1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:05,320 So let's talk about Trudeau's leadership and its failures, the 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:10,280 cost to Canada in general. So this is a timeline and this 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,720 is this like, you know, there's more of that I keep an added 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,560 here, but that would be what that would take up a whole 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,240 nother podcast of all of Trudeau scandal. 6 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:23,840 So these are the main ones, a timeline of Trudeau scandals and 7 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:28,320 how his policies have directly weakens Canada's economy and 8 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:33,840 global standing. 2018, the India trip disaster. 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,120 You're wearing the Bollywood clothing. 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,480 That was pretty embarrassing, you know what I mean? 11 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:46,480 The garlands, the headdresses, you know, acting clownish, you 12 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:54,520 know, that was, that was pretty embarrassing. 2019 The SNC 13 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,800 Lavalin scandal interfering in a criminal case for political 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,840 gain. We'll go into these in another 15 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,800 episode and future episodes. The more depth of these 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:10,840 scandals, but these are just, you know, remember, OK, 2020 the 17 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:16,000 WE Charity scandal, $900 million in ethics scandals of improper 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,200 contracts, 0900 million dollars gone. 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:23,400 Poof, no big deal, right? Media shrug their shoulder, 20 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,040 right? No big deal. 2022 the 23 the 21 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,400 Chinese election interference cover up. 22 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,640 Leaked intelligence reports show Trudeau ignored foreign 23 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:34,640 meddling. Memory you said? 24 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,160 I don't even bother reading them. 25 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,280 And then one of the strangest ones. 26 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,160 This is a strange 1 and I'm going to do some deep dive it 27 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:49,240 because it just truly blows my mind. 2023 the cocaine 28 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,320 allegations in India, Trudeau indisposed for three days never 29 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,600 publicly addressed. And the analogy that I use if me 30 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:03,600 Mark was ACEO of a big corporation and I was flying on 31 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,000 my private jet to some international conference and the 32 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,960 people hosting the conference accused me of having cocaine on 33 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,040 the plane. True or false, I would have to 34 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,360 address it in a thorough way and quite frankly clear my name, 35 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,560 it's just sort of like, no, no, nothing to see here, right? 36 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,080 So the pattern is, is this a repeated scandals and poor 37 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,480 leadership an A refusal to take accountability. 38 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,160 So let's go into the failed trade deals that could have 39 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,440 saved Canada. So imagine this, if we secured 40 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:45,000 these trade deals and then we got into a situation with Trump 41 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:50,360 wanting to post tariffs, we would have had a more a stronger 42 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,240 foot to stand on. So what these are these deals 43 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,040 are pretty outrageous. So Germany came to Canada, 44 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,360 Trudeau rejected a liquid natural gas deal saying there 45 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,000 was no business case and this is after the the Ukraine Russian 46 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,080 war were Germany who was mainly supplying all of their energy 47 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,880 and and gas needs from Russia and probably still do to this 48 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:23,880 day came to Canada for to buy our abundance of energy and 49 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:25,800 natural gas. You don't know what Trudeau said 50 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:32,240 no business case. So Germany went to Qatar and the 51 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:37,960 USA. Japan came to Canada for a 52 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,680 natural liquid. Sorry. 53 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,040 Japan came to Canada for a liquid natural gas deal. 54 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:50,560 Trudeau ignored them. Japan made a deal with 55 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,520 Australia, and currently Japan just signed a deal with Trump 56 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,840 for a trillion dollars that could have been ours. 57 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,440 That could have been our money, right? 58 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,280 Our now a trillion dollar is just gone. 59 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,240 Do you know how much money a trillion dollar is? 60 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,880 Do you know how much is our economy? 61 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:12,120 Do you know that would have done in these situation that we're in 62 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,600 now, right? Giving us some stronger 63 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:23,520 bargaining power with the US? Malaysia wanted to sign a 36 64 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:28,680 billion liquid natural gas deal. Deal collapsed due to Trudeau's 65 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:34,280 massive red tape and is being quite frankly, exhausting and 66 00:04:34,280 --> 00:04:39,120 insufferable to deal with. How about our mother country, 67 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:45,440 our, our country that we have their monarchy on our money and 68 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,360 we have government general, governor generals and Lieutenant 69 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,760 governor generals and all this pomp and ceremony because we are 70 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,160 a Commonwealth country. And we had a queen that was all 71 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:01,080 over pictured all over Canada. You know, the our sovereign, our 72 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:07,240 monarch, right, Our court cases, you know, marked versus the 73 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:13,400 Crown, right. We couldn't even sign a dairy 74 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,520 and cheese deal with them. They said that dealing with 75 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:22,960 Trudeau was so insufferable that it's actually pushed back 76 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:28,320 relationships with our mother Commonwealth country decades. 