PJ The Belt - November 11, 2025


＂WE’LL TAKE THEM＂ Carney Defies Trump H1B Visa Mandate

＂I HAVE LOST ALL HOPE＂ There's NO Fixing This... Alberta Independence IGNITED By Danielle Smith's Ultimatum!

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Donald Trump Howard Lutnick Mark Carney Kennedy

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As the virtue signaling capital of the world that Canada is, our government has announced that they ll be taking in those foreign workers rejected by the United States. While America tries to get its house in order, the Canadian government is looking to stick it to Trump at the expense of its own citizens not being able to find work in their own country.

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00:00:00.000 So President Donald Trump has decided to put Americans first by reducing the amount of foreign workers who can come into that country to allow Americans to be the ones who apply and get those jobs for a change.
00:00:15.380 And guess what Canada has decided to do instead? As the virtue signaling capital of the world that Canada is, our government has announced that they'll be taking in those foreign workers rejected by the United States.
00:00:32.000 You can't make this stuff up. That's just where Canada is at right now. We now take the rejects from other countries. 1.00
00:00:40.000 While America tries to get its house in order, the Canadian government is looking to stick it to Trump at the expense of its own citizens not being able to find work in their own country.
00:00:54.800 Let's get into the video. So a couple of weeks back, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump announced that they're going to make it much more difficult for H-1B visa holders to be hired.
00:01:10.000 By American companies. That way, given opportunities to American citizens or immigrants who are already in the United States, i.e. green card holders.
00:01:21.360 Here's a clip from that press conference. Let's have a listen.
00:01:24.860 No more will these big tech companies or other big companies train foreign workers.
00:01:30.980 They have to pay the government $100,000. Then they have to pay the employee. So it's just not economic.
00:01:36.900 If you're going to train somebody, you're going to train one of the recent graduates from one of the great universities across our land, train Americans, stop bringing people to take our jobs. 0.75
00:01:49.600 That's the policy here. $100,000 a year for H-1B visas. And all of the big companies are on board.
00:01:57.900 We've spoken to them about the gold card.
00:01:59.580 They love it. They love it. They really love it. They need it. Go ahead, Sean.
00:02:03.320 So President Trump is basically taking away the incentive to hire a foreigner from these companies that have abused the H-1B visa system.
00:02:13.980 The H-1B visa is one that's been used mostly for tech workers, companies like Google, Apple, etc., bringing in foreigners for jobs that they supposedly couldn't find an American to do.
00:02:25.620 However, what they've been found to do is that they just go straight to a foreigner as opposed to try to hire an American to begin with.
00:02:33.400 Here we have Mark Carney, Canadian prime minister, saying that he's going to be targeting H-1B visas for recruitment in a bid to attract foreign tech workers that Trump is cracking down on, more like rejecting.
00:02:48.800 A betrayal of Canadian workers and STEM graduates. I would say. I would say. I mean, are there no Canadian tech workers that are qualified?
00:03:01.240 Let's have a listen to what he had to say.
00:03:02.760 So $1.7 billion for the world's most talented researchers, a thousand of them, and targeted H-1B visa recruitment from the United States.
00:03:14.280 No Canadian workers. 0.97
00:03:21.920 Because we do have the best educated workforce, and we do have some of the world's best research universities.
00:03:28.960 Apparently not.
00:03:30.820 But when you are good, you know you have to get better, and that's what we're going to do with talent.
00:03:35.620 Says we have the most educated workforce.
00:03:37.720 Apparently not, because if we did, we wouldn't have to take in the rejects from the United States, the H-1B visa rejects from the U.S.
00:03:47.180 You would hire the most educated workforce right here in Canada.
00:03:52.620 You would hire those graduates from University of Toronto, University of Calgary, Vancouver, etc.
00:03:59.360 But what you're doing is you're now going to be targeting H-1B visa rejects.
00:04:05.120 How do you reconcile the statement that we have the most educated, most qualified workforce with trying to attract foreigners to do the work that apparently you can't find Canadians to do?
00:04:18.820 Makes zero sense.
00:04:20.740 And here we have a clip from President Donald Trump at a press conference in the Oval Office expressing just how difficult and frustrating it's been for him to negotiate with Canada.
00:04:30.300 And mind you, he's only used the word difficult and frustrating for two countries, two countries he's negotiated with.
00:04:38.620 One of them is Canada.
00:04:39.940 The other one is China.
00:04:42.360 So just look at what company Canada has.
00:04:45.780 It's literally Canada and China being the two most difficult countries to negotiate with when it comes to America.
00:04:53.460 Tells you everything you need to know about the direction Canada is headed.
