Comments by "looseycanon" (@looseycanon) on "Trade tariff turmoil pushes Canada to rethink US ties | DW News" video.

  1. I'd argue not. Bear with me, there's a reason here. Canadians value greatly their sovereignty, to the the point of rejecting a union with the only nation, they have a land border with. As a European, I believe, that era of nation states in Europe is over, we'll either unite into a proper federation, much like the US, or we'll get either annexed outright or carved up into puppet states by nations like Turkey, Russia, China, or even the US. That means for us to unite a lot of things, like currency, meaning any exceptions from the past would have to cease to exist, which is a non-starter (I'm actually in the minority in my country, that wants Euro), there would have consensus on industrial and energy policy (I already see, how Germans, French and Austrians, who have largely given up on large scale industry, cave to the more reasonable Eastern nations, like Czechia, Slovakia or Poland, who still have proper industrial legacy alive), I already see French, Italians and Germans agreeing on debt sharing... Either way, Canada would have to be part of that transformation process as well, meaning it too would have to cede it's sovereignty in favor of a larger federation, which is a hard sell at best. My point is, this would be hard to pull off even without Canada in the mix. Then, there is the logistical issue, that Canada has no ports, that could take ships bigger than Panamax, which would be essential for cheap transportation of goods, and then there is the issue of Trump issuing letters of marque, meaning the US navy, or any privateer (which is a word I never thought would be used in current era outside of entertainment) could be tasked with preventing trade between current EU members and Canada... So no, I don't think, it's feasible, as much as I'd love to hold this over Trump's head. And then there's the issue of Europe needing space and resources. Yes, we do need resources, but a lot of us would want to go to Canada to work... Canada has the space, but, because they trade mostly with the US, they live mostly within a hundred miles from the border! As a result, Canada has the paradox of abundant land and a housing crisis and lacks infrastructure to the point, that Canadian territories trade more with the US than with them each other. There had to be trade treaties between the territories on a similar scale, that are usually reserved for full blown nations, how bad regulatory misalignment within Canada is. Make no mistake, the idea is grand, but no. I don't see it coming to fruition.
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  2. There's evidence suggesting otherwise. Remember, when Trudeau had protestor bank accounts frozen back during covid? That's more in line with Trump than the EU.
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