77 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:35,640 India wanted to do a trade deal but collapsed due to our 78 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:41,200 relationship with India and the whole assassination allegations 79 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,880 with Modi. Now I have a lot of people that 80 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,320 follow me, that I, that are great followers. 81 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,840 I like them very, very much. They're of the Sikh faith and 82 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:58,360 they're great people. I've grown up in Vancouver, met 83 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,640 a lot of people from the Indian community on both sides, Hindus 84 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:06,040 and Sikhs, and many of them are an amazing people. 85 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,920 However, that being said, I feel that Canada should have 86 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:15,000 diplomatic relationship with I1 of the largest emerging 87 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,640 important countries in the Asian region. 88 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,120 The way he handled many of these issues should have been handled 89 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:31,760 behind closed doors with diplomatic ability, not in the 90 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,520 open media. I find it disingenuous that he 91 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,000 can accuse India of foreign interference easily but ignore 92 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,040 the Chinese foreign interference. 93 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:49,600 It seems like Trudeau has a kind of a double agenda or 94 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,280 hypocritical agenda where it's easy to point at India for 95 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,240 foreign interference but ignore it from anyone else when it 96 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,960 suits him politically. So the take away of this is 97 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:04,320 Trudeau's failure has left Canada with almost no global 98 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:09,160 trading partners, making us hyper dependent on the US. 99 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:14,920 So really Canada is now at a breaking point, the economic war 100 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:21,880 or economic dependent on the US. So to make it clear, I'm not 101 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:26,560 here to push political agendas. I'm not here to take sides, I 102 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,600 take facts. The reality of the situation is 103 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,600 more important than partisan politics. 104 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,480 What I care about is the truth and more importantly is the 105 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,880 future of the country I was born and raised in. 106 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,800 If Canada continues on this path, we are headed for the most 107 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,360 serious economic and social consequences. 108 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,280 This is not fear mongering, this is an objective look at the 109 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:55,640 chess board because wherever you like it or not, the game is 110 00:07:55,640 --> 00:08:13,560 being played and we are losing. And it's important that there's 111 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,360 disinformation and rhetoric on both sides. 112 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,960 Like for example, does the it's worth mentioning that there's 113 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:28,960 disinformation on both sides. Like for example, does the US 114 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,920 subsidized Canada by 300 billion a year? 115 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,039 I have. Some of my American followers 116 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:40,760 even asked me what will Canada do if if America cuts off aid to 117 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,360 Canada. I'm saying we don't have to get 118 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:49,440 aid from the US. We actually sell millions of 119 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,720 barrels of oil at a discount because we are unable to have 120 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:58,120 proper refinery processes due to government regulation. 121 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:04,560 We're leaving so much money on the table, so let's look into 122 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:08,800 that question. Does the US subsidized the 123 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:13,520 Canada by 300 billion year that Trump mentions all the time? 124 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,120 No, that's a misunderstanding of the trade balance. 125 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:24,680 The US imports more from Canada than it exports, leading to a 126 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:33,920 trade deficit, not a subsidy. In 2022, the US Canada trade 127 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:39,400 totaled $900 billion, almost a trillion, with the US trade 128 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:45,560 deficit being about 30 billion, nowhere near 300 billion. 129 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,920 And it's worth mentioning, which gets left out in the media, that 130 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,760 this wants to whip up everybody emotionally, that Canada 131 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,160 currently imposes tariffs on the US. 132 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,000 These are the current tariffs that Canada imposes on the US 133 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,360 Canada charges tariffs on multiple US imports, especially 134 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,120 in agriculture, alcohol, steel, manufacturing goods. 