Western Standard - July 18, 2024


Trudeau’s antagonizing of Trump is harming Canada


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

208.31671

Word Count

870

Sentence Count

51


Summary

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.


Transcript

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.