Summary

Ontario Premier Doug Ford revealed that U.S. officials plan to implement a “global tariff” on April 2, affecting all trading partners.

Following meetings with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Ford stated Canada must focus on securing exemptions. Ford temporarily suspended his threatened 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S., which facilitated the Washington meeting.

While Ford believes U.S. tariffs will hurt both countries, he expressed hope for Canada to achieve “tier one” supplier status through continued diplomacy.

Ford noted that U.S. rhetoric has “toned down” since the meeting, but retaliation remains an option if new tariffs proceed.

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    2 days ago

    CANADA is ready for any war murica brings! Elbows up!

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      57 minutes ago

      I know we’re all vibing here, but let’s not forget the only path to military victory would be the Afghan one, at this point.

      The good news is he doesn’t seem to be planning a military invasion imminently, and in the long term we could be in another alliance or even roll our own MAD.

    • Paragone@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Dood, I now am certain that the US is going to declare WAR on Canada, in less than 3y, simply because only by possessing both Canada & Greenland, can Trump & Putin have the pincer they want to butcher the hated woke EU between.

      We’re going to be dying in this war, & it’ll last several years, before 1 side falls, I expect ( it is entirely-possible for the US to fall before Canada, simply through its own Civil War Part2 gutting it, internally ).

      ( capitulation of Canada means butchery/slavery, nothing better, so this had better be a fight-to-the-death, in our government’s view: I don’t want them selling us out! )

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