00:04:58.280 Let's have a listen.
00:04:59.020 Specifically, why are you deciding to end trade talks with Canada and what rate are you looking to set?
00:05:05.560 So Canada, I put a charge on some of our companies and Canada has been a very difficult country to deal with over the years.
00:05:14.600 You know, we hear Canada, we have a great relationship with the people of Canada, but it's been very difficult.
00:05:19.560 And they put a charge and they were a little bit early.
00:05:22.400 We found out about it.
00:05:23.520 And so, and we have all the cards, we have all, every single one.
00:05:27.240 We don't want to do anything bad.
00:05:28.380 But they have, economically, we have such power over Canada.
00:05:34.560 I'd rather not use it.
00:05:35.740 But they did something with our tech companies today trying to copy Europe.
00:05:40.460 You know, they copied Europe. 0.99
00:05:41.480 It's not going to work out well for Europe either.
00:05:43.920 And it's not going to work out well for Canada. 1.00
00:05:46.220 They were foolish to do it. 0.98
00:05:47.360 So I said, we're going to stop all negotiations with Canada right now until they straighten out their act. 0.98
00:05:54.220 Is there anything Canada can do to change your mind about this situation?
00:05:57.740 Well, no, they put a tax on companies that were American companies that they shouldn't, a very severe tax.
00:06:04.580 And, yeah, I guess they could remove it.
00:06:07.820 They will.
00:06:08.260 But I don't really, I mean, it doesn't matter to me.
00:06:10.820 We have all the cards.
00:06:12.600 We have all the cards.
00:06:13.460 You know, we do a lot of business with Canada, but relatively little.
00:06:17.260 They do most of their businesses with us.
00:06:20.460 And when you have that circumstance, you treat people better.
00:06:23.860 And people will say, well, Donald Trump is just being arrogant in speaking that way and saying that we have all the cards and we hold great power over Canada.
00:06:32.400 Well, as harsh as that may sound, it is factually true. 0.83
00:06:36.840 It's simple economics and economics and numbers don't care about your feelings or your ideology.
00:06:43.460 The Canadian economy is heavily dependent on U.S. exports.
00:06:49.220 Canada does two-thirds of its trade with the United States.
00:06:54.180 For America, it's not nearly as much.
00:06:57.100 You have the biggest economy in the world in the United States, nearly $30 trillion, I believe.
00:07:02.860 And then you have Canada, which is smaller than Texas, economically speaking.
00:07:07.100 It's about $2 trillion.
00:07:09.180 So that's one state, Texas, that has an economy bigger than all of Canada's.
00:07:15.720 It's numbers.
00:07:17.240 And numbers don't care.
00:07:18.620 Canada depends a heck of a lot more on America than vice versa.
00:07:24.080 Here we have a clip of Secretary Howard Lutnik expressing just how difficult it has been to negotiate with Canada.
00:07:31.700 So have a listen.
00:07:32.780 So, Mark Carney, whom I've met as a central banker, are you optimistic?
00:07:38.340 Can we make a deal with Canada?
00:07:40.140 I think it's really complex.
00:07:41.760 I think this is really complex.
00:07:42.980 Because they have been basically feeding off of us for decades upon decades upon decades.
00:07:49.040 Right?
00:07:49.280 They have their socialist regime.
00:07:51.220 And it's basically feeding off of America.
00:07:53.900 I mean, the president calls that out all the time.
00:07:55.980 Why do we make cars in Canada?
00:07:58.280 Why do we do our films in Canada?
00:08:01.180 Come on.
00:08:02.220 So I think the president's going to have – I think it's going to be a fascinating meeting.
00:08:05.800 I'm glad I'm going to be there listening, but it's going to be a fascinating meeting tomorrow.
00:08:09.440 I just don't see how it works out so perfectly.
00:08:11.460 But you're not going to bust up USMCA.
00:08:14.320 That deadline is next year for the final review.
00:08:17.280 Correct.
00:08:17.720 So next year is coming.
00:08:19.040 So a lot of things are going to be put into that.
00:08:20.540 So if it's USMCA compliant, you're okay.
00:08:22.740 I think for now it's okay.
00:08:23.980 But I think what you should expect to see is a real revisiting of USMCA in a year.
00:08:30.500 The solution to this issue here with the tariffs and whatnot is real open trade.
00:08:36.140 Real open trade.
00:08:37.500 There's a clip that I featured on this channel before of Lutnik himself saying Canada needs
00:08:42.680 to open its market.
00:08:43.960 You guys want actual free trade?
00:08:45.380 Then let's have real free trade.
00:08:47.340 There's also Senator Kennedy from the US saying that if Canada truly wanted free and open trade,
00:08:56.200 then they should drop all tariffs and then challenge the United States to do the same
00:09:02.380 and have both markets compete.
00:09:05.620 And in a capitalist society, in a capitalist market, that is best for consumers and best
00:09:12.640 for companies.
00:09:13.940 So don't be confused about it.
00:09:15.920 The president understands that we need to open the markets.
00:09:19.960 Canada is not open to us.
00:09:22.300 They need to open their market.
00:09:24.440 Unless they're willing to open their market, they're going to pay a tariff.
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