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How will tariffs imposed on goods by the USA on Canada and Canada’s retalitary measures impact Barbados and the global community?

It should not go unobserved that Canada and the USA along with Mexico are members of the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA , a trade arrangement established to “modernise and update NAFTA’s rules , reflecting changes in the global economy, especially in technology, manufacturing, and agriculture“.

It is early to assess impacts on our small open economy always vulnerable to exogenous shocks BUT it is reasonable to anticipate economic fallout from the trade disagreement between two countries that share a landmass. Canada and the USA are key source markets. If the tariff war triggers a slowdown in US and Canada economies, it will negatively impact consumers wanting to travel for leisure.

What about goods imported by Barbados that passthrough US and Canada ports?

Barbados is not a significant exporter of good but there is rum that we export that could be negatively impacted by a protracted trade disagreement between Canada and the USA.

There are several other ways the conflict between these two large countries could impact the economy of Barbados which is currently ‘booming’ on the back of tourism. Potentially Mexico will get involved.

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136 responses to “USA and Canada declare ‘tariff war’”

  1. David Avatar
    David

    Rise of the global oligarchy

    Former United States President Joe Biden raised the alarm in one of his final speeches as president.

    He said that there is: “A dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people,” and there will be, “dangerous consequences if the abuse of power is left unchecked”. Biden has recognised that: “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America with extreme power, wealth and influence, that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms.” But it is not just, “today”.

    Biden continues by noting the historicity of the battle against oligarchs saying that 100 years ago, American people stood up to the robber barons and busted the trusts.

    According to him, back then, they didn’t punish the wealthy, just made the wealthy play by the same rules as everyone else, producing the largest middle class in the nation’s history.

    Join the Democrats

    The not-so-subtle message Biden is trying to send, is that the Trump administration will be an administration of the rich, by the rich, for the rich. Therefore, Americans should join the Democrats in fighting the takeover by the oligarchal powers. However, in 2016 in a debate with Hilary Clinton, Trump was asked if he uses loopholes in the law to avoid paying taxes.

    In classic Trump fashion he replied: “Of course I do, and so do all or most of her (Hilary Clinton’s) donors.”

    Part of Trump’s success comes from the backlash against a Democratic party which is seen as hypocritically talking politics for the common people but walking politics hand in hand with the super-rich.

    Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders’s bid for presidency in 2016 is now widely believed to have been derailed from within his own party, the Democratic party. While Sanders was gaining popularity with the masses and some believed he had the best chance against Trump, his socialist and antioligarchy message did not seem to go down well with the party leadership who preferred and conspired to get Hilary Clinton nominated. Now, the Democrats have lost to Trump a second time, Bernie Sanders is once again taking the lead in warning that: “What we are dealing with right now is that the billionaire class which owns so much of our economy, which owns so much of our media, they are now moving aggressively to own our political system as well .

    . . . We’ve got to educate, we’ve got to organise, to stop them.”

    Global phenomenon

    But not just in the US.

    According to Sanders: “Oligarchy is a global phenomenon . . . . A small number of incredibly wealthy billionaires own and control much of the global economy . . . and increasingly they own and control our (the US) government through a corrupt campaign finance system.”

    He is referring to the fact that 0.0005 per cent of the population, the wealthiest people in the country, contribute 18 per cent of election spending.

    In other words, they are buying elections and by extension influence with governments. Not only that, through their spending and control of infrastructure they control the media. But it gets worse, scientific research has been highlighted as yet another domain under undue influence from wealthy patrons. So, when we are told to trust the science, or the media houses, or trust our governments, we have to wonder, are we really putting our trust in billionaires and multinational corporations.

    Adrian Green is a communications specialist. Email Adriangreen14@gmail.com

  2. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    WAR IS WAR REGARDLESS OF THE SOCIOHISTORICAL #PoLIEtical_Sociology OF SO-CALLED ADVANCED NATIONS – ONE THING IS CLEAR: IT ALL HAS ONE OUTCOME – MAYHEM & DESTRUCTION

    Men are still trying to separate the poLIEtical sociology from the nexus of what “PROPHETIC SCRIPTURE” has opined for well nigh a 180 years & counting!!!

