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> Speaking as a Canadian, China is no friend of Canada: You need to put things in perspective here. I am no fan of China but we have to turn away from the US.
by bhouston 2y ago
> Speaking as a Canadian, China is no friend of Canada:
You need to put things in perspective here. I am no fan of China but we have to turn away from the US.
US tariffs are expected to cut our GDP by 3% / $63B [1], enter us into a recession, and increase unemployment by 2% / 440K jobs [2].
[1] https://www.edwardjones.ca/ca-en/market-news-insights/stock-market-news/market-pulse/potential-tariff-impact https://www.edwardjones.ca/ca-en/market-news-insights/stock-...
[2] https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/u-s-tariffs-on-canada-take-effect-what-is-the-state-of-play/ https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/u-s-tariffs-on-canada-take...
These are serious economic effects. And if Trump stays focused on annexation, it is likely to get worse if he really does want to bring us to our knees.