Rutte’s syrupy message to Trump wasn’t just cringeworthy it was repulsive. World leaders, mostly male, are wise to remember that Trump is an unrepentant sexual predator and has been convicted of sexual assault. Words that stroke his ego will only make him more dangerous.
Hi Charlie. Thank you for all you do. I really want to know why Canada and European allies seem to be backing Israel despite the obvious inhumanity in Gaza. I’m not talking about promoting anti semitism or debating whether Israel should be a state - I’m talking about how we could witness any ally of Canada bomb civilians , deny aid and every day slaughter children. Every day we see new horrors and our government says nothing. At least can we be certain that our tax dollars and investments are not supporting this genocide? We seem unable to say that we condemn the actions of the current Israeli government- they have gone too far. Why is NATO silent? Why is Carney silent? What do I not understand here because for me there is a piece of this puzzle missing.
There is an increasingly apparent gap by corporations who refuse to step up and denounce Trump, a systemic weakness for sustainability of democratic society. Greed blinded corporations are risking our world security by dodging efforts to take their "right" stand against these heartless bullies that want us to capitulate our counties and our own freedom. We, the citizens are standing up with MTN. We, the citizens are with Charlie Angus. However big corporations in the US and Canada are rolling over. For me, dumping Amazon was a protest. Switching CTV for the CBC alternative in my internet plan was my protest in Canada. I love stores which display the maple leaf on specific products. I love the boycott! Elbows up!
I really hope you're right but I'm not convinced. And I'm not pleased with Carney at all. I was never a super fan but I was cautiously optimistic. Carney's positions on Israel/Gaza/Iran and on pipelines are truly alarming. C-5 is an arrogant travesty. This appears to be a disturbingly right leaning liberal government.
Agreed, Charlie. As an individual watching political events in Canada and internationally longer than you have, the sooner Canada distances themselves from the USA toxicity, and maintains only a diplomatically sound relationship with them, the better it will be for Canada. Forget any integration at any level.
The USA is in tough financial shape. The President, who is a big spender doesn’t want to tell the American people that they need to get their finial affairs in order, and that it will be tough financially on all Americans. He wants to lower taxes for the rich, and pretend he is helping everyone. He wants to pretend to be forcing Canada and European Countries to pay more of their share of the defence expenditures- frankly I agree with him that we should, but the USA bred a defence dependency on all these Countries. They wanted that dependency because it bought them Influence. The USA can no longer afford to do this- they are running out of Credit with financial institutions. They need to take this corrective action to help them balance their own books, but don’t want to be honest about it and tell the American people about it, because it might reflect badly on the Trump, and other prior American Administrations as well. As we all know America is built on short term thinking, and that is why China is outperforming the USA very significantly, and has been outperforming the USA for decades. They want to continue to use a combination of short term Mickey Mouse moves to get their economy balanced, and Bully Tactics against other Countries to help bail themselves out.
The USA also desperately needs to take over Canada, Greenland and Panama, in order to shore up their balance sheet. Trump may have good cards for a game of Gin Rummy- I’m not sure, but the only cards he holds relative to Canada and Europe, is the Bully Card of being bigger, having a larger economy and a larger military- Good Cards. He holds very few cards of strategic importance, and his cards are weakening, so he is being forced into exercising his Bully Cards quickly. Watch Out.
Why is the USA providing so little opposition to Russia? Because he can’t oppose what Russia is doing to the Ukraine, because he wants to use the same arguments to become aggressive with Canada, Greenland, and Panama. Quite a different strategy than in the Middle East, where there are different players in the game.
Trump is very dangerous. Not only to us, but to the American People and Western Civilization. WWH
I would like to ask Canada if they will kindly make California part of Canada. I hate the idea of California’s wealth being wasted in the disUnited States.
My father was French Canadian American. That means I can apply for dual citizenship. But wait. The Orange MAGAT just took my citizenship away and is also taking my gay rights away that President Obama kindly provided us.
I'm sure Canada would treat me well as a Vietnam Veteran. Bone Spurs draft dodger thinks those who were killed in wars are Losers and Suckers.