    #AmeriKKKa is the “BEAST SYSTEM OF REV 13:11-18 which states: “Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666…”

    THIS PROPHECY CANNOT BE UNPACKED WITHOUT THE INSPIRED KEY WHICH IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY THAT LAYS BARE THE MACHINATIONS OF A SUPER-POWER CALLED THE 2ND BEAST (#AmeriKKKa) WHOSE SOLE MISSION ON THE EARTH IS TO MAKE “#Humanity COME BACK INTO UTTER COMPLIANCE WITH THE #FirstBeast (THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SYSTEM OF THE DARK AGES)

    Thank God, it will be “ALL” destroyed as “YESHUA MESSIAH” will “STAND-UP” against the “MADNESS OF FRAGILE, BUCK-DANCING, SATAN-WORSHIPPING EMBECILES” who still believe that human beings are their property!!!

    LET THE WORLD UNDERSTAND THAT THE 3RD HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE STILL RIDES & MORE SO TODAY AS MEN WILL TRY THEIR DARNEST TO INSERT MORE MALEVOLENT CONTROL OVER WHO OWNS THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION

    The Book of Revelation, points to the #ThirdHorseman riding a black horse – carrying scales, symbolizing the scarcity & rationing of food during famine. The scales represent the careful measurement of food, which becomes necessary during times of severe economic hardship. This horseman is seen as a harbinger of a great famine that will occur, likely as a consequence of “TARIFF” wars THAT WILL LEAD 2 a major conflict that has been initiated by the #SecondHorseman – who “TAKES PEACE FROM THE EARTH”!!!

    In the context of the Revelation of “YESHUA”, the 3rd Horseman appears after the Lamb (YESHUA MESSIAH AKA #JesusTheChrist) breaks the #ThirdSeal. The scales he holds are a reminder of “IMPENDING” economic hardship & “BREATHTAKING” scarcity not seen in the last half century – where “SUPPLY CHAINS” literally dried up. The voice that is heard in Revelation 6:5-6 speaks of a QUART OF WHEAT” for a day’s wages & “THREE QUART OF BARLEY” for a day’s wages, indicating the inflated, “INFLATIONARY” prices of good & services with such “UNSEEN” scarcity of food during a period just up ahead!!!

    2025 opened “PANDORA’S BOX” & the “GENIE IS OUT THE BOTTLE” – where this all leads & goes by X’Mas, is anybody’s guess… For sure, it ain’t looking pretty!!!

    WARNING COMES BEFORE DESTRUCTION – YET MOST FOLKS HAVE THIS ASININE BELIEF THAT THINGS WILL CONTINUE AS THEY ALWAYS HAD, SINCE THE BEGINNING – #AdInfinitum

    #LightBulbMoment

    IT WILL NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    #StayTuned

  3. Terence Blackett Avatar
    Terence Blackett

    TRUMP JUST WANTS DUSTBIN CASTRO TRUDEAU GONE

    Both countries are “OVERLY DEPENDENT ON EACHOTHER”…

    No wonder Britain is “POORER” after leaving the #EuropeanUnion!!!

    When Castro’s son is gone – tensions will simmer down between these 2 countries…

  4. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    BU must be encouraged this time for putting its finger on an issue of moment! It should further solicit daily such suggestions from a cadre of regulars as to what issues are most important for the country, region.

    For this is an issue which shall have monumental affects globally and in Barbados particularly.

    That such a modern slave state, as Canada, could so willing to be a condom for American interests for so many decades and particularly under the wokeist, fascist, deadended leaderships of Trudeau and Biden…..

    And now to be immediately exposed to the savagry of America under Drumpf should have direct and stark implications for Mia Mottley who like Trudeau allowed America’s enemies be her enemies.

    And in so doing Mottley has violated the number one rule of Uncle Errol – “friends of all, enemies of none”

  5. David Avatar
    David

    US Tariff Wars: What possible impact for the Caribbean?

    What a time to be an international trade analyst! That was my first thought after reading the latest memorandum announcing sweeping tariffs on America’s three biggest trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China. Well-known for using tariffs as a tool for geopolitical ends, President Donald J. Trump is justifying these latest measures as part of a national emergency he declared against illegal immigration and drug trafficking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This Act, signed in 1977, allows the President broad powers to regulate commerce after declaring a national emergency.

    https://caribbeantradelaw.com/2025/02/02/us-tariff-wars-what-possible-impact-for-the-caribbean/

  6. John Avatar
    John

    Clearly it makes more sense for America and Canada to join forces in a negotiated real estate deal.

