Re: Smith braces for Trump tariffsTrump has waged economic war on Canada to bring us to our knees so that we will eventually capitulate to become the 51st state. Had he come in a nice way, as a friend versus foe, he would have had a lot more interest, especially from Alberta. But, can we actually win a trade war with the U.S.?Our politicians want us to go toe to toe with a 900 lb gorilla. The U.S. economy is 10 times our size and less dependent on our trade than we are. We may give them a black eye but they could rip our arms and legs off. Retaliatory tariffs play into their hands. It’s the perfect excuse to increase the tax to 50 or 100%. Canadians are already fighting back without the government making things worse. People are boycotting U.S. goods and cancelling travel plans.Some say turn off the electricity and oil as well.Buy who will pay the price? It will be businesses, not politicians trying to act tough. And, if we want this to turn into a real kinetic war, then turning off the taps may do it. We have seen countless times where politicians tell us what we want to hear, making us think they are heading is a certain direction, only to find they do the exact opposite. This proves you can not believe what career politicians say and have to go by what they do, or don’t do, instead. Yet now, they confidently declare that Canada will never become the 51st state. This should raise eyebrows. Almost all of the MPs and premiers are unanimous in entering into a trade war we can not win. After tariffs go ballistic, our dollar drops to .35 cents, and we get utterly crushed, I can see them say, “in order to save what’s left of our economy and society we must reluctantly join the U.S. or face certain destruction."Not only would the decades-old goal of a North American union be accomplished, but we would take a large step towards the video statement that the World Economic Forum posted on their website. “By 2030, you will own nothing and be happy”. The WEF is working with the UN to achieve their Agenda 2030 goals and is what Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives signed Canada onto Sept. 27, 2015. This is what Trudeau has been implementing. Mark Carney, Pierre, and Jagmeet Singh would finish off the job. Read the redistribution of wealth goal #10. Are you feeling poorer yet? Remember, one has to dig deeper to see through the document’s ultimate double speak written for public consumption. There is much more going on than meets the eye. Our best defence is to not play into their hands. A much better plan needs to be developed by minds who see the big picture for creative solutions, and it does not seem to be those in office now.Ron VaillantRocky View County, AB(In the 2021 election, Ron Vaillant was the PPC candidate for Calgary Shepard.)
