Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Looch City

Are you even for real? Being angry and "fighting Ottawa" is like her WHOLE persona.

Remove that and you have what...a boring radio host lol.

It's not her fault that Ottawa is Alberta's biggest adversary. I'm sure she would rather be doing other things as well.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by TheKiprusoffResurrection

If Carney wins liberal leadership, he can count on my vote. If Freeland wins, I'm sitting this one out.

?? did you change your post? lol

She is headlining every Cdn news outlet right now. She was the only who didn't sign the retaliatory tariff approach.

You have rightwing media praising her for standing up for Albertans. Ontarians who don't know who she is will when the Lib attack ads come out. The pic of her and the Orange rapist will be front and centre.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

It's not her fault that Ottawa is Alberta's biggest adversary. I'm sure she would rather be doing other things as well.

She’d love to join the US. Their current government is her dream.

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Bonded

She’d love to join the US. Their current government is her dream.

It's not going to be good for Central Canada if they impose unpopular and destructive export tariffs on Alberta oil and Trump smells blood in the water. That's exactly the type of situation in which he thrives. An alienated and angry Alberta, getting pillaged by the evil Central Canada Liberals, with Trump in the background telling Alberta that he will do everything he can to help, etc.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

It's not going to be good for Central Canada if they impose unpopular and destructive export tariffs on Alberta oil and Trump smells blood in the water. That's exactly the type of situation in which he thrives. An alienated and angry Alberta, getting pillaged by the evil Central Canada Liberals, with Trump in the background telling Alberta that he will do everything he can to help, etc.

So you think most Albertans will blame Ottawa for something the American president has been publicly campaigning on and will want to separate to join the country that started the trade war in the first place? Sounds like you just want to be an American already.

[Izzle]

Rural Alberta might want to become the 51st state. But I doubt Calgary and Edmonton would want that.

[Fuzz]

BoLevi, windmill tilter extraordinaire.

[Geraldsh]

Originally Posted by Izzle

Rural Alberta might want to become the 51st state. But I doubt Calgary and Edmonton would want that.

This, treating Alberta as a cohesive entity is the first mistake and Smith is not the only one doing it.

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Bonded

So you think most Albertans will blame Ottawa for something the American president has been publicly campaigning on and will want to separate to join the country that started the trade war in the first place? Sounds like you just want to be an American already.

Trump wants to buy all of the oil we have, and Ottawa wants to tax it.

I think that's a pretty easy sell to the Alberta public. If Trump is imposing tariffs on Central Canada and wants to leave Alberta alone, it's not going to look good if Ottawa drags Alberta into the fight for no reason.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

BoLevi, windmill tilter extraordinaire.

Seems to be forgetting that Ottawa is responding to a threat. Missing a critical piece of logic

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Geraldsh

This, treating Alberta as a cohesive entity is the first mistake and Smith is not the only one doing it.

Bigger or smaller mistake than treating Canada like a cohesive unit?

[Andy83]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

I’ll put your name down for the next one too, since you’re a fan.

I see the crayons have been turned into a snack. Alright, ya, OK, we can get you on the next one. Will maybe try hand puppets next time.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

Trump wants to buy all of the oil we have, and Ottawa wants to tax it.

I think that's a pretty easy sell to the Alberta public. If Trump is imposing tariffs on Central Canada and wants to leave Alberta alone, it's not going to look good if Ottawa drags Alberta into the fight for no reason.

You are very much overestimating how many people think like you. Trump wants to do what is best for American oil companies. He doesn’t care about Alberta at all.

[Geraldsh]

Originally Posted by BoLevi

Bigger or smaller mistake than treating Canada like a cohesive unit?

Any family, tribe, community, country knows when you are faced with an outside threat you drop your internal squabble and join forces to secure your territory.

[puffnstuff]

To continue the hockey analogy, I know who we should put on waivers for the purpose of granting her outright release.

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Andy83

I see the crayons have been turned into a snack. Alright, ya, OK, we can get you on the next one. Will maybe try hand puppets next time.

Nobody said he cares. No politician or jurisdiction cares. It's about aligned interests and mutual benefit.

Central Canads cares about Alberta exactly the same amount that Trump does.

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by Geraldsh

Any family, tribe, community, country knows when you are faced with an outside threat you drop your internal squabble and join forces to secure your territory.

Central Canada is an outside threat to Alberta.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Bonded

So you think most Albertans will blame Ottawa for something the American president has been publicly campaigning on and will want to separate to join the country that started the trade war in the first place? Sounds like you just want to be an American already.

Oil Tarrifs are unlikely from Trump. Smith is just doing this so she can take a victory lap on Tuesday claiming she protected Alberta interests when all she did was go for a visit that accomplished nothing.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by GGG

Oil Tarrifs are unlikely from Trump. Smith is just doing this so she can take a victory lap on Tuesday claiming she protected Alberta interests when all she did was go for a visit that accomplished nothing.

Sure, but if Ottawa decides to enact retaliatory actions in response to Trump then it is still part of the same trade war. I think it still mostly plays as screw the US outside of the people who already want to join the States.

[BoLevi]

If Canada wants to retaliate, then they should start with the Ontario auto manufacturing.