    Who else but Trump would create the situation that could lead to this outcome.

    No borders … isn’t that what the left wants for both America and Canada?

    Seems like almost 100% of the citizens in these two countries want this, so it will happen.

    Greenland will want in too!!

    Look at a world map.

  7. John Avatar
    John

    … so much for BRICS!!

  8. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    When all is said and done, the Caribbean now stands at the inevitable crossroads and the question that must be asked is: are we going to succumb to new imperialistic vultures pretending to be friends or are we going to collectively assert ourselves in the global community as true masters of our fate. While we have never been ignorant of the global realities, we have always maintained that we must not ignore the continued emergence of our Caribbean civilization and should seek to be mentally and intellectually free from being duped into further economic slavery.
    Until these truths are accepted and confronted, we will continue to be mere pontificators and not problem solvers.

  9. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Trump has said if anyone dares retaliate against his stupid Tariffs he will up them more, he is a bit full of himself, like all septic tank yank wanks

    US Tariff Wars: What possible impact for the Caribbean?

    No More War. The Jamaicans will start a musical war to mash down all weak heart

    Bucket Bottom

    [Intro]
    *Scatting*

    [Verse 1]
    Every day bucket go at well
    One day the bottom must drop out
    Never gonna miss that water
    Until the well runs dry, your well runs dry

    [Verse 2]
    Never gonna fix the roof
    ‘Til the rain starts to fall
    You’re never gonna miss that water
    Until the well runs dry, your well runs dry (Oh yes)

    [Bridge]
    *Scatting*

    [Outro]
    People, this song is strange but true
    People, you hear what I say?
    Oh yеah, uh-uh-uh, oh yeah-yeah
    Well, makе your well run dry then
    Make you wanna cry then

  10. John Avatar
    John

    Please note that it is Trudeau who is imposing these tariffs.

    How much longer does he have up north?

    Unless he stages a political comeback like Trump, to all intents and purposes he can be ignored.

    Commonsense will prevail.

  11. John Avatar
    John

    An alternative to oil …..

    How do firemen battle this blaze?

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/uk-wind-turbine-bursts-into-flames-filling-sky-with-plume-of-smoke/ar-AA1ygXnH?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=d7aeaaeb54b44024abfd810f67d999c8&ei=57

  12. John Avatar
    John

    Looks like the $$$$$$$ pouring into the Trump family.

    …. even more than the $269 million awarded in our RICO case.

  13. DeeTouch Avatar
    DeeTouch

    Mr. Blogmaster, as observed it’s broadly true that, “If the tariff war triggers a slowdown in US and Canada economies, it will negatively impact consumers wanting to travel for leisure” and consequently cause a drag on our principal economic driver. That said, one can also ask: 1) are our principal tourism consumers (the demographic group) going to feel the impact of their in-country issues to such an extent to shift their leisure expenditures because 2) will the incidence of these tariff ‘taxes’ be fully passed on as increased prices or will manufactures/suppliers reduce margins and eat some of the increased cost allowing a more a manageable price hike.

    Canada nor China nor Mexico do not have an appetite for this foolish trade war and ‘Common-Sense’ tells us that this is the same man that 1) heralded the agreement and name to replace NAFTA in his last admin, and 2) who imposed similar higher trade taxes in 2018 on China and 3) is pompasetting to take over the Panama Canal, and 4) issued an edict to cull his entire Federal civil service and offered them (likely illegal) options to resign, and 5) who stopped ALL aid to support agencies internationally AND within US (only to then retrack). In sum, he is playing to the public gallery of his promises and will undoubtedly be hoisted high from many of these illogical, ethnocentric MAGA dogmatic Executive Orders.

    Let’s be clear that this man CANNOT curb US citizens tastes by Executive Order … if Americans are abusing fentanyl then he must address that in order to reduce its flow across his borders.

    If Americans are greedy for cheap Chinese imports then the higher import taxes will work only-just-so much … this is the common-sense of trade and this man knows this: didn’t he have his name brand products produced outside the US.

    We will have to wait and see how the trade taxation plays out but one expects sensible responses.

