointing out that Ontario gets Alberta Oil via the U.S., someone should tell Ford about how in January 2024, when it was -40c or colder in most of Alberta, (thanks to the NDP prematurely shutting down our Coal power plants) Alberta had a power shortage and what saved us was that SK & 2 States were able to provide us with the power we needed. BTW, Ontario was no help. So before he starts shutting of supply to the U.S., he needs to think about the consequences that could have if the U.S. reciprocated. It is one thing to have tariffs, it is quite another to shut of any critical supply. But then I do not suppose he could care less about Alberta could he?
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David Heinze commented 2025-03-05 01:41:15 -0500Bruce, I totally support your comments.
Just before watching tonight’s show, I came across a post on X by Brian Jean with Danielle’s current response. While she did encourage more interprovincial trade & pipelines etc., I felt her comments towards Trump were somewhat aggressive. In other words, like PP, she seemed to be moving towards the JT approach.
I posted the following comment:
“This is a very disappointing response. Yes, improve interprovincial trade (if we can). Also, as Danielle started to do, work directly with the U.S. on our mutual problems, controlling immigration & especially dangerous drugs in North America. STOP ESCALATING things!” -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-03-04 21:05:11 -0500Make deals, not threats. What Pierre Poilievre needs to do is to go down to Washington and talk things over with Trump and in a respectful way. So much could be accomplished for both nations. And both peoples will benefit from better trade and no tariffs.
Doug Ford sounds like a yappy pocket dog. Trump can stomp him do death, economically speaking, without much effort. Canada needs to gag these yappers but we know it won’t happen.
Marco is right that a tariff is an import tax. We need to bombard our politicians with demands not to tariff us. We end up paying in the end. It’s like punching oneself in the face to spite somebody else. And Poilievre needs to axe the tariffs.