I resent the fact that Trump and his Fourth Reich has given me reason to strongly hate other human beings. But preparing us for the death camps is unforgivable and, goddammit! I want him and his scummates to be herded in there and see just what it was like to be Jewish and/or homosexual under Hitler.
They (Trump, et al) don't love the Jews. Typical lies. They love the murderer Netanyahu and are following his methods of a lacking of leadership and using them against all who are not in love with Donald Trump's Fascist Authoritarian Regime.
Another commenter today recalled the Avro Arrow history. My brother worked on one aspect of that project and really loved that "bird". He was not aeronautical so did not move to NASA.
But this reminded me of my search in the 70's for grants from Canadian Charitable Foundations. This led to the McLsughlin Foundation which was the wealthiest one in Canada at that time.
Well.......R.S. Mclaughlin founded the Mclaughlin Car Company, and in 1907 built about 150 cars. ---made in Canada.
In 1908, he entered into a business deal with W. Durant of the US. Mclaughlin cars were to use US parts for 15 years.
Could the gangster have been thinking(?) to get EU and Canada up to 5% so that he could withdraw the US from NATO? I think the other nations in NATO probably have been wondering about this.
Wow wouldn’t it be great to align ourselves with those who think like us - who have the interests of “ the people” - those forward thinking countries who care about inclusion, Mother Earth, and the world our children will inherit! I have always felt that we don’t really have that much in common with the almighty USA…. and now it has been exemplified since it has become Trumpville. Nothing in common with that evil force! I vote for a progressive Canada not a regressive one.
"... both Canada and the EU are cutting loose from the traditional dependency on the United States."
Speaking as an American, the rest of the world needs to assume the dumpster fire that is now the US is very unlikely to get better for at least a generation, given its unraveling as a functioning democracy. So Canada and every other sane nation need to band together economically and militarily, and keep the US at very long arm's length.
Rutte’s syrupy message to Trump wasn’t just cringeworthy it was repulsive. World leaders, mostly male, are wise to remember that Trump is an unrepentant sexual predator and has been convicted of sexual assault. Words that stroke his ego will only make him more dangerous.
Charlie and company: Iwant to donate a bit every few m9nths vs subscribe. How do I do that?
Hi Charlie. Thank you for all you do. I really want to know why Canada and European allies seem to be backing Israel despite the obvious inhumanity in Gaza. I’m not talking about promoting anti semitism or debating whether Israel should be a state - I’m talking about how we could witness any ally of Canada bomb civilians , deny aid and every day slaughter children. Every day we see new horrors and our government says nothing. At least can we be certain that our tax dollars and investments are not supporting this genocide? We seem unable to say that we condemn the actions of the current Israeli government- they have gone too far. Why is NATO silent? Why is Carney silent? What do I not understand here because for me there is a piece of this puzzle missing.
There is an increasingly apparent gap by corporations who refuse to step up and denounce Trump, a systemic weakness for sustainability of democratic society. Greed blinded corporations are risking our world security by dodging efforts to take their "right" stand against these heartless bullies that want us to capitulate our counties and our own freedom. We, the citizens are standing up with MTN. We, the citizens are with Charlie Angus. However big corporations in the US and Canada are rolling over. For me, dumping Amazon was a protest. Switching CTV for the CBC alternative in my internet plan was my protest in Canada. I love stores which display the maple leaf on specific products. I love the boycott! Elbows up!
Thank you Charlie. You bring hope with your excellent articles and the Resistance!
I really hope you're right but I'm not convinced. And I'm not pleased with Carney at all. I was never a super fan but I was cautiously optimistic. Carney's positions on Israel/Gaza/Iran and on pipelines are truly alarming. C-5 is an arrogant travesty. This appears to be a disturbingly right leaning liberal government.
Agreed, Charlie. As an individual watching political events in Canada and internationally longer than you have, the sooner Canada distances themselves from the USA toxicity, and maintains only a diplomatically sound relationship with them, the better it will be for Canada. Forget any integration at any level.
