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| The United States Didn't Just Win – Canada Was Already Losing |
| 2026-03-30 |
| [Liberty Nation] It has already been a year and change since President Donald Trump initiated his "51st state" quips, angering 40 million Canadians and causing the formation of another Liberal government. Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that it was time to "elbows up" and push back against Trump’s rhetoric and reaffirm the independence of Canada. Ottawa imposed retaliatory tariffs, provinces dumped American liquor they had already purchased down the drain, and cities vowed to buy domestically. The reality is that Trump exposed how vulnerable the Great White North was to any pressure implemented by the United States. Suffice it to say, Canada was a lot like Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront: "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender, I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." The loss was written long before the clash of the North American economies. Canada Will Have Nunavut A flurry of recent data painted a grim portrait of the Canadian economy. In February, the country lost almost 84,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate rose to a higher-than-expected 6.7%. The youth jobless rate is sitting above 14%. Retail sales have fallen short of expectations, manufacturing sales have plunged, and labor productivity has contracted. The country is now halfway to a recession after the Q4 gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.2%. Across the country, the Grits, New Democrats, Greens, and Bloc Québécois are pinning the blame squarely on Trump and his tariffs. But US trade policy instead merely revealed how the Great White North is not so great after all, and that the Liberal Party has been inept for a decade. New scandals relating to immigration fraud and officials feigning outrage that the head of Air Canada delivered a message in English only will provide cover for how poor economic conditions have been. However, recent reports have placed a nation rich in resources under the spotlight that are too hard to ignore. |
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