Western Standard - July 18, 2024


Trudeau’s antagonizing of Trump is harming Canada


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4 minutes

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208.31671

Word count

870

Sentence count

51


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Donald Trump is on his way to becoming the next president of the United States, and Justin Trudeau needs to stop using Donald Trump as a foil in his campaign and start setting the tone for Canada s relations with the next American president.

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00:00:00.000 So back in May, it was looking likely that Donald Trump was well poised to win the presidential election that's coming up this fall.
00:00:06.900 Now, after the debate came out in June and exposed President Biden as a dotard with an advanced cognitive decline problem,
00:00:14.800 Trump's electoral victory was pretty much all but assured.
00:00:17.400 I see now they're actually rushing to lock Biden in as their candidate.
00:00:21.500 It's such an exercise in political suicide to watch with the Democrats.
00:00:25.380 It's really something else.
00:00:26.360 Not that I don't know who's going to beat the Trump machine these days anyways.
00:00:29.740 Now, with that failed assassination attempt on Trump last weekend, Trump's victory is virtually inevitable,
00:00:35.800 assuming some lunatic doesn't manage to kill him before this fall.
00:00:39.140 The strength and leadership win elections more than policies do.
00:00:42.620 So while Biden can barely navigate a set of stairs or string together a coherent thought,
00:00:47.320 Trump appears more vigorous and focused than ever.
00:00:49.620 It's hard to believe they're only three years apart in age.
00:00:53.120 When Trump defiantly rose with blood streaming down his face and pumped his fist while shouting fight,
00:00:57.340 he drew more support than a thousand rallies and a billion dollars in advertising he ever could have.
00:01:02.100 I probably would have been cowered in the fetal position and waiting for the Secret Service to drag me off the stage in such a situation.
00:01:08.240 Again, I'm not a huge Trump fan, but man, that was a show of strength and defiance.
00:01:12.520 You know, it's undeniable.
00:01:13.600 And with it looking so likely that Trump's going to be the next president of the United States,
00:01:17.900 the Trudeau liberals have to stop their campaign of villainizing the man.
00:01:22.260 Trudeau's been trying to present himself as the person who can prevent Canada or protect Canada from the evil machinations of a Trump administration.
00:01:29.240 And liberals just can't stop themselves from pejoratively accusing Canadian conservatives of being Trump-like.
00:01:35.560 Using Trump as a foil to campaign against, you know, others within Canada is irresponsible,
00:01:39.980 and it's going to cost Canadians dearly if and when Trump becomes the next president.
00:01:44.620 I mean, Trump already had little use for Justin Trudeau, as most of us don't.
00:01:48.280 And if the Trudeau government continues to antagonize Trump, we can rest assured Trump's going to retaliate.
00:01:53.560 Canadians, when he takes power, they're going to get it.
00:01:56.620 He has a long memory, thin skin, and he holds grudges.
00:01:59.720 And Canada has a resource-based, export-focused economy.
00:02:03.340 Now, thanks to nearly a decade of Trudeau's inept fiscal management,
00:02:06.620 in his support of mass immigration and his obsession with shutting in Canada's resource sectors,
00:02:11.840 the cost of living in Canada has skyrocketed,
00:02:14.180 while the personal wealth of Canadians has been in steady decline.
00:02:17.500 Now, the United States is by far Canada's largest trading partner,
00:02:20.820 as they purchase over 64% of our exports.
00:02:23.860 Canada's economy would be rocked even by small tariffs imposed by the USA.
00:02:28.220 And Trump's campaign of insulting, or Trudeau's campaign of insulting Trump,
00:02:31.240 is inviting those kinds of policies.
00:02:32.800 I mean, protectionism always sells well during campaigns in the United States.
00:02:37.340 The Democrats and the Republicans both use it as a policy plank in every election.
00:02:41.880 Trudeau's actions are only going to add personal satisfaction to Trump
00:02:44.900 when he vindictively punishes Canadian businesses upon becoming president,
00:02:48.100 and don't think for a second he won't do it.
00:02:49.920 In business, a business owner doesn't have to like every customer.
00:02:53.600 A wise business owner, though, won't express their dislike to their top customer.
00:02:57.640 They shut up.
00:02:58.500 They know when it's best to shut up.
00:02:59.800 When Trudeau and his ministers start taking shots at Trump,
00:03:02.540 it's not just the Republicans they annoy, by the way.
00:03:04.640 People tend to rally the troops when an outsider starts poking their nose into their business.
00:03:08.800 And there's many American governors, business leaders, and other people of influence
00:03:12.280 who aren't very thrilled with Trudeau's words either.
00:03:15.300 We need to be solidifying and expanding our relationship with our biggest neighbor in Al-Wai,
00:03:19.300 no matter who's leading that country.
00:03:20.840 The Trudeau liberals certainly don't need to be kowtowing to Trump,
00:03:24.200 or any other politician for that matter.
00:03:25.820 In trade issues, they do need to show some strength.
00:03:28.880 But they also need to exercise a degree of careful diplomacy.
00:03:32.400 During the next four volatile months of campaigning in the USA,
00:03:35.140 the wisest thing the Canadian government can do is just to shut the hell up about it.
00:03:39.040 Trudeau won't have an influence on the outcome of the American election,
00:03:41.440 but he sure as hell will be setting the tone for Canada's relationship with the next administration.
00:03:45.920 And so far, that tone isn't good.
00:03:47.100 Nuance, diplomacy, wisdom, and economic sense are all concepts that have eluded Justin Trudeau so far.
00:03:53.160 That's why the liberals are facing an almost certain electoral obliteration
00:03:56.300 when they finally allow Canadians to vote.
00:03:58.620 It's a lot to ask and expect of the Trudeau liberals,
00:04:00.800 but if they could just lay off the attacks against Trump,
00:04:02.880 it would do us all a favor on both sides of the border.
00:04:05.640 God knows Trudeau has enough to deal with at home.
00:04:08.020 Maybe he should try doing that for a change.
00:04:09.620 Thank you very much.
00:04:09.840 Thank you.