This was a very enlightening read. Thank you Charlie Angus/The Resistance for your ongoing work
The USA is in tough financial shape. The President, who is a big spender doesn’t want to tell the American people that they need to get their finial affairs in order, and that it will be tough financially on all Americans. He wants to lower taxes for the rich, and pretend he is helping everyone. He wants to pretend to be forcing Canada and European Countries to pay more of their share of the defence expenditures- frankly I agree with him that we should, but the USA bred a defence dependency on all these Countries. They wanted that dependency because it bought them Influence. The USA can no longer afford to do this- they are running out of Credit with financial institutions. They need to take this corrective action to help them balance their own books, but don’t want to be honest about it and tell the American people about it, because it might reflect badly on the Trump, and other prior American Administrations as well. As we all know America is built on short term thinking, and that is why China is outperforming the USA very significantly, and has been outperforming the USA for decades. They want to continue to use a combination of short term Mickey Mouse moves to get their economy balanced, and Bully Tactics against other Countries to help bail themselves out.
The USA also desperately needs to take over Canada, Greenland and Panama, in order to shore up their balance sheet. Trump may have good cards for a game of Gin Rummy- I’m not sure, but the only cards he holds relative to Canada and Europe, is the Bully Card of being bigger, having a larger economy and a larger military- Good Cards. He holds very few cards of strategic importance, and his cards are weakening, so he is being forced into exercising his Bully Cards quickly. Watch Out.
Why is the USA providing so little opposition to Russia? Because he can’t oppose what Russia is doing to the Ukraine, because he wants to use the same arguments to become aggressive with Canada, Greenland, and Panama. Quite a different strategy than in the Middle East, where there are different players in the game.
Trump is very dangerous. Not only to us, but to the American People and Western Civilization. WWH
I would like to ask Canada if they will kindly make California part of Canada. I hate the idea of California’s wealth being wasted in the disUnited States.
My father was French Canadian American. That means I can apply for dual citizenship. But wait. The Orange MAGAT just took my citizenship away and is also taking my gay rights away that President Obama kindly provided us.
I'm sure Canada would treat me well as a Vietnam Veteran. Bone Spurs draft dodger thinks those who were killed in wars are Losers and Suckers.
I resent the fact that Trump and his Fourth Reich has given me reason to strongly hate other human beings. But preparing us for the death camps is unforgivable and, goddammit! I want him and his scummates to be herded in there and see just what it was like to be Jewish and/or homosexual under Hitler.
They (Trump, et al) don't love the Jews. Typical lies. They love the murderer Netanyahu and are following his methods of a lacking of leadership and using them against all who are not in love with Donald Trump's Fascist Authoritarian Regime.
Another commenter today recalled the Avro Arrow history. My brother worked on one aspect of that project and really loved that "bird". He was not aeronautical so did not move to NASA.
But this reminded me of my search in the 70's for grants from Canadian Charitable Foundations. This led to the McLsughlin Foundation which was the wealthiest one in Canada at that time.
Well.......R.S. Mclaughlin founded the Mclaughlin Car Company, and in 1907 built about 150 cars. ---made in Canada.
In 1908, he entered into a business deal with W. Durant of the US. Mclaughlin cars were to use US parts for 15 years.
They called this new venture---GENERAL MOTORS.
Wondering how much 5% of US GDP is?
Could the gangster have been thinking(?) to get EU and Canada up to 5% so that he could withdraw the US from NATO? I think the other nations in NATO probably have been wondering about this.
Wow wouldn’t it be great to align ourselves with those who think like us - who have the interests of “ the people” - those forward thinking countries who care about inclusion, Mother Earth, and the world our children will inherit! I have always felt that we don’t really have that much in common with the almighty USA…. and now it has been exemplified since it has become Trumpville. Nothing in common with that evil force! I vote for a progressive Canada not a regressive one.
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"... both Canada and the EU are cutting loose from the traditional dependency on the United States."
Speaking as an American, the rest of the world needs to assume the dumpster fire that is now the US is very unlikely to get better for at least a generation, given its unraveling as a functioning democracy. So Canada and every other sane nation need to band together economically and militarily, and keep the US at very long arm's length.
It’s not just that he hemmed and hawed about Article 5, it was fairly clear he did not even know what it is.
I suggest he knows, but can't support the treaty and cross Putin. Hope this all unravels soon.