“They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines.”
I cannot believe that our men and women in uniform, high and low rank, are so in love with a Commander-in-Chief, who avoided military draft at all cost, called fallen soldiers losers and has no gram of respect for Veterans. But then, they are recruiting from prisons now, just as Putin did to fill the ranks of the hundreds-of-thousands of dead men he sends into the war with Ukraine.
Agreed. These are all beyond disgraceful comments and anyone in the military (or in any other group) who thinks otherwise are fucking morons and losers themselves.
I would like to point out that both times Canada and other NATO allies came to help the US make wars based on made up intel, to help a US president improve their low popularity ratings. Other country's soldiers lost their lives, or were wounded, had their families put through hardship, perhaps divorce, mental illness etc... all to prop up the lying USA presidents and the intelligence community that helped them.
Denigrating Canada has been part of the Republican playbook for years. The oligarchs and corporate interests to which they kowtow simply cannot abide living next to a state that has effective gun control; universal healthcare that respects reproductive rights and gender-affirmative care (except in Alberta, but we'll see about that); functioning and *independent* electoral oversight with strict campaign contribution limits and the teeth to enforce them; legislated parental leave, overtime, sick leave, annual leave, and minimum wage regulation; a (relatively) robust legal framework for immigration; a Supreme Court that's not corrupt and in which judges resign at the mere *appearance* of impropriety; and non-militarized law enforcement. Oh, and we recycle. Setting a horrible example of how things could be better for ordinary Americans, we are!
As a Canadian, I would not be heartbroken to swap Alberta (at least its current government) for Minnesota. That said, I have every faith in Albertans' good sense and Canadianness. Most of that so-called "sovereignty" movement is astroturfed, with US-backed $$ and disinformation campaigns.
Remember that Trump campaigned on none of this. Then suddenly there was the fetanyl lies, dairy quota lies, now the airplane lies. Bessent is even worse than Lutnick
I know sports should be the least of our worries right now but if there's a major rift between the US and Canada, that would adversely affect the National Hockey League which has teams in both the USA and Canada, with more players being Canadian than anything else. But lots of Americans, too, along with players from many other nations. Many Canadian players play in the USA and vice versa. And if things got too bad, would many players from Sweden, Finland, and other European countries feel it's unsafe to come over.
I'm an Australian who haven't travelled much but would gently tell Americans thinking that Canadians are being foollish not wanting to become a US state to consider the following. They would lose government supported health care, face the prospect that the vast majority of their violent criminals having hand guns and would be at great risk of losing access to abortion.
Frankly a large number of people faced with this choice would politely say 'no thank you'.
you see, trump doesn't understand anything but the grift and the bully. how embarrassing that he insulted our allies disrespecting their deaths and contributions to our causes. he has zero knowledge about historical relationships or events. what a fool.
To me, living in the US is like living in Texas. I wish my Blue state of Illinois would cleave off and become part of Canada. Canada has much better standard of living for raising children and for adults too. How about trading Alberta for all of the Blues States that Trump is harassing.
Here you see that Canada ranks 19 for raising children in these 3 areas measured with mental health (23), physical health (24) and skills (21) being at about the same level internationally.
“They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines.”
I cannot believe that our men and women in uniform, high and low rank, are so in love with a Commander-in-Chief, who avoided military draft at all cost, called fallen soldiers losers and has no gram of respect for Veterans. But then, they are recruiting from prisons now, just as Putin did to fill the ranks of the hundreds-of-thousands of dead men he sends into the war with Ukraine.
The only time NATO has come to the rescue of a single member was to the US after 911. It’s only time Article 5 (collective defense) was invoked.
And that shows how effective it has been.
When would you suggest it should have been invoked that it wasn’t?
Because it’s in place it’s not necessary.
Agreed. These are all beyond disgraceful comments and anyone in the military (or in any other group) who thinks otherwise are fucking morons and losers themselves.
I would like to point out that both times Canada and other NATO allies came to help the US make wars based on made up intel, to help a US president improve their low popularity ratings. Other country's soldiers lost their lives, or were wounded, had their families put through hardship, perhaps divorce, mental illness etc... all to prop up the lying USA presidents and the intelligence community that helped them.
Thanks for the Really good reporting on this. Sad/horrible but good. Messieur Carney please invite us to join you!
Let’s just admit that Trump is an immature, overfed, overprotected, self indulgent boor.
L’il Donnie—so many meanies in this world! Gonna stamp my foot and shout and show them … so there!
He’s such a petulant 2 year old.
Trump continues to embarrass us on the international stage. Mark Carney is the de facto leader of the free world.
Denigrating Canada has been part of the Republican playbook for years. The oligarchs and corporate interests to which they kowtow simply cannot abide living next to a state that has effective gun control; universal healthcare that respects reproductive rights and gender-affirmative care (except in Alberta, but we'll see about that); functioning and *independent* electoral oversight with strict campaign contribution limits and the teeth to enforce them; legislated parental leave, overtime, sick leave, annual leave, and minimum wage regulation; a (relatively) robust legal framework for immigration; a Supreme Court that's not corrupt and in which judges resign at the mere *appearance* of impropriety; and non-militarized law enforcement. Oh, and we recycle. Setting a horrible example of how things could be better for ordinary Americans, we are!
Minnesotan here. We'll happily join Canada in a one for one swap that sees Alberta join the United States.
I just noted the same as a Californian. I would love to be Canadian.
As a Canadian, I would not be heartbroken to swap Alberta (at least its current government) for Minnesota. That said, I have every faith in Albertans' good sense and Canadianness. Most of that so-called "sovereignty" movement is astroturfed, with US-backed $$ and disinformation campaigns.
Everything trump touches dies, including America's relationship with Canada.
Remember that Trump campaigned on none of this. Then suddenly there was the fetanyl lies, dairy quota lies, now the airplane lies. Bessent is even worse than Lutnick
I know sports should be the least of our worries right now but if there's a major rift between the US and Canada, that would adversely affect the National Hockey League which has teams in both the USA and Canada, with more players being Canadian than anything else. But lots of Americans, too, along with players from many other nations. Many Canadian players play in the USA and vice versa. And if things got too bad, would many players from Sweden, Finland, and other European countries feel it's unsafe to come over.
I am a Californian and hope that our state becomes Canadian.
I'm an Australian who haven't travelled much but would gently tell Americans thinking that Canadians are being foollish not wanting to become a US state to consider the following. They would lose government supported health care, face the prospect that the vast majority of their violent criminals having hand guns and would be at great risk of losing access to abortion.
Frankly a large number of people faced with this choice would politely say 'no thank you'.
You may not be the most traveled Michael Wild, but you have great insights about the world we are living in right now.
- From an American in despair...
you see, trump doesn't understand anything but the grift and the bully. how embarrassing that he insulted our allies disrespecting their deaths and contributions to our causes. he has zero knowledge about historical relationships or events. what a fool.
To me, living in the US is like living in Texas. I wish my Blue state of Illinois would cleave off and become part of Canada. Canada has much better standard of living for raising children and for adults too. How about trading Alberta for all of the Blues States that Trump is harassing.
Here you see that Canada ranks 19 for raising children in these 3 areas measured with mental health (23), physical health (24) and skills (21) being at about the same level internationally.
https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/reports/child-well-being-unpredictable-world
The US has no ranking for mental health so it cannot be ranked overall, but it is much lower in physical health (38), and lower in skills (29).