135 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,400 These tariffs are meant to protect Canadian industries, but 136 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,920 they often lead to trade disputes with the US. 137 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:23,720 So let's go through some of them. 138 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,440 Dairy Milk, cheese, butter, yogurt. 139 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:43,000 A 270% tariff on those products. The reason for the tariffs 140 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,720 protects Canada Supply Management system. 141 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:50,360 Canadian dairy farmers have quota to control production 142 00:10:51,360 --> 00:11:00,800 chicken, eggs and poultry. A 238% on over quota imports, 143 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,440 part of Canada's supply management system, keeps 144 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:10,040 domestic farmers competitive. Alcoholic beverages like wine, 145 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:14,200 beer, spirits varies from province to province, anywhere 146 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:19,880 from 10% to 85%. Canadian provinces control 147 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:24,520 liquor sales and product and protect domestic domestic 148 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,160 producers. It's also worth noting, 149 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,600 especially here in BC and I've seen it in other provinces where 150 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:35,680 the main liquor distribution branch and government liquor 151 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:39,960 stores is is owned by what's called the Crown corporations. 152 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,880 To the Americans listening this a crown corporation is a 153 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:48,160 government owned entity. I'll get into that in another 154 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:53,520 episode. Softwood lumber, one of the NBC 155 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,560 the software lumber industry is a very important industry and 156 00:11:56,560 --> 00:12:01,240 it's been decimated by current government export permits and 157 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,200 duties vary. This has been a very long 158 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,520 standing dispute. the US claims that the Canadian. 159 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:13,240 Let's read that one more time. This has been a long standing 160 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:18,120 dispute. the US claims that Canada unfairly subsidized its 161 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:23,640 lumber industry. Steel and aluminum products. 162 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:30,000 Tariffs range from 10% to 25%. This is a retaliation for US 163 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,240 steel tariffs previously previously imposed under Trump. 164 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:39,280 Automotive parts up 6% to protect Canadian auto 165 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,880 manufacturing industry, consumer goods, mattresses, kitchen 166 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:50,840 appliances and so forth, up to 20% protects Canadian domestic 167 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,800 manufacturing from cheaper US imports. 168 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:59,280 So why do tariffs matter? They make US goods more 169 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,480 expensive in Canada, raising the price for consumers. 170 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,720 They provoke US retaliation, leading to higher tariffs on 171 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,840 Canadian imports. They also strain the Canadian 172 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,440 U.S. trade relationship, especially under leaders who 173 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,120 prioritize American first policies. 174 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,640 The take away is, is Canada. Tariffs on US products, 175 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,280 especially dairy alcohol, have fueled trade war disputes for 176 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,480 years. With Trump threatening new 177 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,760 tariffs, a trade a trade war could escalate, hurting both 178 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,240 economies. But Canada has far more to lose. 179 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:44,560 So what is Trump's justification in this American first policy? 180 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:49,520 Reducing dependence on foreign imports, Retaliation for Canada 181 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,440 trade restrictions. Canada imposes heavy tariffs on 182 00:13:54,600 --> 00:14:00,600 US dairy, wine and alcohol. And also punishing Trudeau's 183 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,640 anti Trump rhetoric. Trump has a long memory and 184 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,800 enjoys payback. It's worth mentioning that 185 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,080 regardless of what you feel about Trump because trust me, I 186 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:16,520 I get my DMS if I post anything on my stories because we'll get 187 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,120 into this in a in a more in depth in another time. 188 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,560 But news is blocked in Canada, right? 189 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,800 Sharing links, sharing news stories, right? 190 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:29,800 Most young people get their news from online media sources, 191 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,360 right? So I use my stories, especially 192 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,040 on Instagram, just to show what are news events on the day. 193 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,600 Doesn't mean I agree with every news story I post. 194 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,000 It's the news. It's the happening of the day. 195 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,280 And I try to, you know, give people that follow me a little 196 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,440 window of what's going on. Regardless if you like Trump, 197 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,680 loathe them, love them, hate them, whatever you feel about 198 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:56,760 him, he is a newsmaker. So sometimes when he makes news, 199 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,600 I post it. So people can be informed if you 200 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,440 like him or not, right? It doesn't mean that I endorse 201 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,320 everything that he says and does. 202 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,440 So a lot of times I do this, it just turns into massive 203 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:13,160 irritation. Orange Hitler, orange man bad. 204 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,640 He's a Nazi, right? So, you know, again, whatever, 205 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,400 right? That's not the point of me 206 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,480 sharing it, right? But this is what I'm saying. 