Western Standard - August 25, 2026


Vance calls Canada a STATE in ‘Freudian slip’ amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions

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178

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00:00:00.000 We have to remember, Canada is a state, sorry, Freudian slip.
00:00:06.160 That was actually an accident.
00:00:10.240 Canada and China have been the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy anywhere in the world.
00:00:16.900 What a shame that is. 1.00
00:00:18.140 China, you of course expect. 0.97
00:00:19.720 They're our biggest economic competitor. 1.00
00:00:21.840 I would expect that from China.
00:00:23.500 I would not expect that from Canada.
00:00:25.400 We have to remember, Canada is a state, sorry, Freudian slip.
00:00:30.000 That was actually an accident.
00:00:36.320 Canada is a country that has under-invested in its military that quite literally would
00:00:42.040 get invaded by a foreign country were it not for the umbrella of protection provided by
00:00:46.280 the United States of America.
00:00:48.140 And so how does Canada actually respond to that by treating the people of Maine fairly?
00:00:57.240 No, they apply ridiculous tariffs and other non-tariff duties on Maine products coming
00:01:04.020 into Canada and they don't expect Maine or anybody else to fight back.
00:01:08.480 We're sick of that.
00:01:09.480 We're actually going to fight back against unfair trade practices, whether it's coming
00:01:12.960 from China or Canada.