  14. David Avatar
    David

    @William

    With no Non Aligned Movement and a disunited Caricom where does it leave small lilliputian countries like Barbados?

  15. David Avatar
    David

    If some of you don’t have intelligent comments to make @john @kiki don’t.

  16. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    William Skinner’s arguments are incomplete.

    Proactively, it should be again argued by this writer that weee, unlike his every demand, feel no compunction to quote him word for word.

    Instead, and as per usual, his decades old contributions here, collectively, and our critical interpretations of meanings therein are the basis of these responses.

    First, to implicitly suppose that being friends of Russia or China or Irán or BRICS or Brazil or any other formation equates to reenslavement, economically, or otherwise harps to a kind of backwardness unbefitting one who claims or tends to behave as progressive. “I ain’t say so” will be his every present retort.

    The responsibility is his to tell readers where in the histories of these countries was there any kind of those relationships with the Caribbean.

    Does he thinks it’s fair that European of American capitalist or slave histories are properly transferible to others.

    What are the bases now for pointing the arguments well made against the Europeans and America to these emerging powers?

    What is to be the role of Afrika since most Caribbeans are from whence derived.

    Then he has to tell us how Barbados or the Caribbean will otherwise mobilise the vast ranged of resources to develop unless they have the kinds of relationships needed with other countries. Relationships based on mutual self interests.

    Skinner must comment on the failed and failing regional project since the 1960s and how such failures are to be corrected, absent externalities.
    He must tell us how is his solely internally derived basis or development model will materialize his One Caribbean idea.

    Regrettably, this One Caribbean idea seems to reside within a past epoch and has not developed beyond such. Does not care to confront current realities.

  17. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @John
    Trudeau is a lame duck PM, but he is acting with the full knowledge of the various premiers.
    I know of not a single Canadian, especially the families of the now millions of draft dodgers who moved here, nor the several independent indigenous nations, who wish the border removed. This irrespective of any left, centre, right political leanings.
    The various provincial bans, have nothing to do with the Federal government.
    The Ontario LCBO, the largest purchaser of alcohol in NA, decision to discontinue the purchase of all US products is Ford’s decision not Trudeau. That Ont and Que have not yet shut down the power supply to millions of US homes is a humanitarian move. They know it’s winter, and a cold one to boot, so shutting down the electricity grid is potentially deadly.
    The BC premier might, for he played politics, by banning purchases of many items from ‘only red states’.
    They don’t really have to, for a variety of social media sites for weeks now, have compiled lists of US made products, encouraging buyers to stop buying US. People can make that choice without government intervention.
    As you said common sense prevails.
    And remember, if you subtract Oil, the USA has a healthy trade surplus with Canada. There are a lot of USA made consumer products for them to avoid.

  18. David Avatar
    David

    Yes DeeTouch, we have to wait but there is enough historical information to suggest speculators in the financial markets and investment world like stability. That said the oligarchs and those ensconced at the top of the wealth pyramid seem to find a way to make money.

  19. David Avatar
    David

  20. David Avatar
    David

    The bigger issue is how does imposing tariffs left right and centre by USA on traditional allies improve a stable climate for global trade? There is a reason why many other countries produce good cheaper than the USA.

  21. John Avatar
    John

    Our response to feared price rises in oil is to embrace alternative energy. This is what is claimed so far by learned commentators on this blog.

    Being an engineer, I look at the technical issues raised by electric cars, windmills and solar energy.

    None of them is an adequate response to assumed oil price rises.

    That’s my learned opinion.

    So, what can we do?

    Hope Trump’s ploy works and instead of the assumed rises occurring, they fall through the floor.

    In other words, there ain’t nothing we can do but wait for Canada and the US to figure it out.

    Qudos to Trump for creating the opening.

  22. John Avatar
    John

    David
    February 2, 2025 at 10:57 am
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    Yes DeeTouch, we have to wait but there is enough historical information to suggest speculators in the financial markets and investment world like stability. That said the oligarchs and those ensconced at the top of the wealth pyramid seem to find a way to make money.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    No one makes money from stable financial markets.

    It is a simple fact.

    It is true that instability can presage collapse, but sometimes a little faith in human common sense, created by God, is not a bad thing and usually leads to prosperity.

    The deeper the faith, the greater the prosperity.

