Donald TRUMP vs Justin CHUMP

... our Dear Leader has made us a laughing stock of our US neighbours.

My country was once: an incredibly blessed place in which to grow up and raise a family; proud of its unique history; and felt worth belonging to.

When I was a kid, the good and ethical Prime Minister John Diefenbaker cared about us enough to birth our Canadian Bill of Rights — tampered with during sexy and arrogant Pierre Trudeau’s reign, to become a “Charter” with “reasonable limitations” on said rights and freedoms. All were now subject to the Court’s interpretation of reasonableness.

Things went downhill from there with the steady march of socialism, self-sabotaging regulations and fascist right-think — although Conservative Stephen Harper, in his nine years as PM, did his best to counter the left’s moral and financial corruption.

But since his replacement in 2015, the whole world has laughed (and cringed) with us: the costumed Boy Wonder, Bollywood dancing in India, the blackface photos, his “me too” hypocrisy, his confessed admiration for China’s “basic dictatorship”, and of course his nauseating political corrections ie “peoplekind”. Most of us can’t stomach the sight or sound of him.

But now, his pathetic effort to stare down the mighty President Triumphant taint us all with his stupidity. This morning, Scott Adams perfectly memed him, and by extention us: watch from 22:37 till 23:35

And still no election appears on our snowy horizon. Even populist Pierre Poilievre (pronounced Pwa-lee-evr(rolled r), spouts the same impotent reaction to the tariff threat. The only politician here with common sense is Maxime Bernier, head of the Peoples’ Party of Canada (PPC) who of course hasn’t a chance in hell. But he points out the obvious, which is that Trump really only wants us to close our goddamn border. (Well, that for certain, but our resources must be alluring, surely!)

Here’s his down-to-earth plan:

1. Double down on efforts to control our border, crack down on fentanyl dealers, deport all illegals, and impose a complete moratorium on immigration, to answer Trump’s immediate concerns about Canada.

2. Tell the US administration that we are ready to renegotiate North American free trade and put dairy supply management and other contentious issues on the table.

3. Wait and see to what extent Trump is willing to keep tariffs in place despite the harm it does to the US economy. Despite his pretence that Americans don’t need our stuff, the reality is that on the contrary they have few other options for crucial resources like oil, lumber, uranium and other minerals, etc. He will stop acting like a bully when he sees that he can get more results by sitting down and negotiating.

4. To reduce our dependence on the US market, immediately implement an ambitious plan to tear down interprovincial trade barriers and help our impacted exporting industries find alternative markets in other countries.

5. Immediately implement a series of bold reforms to make our economy more productive, including: reduce corporate and personal taxes, abolish the capital gains tax, abolish all corporate subsidies, get rid of excessive regulation, remove impediments to the exploitation and export of natural resources, drastically cut government spending, mandate the Bank of Canada to stop printing money and start accumulating a gold reserve to prepare for the global monetary reset (which is likely part of Trump’s plan).

In short, instead of adopting a suicidal strategy to confront Trump, we must do what we should have done a long time ago to strengthen our economy and our bargaining position. The transition will be rough, but not as much as complete bankruptcy and disintegration.

In other words, Monsieur Bernier would have us grow up and take responsibility for our own financial health and prosperity. And yes, Trump is a bit of a bully, but a benevolent bully, as far as I can see.

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One other thing I’ll leave you with, today. Have you noticed the word “unexpected” showing up in the obituaries? Example:

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Dick on January 26, 2025… etc.

I’ve seen quite of few of these lately. I think it’s a euphemism for “died suddenly”.

What do you think?