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Originally Posted by Faust
@the_jimmy_says
Stephen Harper is the very conservative former Prime Minister of Canada.
I don't think I've ever agreed with Harper on anything, but here he's spot-on:
"President Trump, US Lawmakers, and citizens of the United States. We stand here today to deliver a clear message. We will not be bullied.#
We are prepared to stop exports of all Canadian products, materials and energy to the United States until and unless the threat of tariffs is removed, and the President agrees to abide by the terms of the trade agreement his administration negotiated.#
Your farmers need fertiliser made from Potash from Saskatchewan. Your refineries need Oil from Alberta. Your Eastern Seaboard needs electricity generated from the hydroelectric power plants in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Your auto industry needs auto parts from Ontario. Your construction industry needs lumber from British Colombia. And countless industries need Canadian Steel and Aluminum.
We do not want to become the 51st state. We do want to continue the alliance and friendship that has endured between our countries for over a century.#
So Americans, tell your representatives and senators to put a stop to this nonsense.#
And Mr. Trump, you may not think you need Canada, but you do. And we need you. Both countries are better when we work together. Your move."
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Weird how the internet works.
Harper did not say that. That isn't a Harper quote. That was a comment made by a redditor who said "Canada should say something like this" on a post about Harper. Obviously well done, and someone took it and ran with it, attributing it to Stevey boy.
Funny internet sometimes.
Here is his actual quote from Toronto Star
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“And if I was still prime minister, I would be prepared to impoverish the country and not be annexed, if that was the option we’re facing,” the Conservative Party of Canada co-founder said to applause Tuesday, according to the Toronto Star.
“Now, because I do think that if Trump were determined, he could really do wide structural and economic damage, but I wouldn’t accept that. I would accept any level of damage to preserve the independence of the country.”
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