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Old 02-01-2025, 05:11 PM   #171
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Originally Posted by RogerWilco View Post
The Canadian government would implement Tariffs only on items that are luxuries that can be easily replaced. Like we can drink local whiskey rather than a bourbon that comes from a red state, ect. This isn't a false sense of power, this strategy has worked in the past. Here is the thing, Americans seem to think they are immune to everything until they find out. Its a pattern.
Doug Ford has mentioned the LCBO no longer importing American products if it came to it, they're globally one of the bigger alcohol purchasers.

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I don't necessarily disagree, but there is a reason why people are buying that whiskey - they prefer it to the local one.

The government limiting people's choices doesn't benefit anybody, and that ideology just isn't cool to me.
Yeah well, buckle up buckeroo. We're dealing with a hostile trade partner, limiting choices suck but sitting back and taking it isn't "cool to me" either.
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