    “Here are some Bible verses that mention God’s plan for prosperity:

    Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”

    1 Samuel 25:6: “May God prosper you and your family”

    Deuteronomy 30:9-20: “If you obey the commands of the LORD your God, if you love him, obey him, and keep all his laws, then you will prosper and become a nation of many people”

    Nehemiah 2:20: “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us”

    Other Bible verses that mention God’s plan for life include:
    Esther 4:14
    Romans 8:28
    Psalm 33:11
    Jeremiah 1:5
    2 Peter 3:9
    Psalm 32:8
    Proverbs 3:5-6″

    These verses are generated using AI so you can read your Bible and see if your intelligence can compete with Artificial Intelligence and if in fact you are replaceable.

  23. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ Pacha @ David
    We are simply saying that there is nothing in these global movements that we should take for granted without first making it abundantly clear that we will not become satellites of any . We are remaining standfast that imperialism is not the preserve of any one global entity. Here and there we get a few crumbs from the table but there is nothing globally that presents the Caribbean as a global player and this is because, as you have stated , the simple fact that we have failed to make the transition from how we see ourselves culturally and intellectually. In order to correct our overcome our current weaknesses we need new vibrant leadership at all levels. We refuse to be mentally distracted because the transition to true and sustained statehood , is taking longer than we hoped. Once we get rid of petty leadership and present a radical united front in these emerging economic/trade groups, we would avoid further exploitation. Unfortunately, we seem to believe that being under one yoke of imperialism is essentially different if we change the players. This is a totally unrealistic position to take, taking into consideration, our historical journey.
    We note how some new emerging leadership in Africa is returning to the completion of the transition to true economic and cultural freedom. We also note that both once reactionary and progressive thinkers in the region are now calling for the completion of the Federation project , which was supposed to be the foundation of the new Caribbean United State.

  24. John Avatar
    John

    A life lesson

    “When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.”
    ― O.R. Melling, The Summer King

  25. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    doan worry.

    https://nationnews.com/2025/02/01/we-gatherin-celebrations-kick-off-in-st-peter/

  26. de pedantic Dribbler Avatar
    de pedantic Dribbler

    @William, greetings of a this 2025 to you and indeed to all the BUziens. I am completely at a loss that nearly a quarter century after the death of those who we considered the mighty leaders of regional integration and too after the endless failures of a One-Caribbean entity that you still advocate this with such zeal.

    The theory remains exciting as a discussion point, I presume as surely there are significant areas of integrated cooperation that have succeeded but it seems impractical for any EU style Caribbean unification.

    Clarify in real world terms how exactly petty, avaricious everyman/woman as we are can “[GET RID] of petty leadership and present a radical united front in these emerging economic/trade groups, we would avoid further exploitation.”

    Exploitation from whom … the Mottleys or Thorns or Gaston Brownes or Andrew Holnesses of our region … which coterie of non-petty leaders will replace them???

    And from which yoke of oligarchic, imperialist, far-right or far-left or center-right-left, socialist/democratic governance will we be freed?

    I presume your fresh thinkers are coming from this same planet Earth … Then how can you REALLY expect that any new calls for “for the completion of the Federation project” will have a better result.

    Brother Skinner, who are these “new emerging leadership in Africa” that are “returning to the completion of the transition to true economic and cultural freedom”?

    Freedom from US .. or from China or Russia or India et al … In this social media world …seriously!!!

    I admire your zeal but see nothing in the average Bajan bad-talking their Guyanese brethren or their Haitian kin, for example, to support it!

    In your words, your view seems a “totally unrealistic position to take, taking into consideration, our historical journey.”

    Just saying , brother.

  27. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    there may be space on the shelves for Barbados rum.

    “All American liquor will be removed from LCBO shelves starting Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the day after the U.S. levied punishing tariffs on Canadian products.

    “Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, sprits and seltzers.”

  28. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    You cannot reason with stupid. Trump is like a bankrobber with a shotgun to his head threatening to pull the trigger. Perhaps he thinks tariffs, followed by sanctions and wars will keep him in office continuously until the end of the time when he presses the button and goes all nuclear.

    No War, Peace and Love
    “The leaders of the war study war, but we want
    Love peace and love, they look around for war
    Looking for love, we no war, oh no war, don’t
    Send my brothers to Vietnam, don’t let my
    Mother mourn no more, don’t let my father know
    The pain that has to come, don’t want to study
    War no more, the leaders of the world study war..”