207 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:26,440 So back as when? All through 2019 to current 208 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:31,560 time, the Liberal Party if every opportunity they have trump 209 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,200 this, Trump that. If you disagree with the liberal 210 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,400 policy, you must be like Trump the opposition leader. 211 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,480 He's a he's a Maple MAGA Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, 212 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,000 Trump, Trump, Trump. So if you're Trump, all you hear 213 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,080 from these people is how much they hate you. 214 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:51,240 But yet you're expecting to go to the table and have like a 215 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,600 great bargaining outcome, you know? 216 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,040 And then they all flew to Mara Largo, right? 217 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:01,040 All smiles and all this and that, right, thinking that it 218 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,320 will change all the stuff they said publicly about him. 219 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,200 You know, if we have bad relations with another leader, 220 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,040 good or bad, and you're just saying nothing but smack talk, 221 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,680 It's, it's actually naive thinking. 222 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,840 They might not retaliate against that. 223 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,280 That's the real world, unfortunately. 224 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,720 If you talk shit nonstop about your boss and then one of your 225 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,200 coworkers tells your boss, hey, you know what? 226 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,800 You know what this person saying about you and then you go ask 227 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,520 him for a raise. Do you think you're going to get 228 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:34,560 that raise? As simple as that. 229 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,760 So let's explore the dark psychology behind this tension. 230 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,240 The main players in this drum drama, in my opinion, is Trump, 231 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:51,440 Trudeau, and Krysta Freeland. The media all thrive off tension 232 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,920 for different reasons. Trump the master of 233 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,160 psychological warfare. Trump thrives on conflict. 234 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:03,040 He feeds off chaos and dominance battles, using unpredictability 235 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,880 as a negotiation tactic. He loves power moves. 236 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,440 By threatening terrorist mocking Trudeau, implying Canada's weak, 237 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:15,920 he's forcing Canadians to react emotionally instead of 238 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,839 strategically. A long memory. 239 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:23,680 Trudeau and Freeland insulted and undermine Trump during his 240 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:27,119 presidency. Now that he's returning, now 241 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,560 that he's returned, he's enjoying the payback. 242 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:33,920 His strategy. What is Trump's strategy? 243 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,160 Keep Canada on the edge, divided and desperate. 244 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:40,880 So when he does make a deal, it's all going to be on his 245 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,840 terms and then Krysta Freeland. Reckless, delusional. 246 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:49,040 Krysta Freeland mentioning nukes as a determinant to Trump is 247 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,120 insane. Canada has no nuclear weapons, 248 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:58,400 no missile system and a near existent non existent military. 249 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,840 Why say this? It's likely to score politically 250 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,480 points with the liberal base trying to paint Trump as a 251 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,680 dictator. Freeland strategy Emotional 252 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,840 grandstand Freelance strategy Emotional grandstanding that 253 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,000 plays well with the Canadian progressives but damages 254 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,840 Canada's credibility on the world stage. 255 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:25,640 Justin Trudeau weak leadership, the need for constant approval, 256 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,360 running to photo OPS in Europe instead of securing Canada's 257 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,400 economy. Mocks Trudeau to please his 258 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,840 base. But but when real pressure 259 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:41,480 comes, he panics and folds. He has alienated key allies US, 260 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:47,120 India, China, Saudi Arabia, while failing to make new ones. 261 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,480 Trudeau strategy, virtual signaling internationally. 262 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,480 Avoid real conversation. Let Freeland handle the 263 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,640 political brew, the political brawls in the past. 264 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,320 Let's say that one more time. So in the past when when 265 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,720 Freeland was still in the cabinet, his strategy was always 266 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:11,240 was virtual signal, do the photo OPS, avoid any real 267 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,000 conversations in depth, but let Freeland handle the political 268 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:20,800 brawls like the way he made her, wanted her to release that 269 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,240 horrible budget last time that that ridiculous budget and then 270 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,240 say, oh, you're fired, by the way, right. 