The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

Well. THAT was quick!

Reality is a stone-cold b*tch, and the stark reality of the Canadian economy is that it is almost completely reliant on America. Posturing about independence and reorienting Canuckistan's economy away from the United States and toward the EU and South America and the Pacific rim and blah, blah, blah sounds good as election soundbites, but as real policy? Not so much.

With Election Over, Canada Seeks Trade Deal Day With Trump

President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reached out to him personally just one day after winning the country’s recent election, which proves that Canada is already eager to re-engage on trade.

Speaking to reporters, Trump described the conversation in clear terms: “He called me up yesterday. He said, ‘Let’s make a deal.’” Trump explained that the outreach came even though, during the election campaign, both leading Canadian candidates had publicly taken anti-Trump positions. “They both hated Trump,” he said. “And it was the one that hated Trump, I think, the least that won.”

Carney is a globalist technocrat, with a soft spot in his heart (but not his wallet) for anti-capitalist nonsense, like "Occupy Wall Street!" He is a liberal who is not a fan of American dominance of the world economy. Or, if one wants to be less polite, he is a "Champagne Socialist."

But the Canadian economy is circling the drain, so Carney must act. And the only sane policy for an economy with a GDP smaller than that of Texas is to accommodate President Trump's requirements. Sure, there will be negotiation so that Carney doesn't look like he is bending the knee, but if he is smart, he will indeed bend the knee.

And I want to see the video!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter] And the Apple and Spotify feeds for CJN's podcast should be working!

posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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