  29. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    The world, and sensible Americans will deal with Trump before very long.

  30. TLSN Avatar
    TLSN

    Trump continues to taunt his minor neighbour – Canada. It’s amusing watching these white nations fighting amongst themselves. This is great news for the rest of the the world.

    https://www.rt.com/news/612062-trump-canada-join-us/

  31. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    These the Canadians who want to be American?

    https://youtu.be/tJlDjvH99E8?si=c8Bl018OQaOf4jOj

  32. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Elon Musk has rightly called USAID a criminal organization! It operates everywhere there is a US Embassy.

    Those who harbour the notion that these times are not tectonic, pretending not to feel the seismic changes everywhere, can only recoil to pretending a sameness of a sameness.

    Will be anything but!

  33. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ de pedantic Dribbler
    Greetings to you for 2025. Your response is understood because most people believe that the regional project has in some areas been riddled with false starts or have fallen short of expectations. On the other hand there have been successful efforts on several fronts that have not been properly explained or even relayed to the people.
    The same way that leaders emerged , with all their scars, other leaders will emerge. This is no sprint .These islands were left to economically rot . That we have survived after the destruction of slavery is one of the most remarkable stories of modern civilization. The major goal must be to avoid any further exploitation of the region even when it is “home grown”.
    As far emerging leaders in Africa, we could look at Traore in Burkina Fuso the worlds youngest (Second) world leader. There are other young leaders emerging in Africa.
    The struggle continues.

  34. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Yes, very amusing indeed! I’ve been poking fun online, asking them, “How does it feel?”

    I especially love it when the Trumpers roar at his pronouncements. Let the white Western nations of the world hereby know that seventy-seven million Americans think of them not as valued friends and allies, but as parasites and minions to be dominated and embarrassed before the black nations of the world!

    Reminds me of the saying, “With friends like these, who needs enemies?”

    To me it is worth whatever pain may come our way. “No gain without pain,” they say.

  35. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @David blogmaster “USA and Canada declare ‘tariff war’”

    Bad, bad headline David.

    Canada hasn’t declared any kind of war.

    The US President has declared a tariff war on Canada.

    Canada is simply trying to defend itself from the aggressor to its south.

    And the Ontario Premier has said no USA alcohol in that province.

  36. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    Mr. Trump has now acknowledged that the tariffs will hurt Americans. Of course no mention of pain was made during the political campaign.

    The tariffs won’t hurt Trump personally, nor will the tariffs hurt his wife, children nor grandchildren, nor his friends since they are all fabulously wealthy, even though his wife hasn’t had to break out a sweat for a generation…still she won’t be hurt by the tariffs.

    Poor Americans, pay check to pay check Americans, and marginally middle class Americans will now discover “which God dey serving”

  37. David Avatar
    David

    @Willian

    Your position is respected but there is a reality we must face. On the global stage we are insignificant. There is benefit to organizing ourselves as an economic union to benefit from efficiencies but the jury is out to what extent it would move the needle in the global market. Surely we have to try, it is better than being the disparate and rudderless region we have become notwithstanding Mottley’s personal success with her brand.

  38. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    Never discount personal animosity when decisions are made and simply put Trudeau and Trump dislike each other and that goes double for Trump when it comes to Christia Freeland who is of Ukrainian heritage and was Trudeau’s Finance Minister prior to their recent split.

    Trump part deux is on a journey of retribution and revenge against those he believes has wronged him, after losing to Biden he requested that the SC extend protection beyond the allotted time to his children, yet he has withdrawn SC protection for people he appointed in his first go around and were carrying out his orders. The DOJ is scrubbing all references to Jan 6 from its website and his acolytes are busy firing those who pursued charges relating to Jan.6 or the documents case.

    His thirst for revenge outweighs all other considerations, for a man whose major campaign plank was reducing high inflation and the prices of basic foodstuff, his first major economic act will see an increase in grocery essentials, housing and petrol among other items.

    The truism “people get the Government they deserve” is very evident today.

  39. David Avatar
    David

    Why are we fixated on Trump to the extent it suppresses discussion about what we must do to navigate the next four years?

  40. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @Terence Blackett February 2, 2025 at 7:27 am “TRUMP JUST WANTS DUSTBIN CASTRO TRUDEAU GONE…When Castro’s son is gone…”

    Why are you calling Margaret Trudeau an adulterer? What has she ever done you?

    Can you say with certainty that your mother is not an adulterer?

    Can you say with certainty that your wife is not an adulterer?

    Can you state honestly that YOU are not an adulterer?

    Can you state with certainty that your children are your children?

    If not sit down and shut up do, and stop gettin’ yaself up in other people business.

  41. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @Pachamama February 2, 2025 at 8:12 am “Mia Mottley who like Trudeau allowed America’s enemies be her enemies.”

    Please back up this statement with FACTS.

  42. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @John February 2, 2025 at 9:45 am “Clearly it makes more sense for America and Canada to join forces in a negotiated real estate deal.”

    My response: Ya poppit, a country is not just a piece of real estate

    Who else but Trump would create the situation that could lead to this outcome.

    @John February 2, 2025 at 9:45 am “No borders…isn’t that what the left wants for both America and Canada?”

    My response: Please prevent the evidence of this.

    @John February 2, 2025 at 9:45 am “Seems like almost 100% of the citizens in these two countries want this, so it will happen. Greenland will want in too!!”

    This reminds me of the ways rapists think. “My doggie is hard and I want sex, so this girl of woman must feel like wanting sex with me.”

  43. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @John February 2, 2025 at 9:46 am “…so much for BRICS!!”

    Brazil, Russia, India and China aren’t going away just because John feels so.

  44. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @DeeTouch February 2, 2025 at 10:46 am “…if Americans are abusing fentanyl…”

    And yes they are.

    And if American people are depressed and unhappy about being laid off or fired, losing their homes, experiencing pain as Trump himself has said, chances are they will need MORE fentanyl to ease their pain, not less.

    If I was a drug manufacturer/drug dealer [and I am NOT] now would be the right time to pump up my production of fentanyl.

  45. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @Sarge
    Go back a little further, the Trump Towers and Hotel in Toronto, that never actually became reality under that name. I ‘believe’ that edifice was integral in the connection to Russian financing.
    Prior to that was a golf course out west, that ended up going to another developer.
    DJT doesn’t like losing. So even before the current fed government, and the G7 fiasco as POTUS45, Trump hadn’t a good record in Canada.

  46. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    NorthernObserver February 2, 2025 at 10:56 am “That Ont and Que have not yet shut down the power supply to millions of US homes is a humanitarian move. They know it’s winter, and a cold one to boot, so shutting down the electricity grid is potentially deadly..”

    It is foolish to play nicey, nicey humanitarian when you are dealing with “de original tough guy”. When dealing with a tough guy shutting down the power supplu when the temperature is -40C is EXACTLY the right time.

  47. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Trump warns Americans that tariffs may cause ‘pain’

    Donald Trump has said that Americans may feel economic “pain” from his tariffs on key trading partners.

    “Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!)” said the billionaire Potus

    Who started the dumbest borderline trade war in history?
    “Marxist Communist Canada and the Cartel Criminals and Rapists of Mexico did”

    An Interview with the Rasta Ambassador my Daddy U Roy
    Why did you decide it was time to Pray Fi Di People around the world?
    (laughs) Because there is so much war and problems in this world today. I think we all need some blessings and some more love instead of war because war takes away people’s lives. Seeing war in Iraq and war in Afghanistan and war in Cambodia – it’s people just killing people. It’s like, hey, why not just think and deal with something better? If you love someone you don’t plan to hurt them – you know what I’m saying? But it’s not a matter of saying “Hey, the people must hear what I say and they must do what I say”. They don’t have to listen to what they say.

  48. General Avatar
    General

    @Donna Europeans always felft indebted to the U.S for funding their reconstruction post World War 2 through the Marshall Plan. However, I felt that European leaders made a terrible error by following the U.S by making an enemy of China. I thought that European leaders should have cooperated with China instead of following the U.S in being adversarial. Europe and other U.S allies are about to find out that these are different times. They are dealing with a man who is on a vengence tour, backed by a cult.
    The world could isolate and abandon the U.S if it wants to, but European leaders don’t have the will and courage.

  49. David Avatar
    David

    @General

    The US will do whatever it takes to protect the dollar as the world’s trading currency?

  50. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    In my previous comment I meant SS protection not SC

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