271 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,240 So I don't blame her for stepping down. 272 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,760 But she has been part of the problem that got us here. 273 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:40,080 Media hyping up the drama for ratings loves the US conflicts 274 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,680 because it creates outrage, views and engagement. 275 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,720 Rage bait. I wrote a whole podcast on rage 276 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,400 bait but we'll get in there another time. 277 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:53,720 They love to portray Trump as a villain and Trudeau as the hero, 278 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:58,920 even when Trudeau's government makes short sighted, reckless 279 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,040 moves. Ignores real consequences for 280 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:07,200 average Canadian job losses, economic downturns, and trade 281 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,880 impact. Media strategy rage bait 282 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,440 community. The media strategy rage bait 283 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:18,280 Canadians into supporting reckless policies that 284 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,240 ultimately hurt them. So why does Canada is in no 285 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,800 position to pick a fight with the US again? 286 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:30,080 Canada's economy is deeply tied to the US. 75% of our imports go 287 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:34,280 to the states. Canada's military is almost non 288 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:38,760 existence compared to the US. Canada relies on NORAD for air 289 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,640 defense. We have no missile defense 290 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,000 system. Remember the Chinese balloons 291 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:52,040 flying over Canada military ranks 27th globally. the United 292 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,480 states #1 past Liberal governments like Kretschen 293 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,360 openly admitting Canada doesn't need a strong military because 294 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:02,280 we have the US. So what if Canada didn't have 295 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,560 the US as a neighbor? We would be completely 296 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,240 defenseless from an any major threat. 297 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,560 So what if Canada was like an island, like Australia? 298 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:18,240 If Canada didn't have the US as a neighbor, the country be in 299 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,480 serious trouble. The economy would be much 300 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:26,400 weaker. It would put Canada's economy 301 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,640 would be much weaker. It wouldn't have the US as a 302 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:34,840 default trading partner would it would be forced to compete 303 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:39,280 harder for deals. Energy exports would collapse 304 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:44,160 and the US is Canada's number one buyer of oil and gas. 305 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:49,160 Canada would have to increase defense spending dramatically. 306 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:56,720 Right now Canada only spends 1.3 of GDP on military while 307 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:00,800 Australia spends 2.2 and climbing. 308 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:06,280 No nuclear protection. the US provides nuclear deterrence for 309 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,560 Canada under NATO. Without the US, Canada would be 310 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,920 exposed diplomatically. Canada would struggle to stay 311 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:18,080 relevant. Right now Canada free rides on 312 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,880 US influence. Without that, we would have no 313 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:26,640 leverage on the world stage. Reality check without the US, 314 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,520 Canada would be weaker, more isolated countries struggling to 315 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,800 secure its economy and defend itself. 316 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,360 O what's at stake if this conflict continues? 317 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:40,480 Worst case scenario, Trump imposed tariffs on key 318 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:46,080 industries. Panda becomes more isolated 319 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:49,960 internationally making future deals harder to secure. 320 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:54,160 Best case scenario, Trudeau government stops reckless 321 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,880 rhetoric and secures a fair trade deal. 322 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:01,240 Panda acknowledges failures and trade policies and fentanyl 323 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,080 control and makes changes. A new government repairs 324 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,880 relationship with the US and strengthens economic ties. 325 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:14,560 So this is my final thought. Is just just a political theater 326 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,880 or is Canada in real trouble? Canada's leadership is playing a 327 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:23,360 reckless game, treating US relationship as a political 328 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,520 stunt instead of an economic priority. 329 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:31,000 Meanwhile, the media feeds the outrage, distracting people from 330 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:36,240 what's really at stake. Canada needs the US far more 331 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:40,960 than the US needs Canada. Trudeau and Freeland's arrogance 332 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:44,000 is pushing Canada into a dangerous position. 333 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:49,000 Trump, for all his chaos, is a strategic thinker. 334 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:53,000 He will punish Canada if pushed too far. 335 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:57,680 This is the final question. Is Canada's leadership 336 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:03,280 dangerously incompetent or do they actually believe they can 337 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,560 challenge the US without consequences? 338 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:11,240 Did Trudeau fail at every major trade deal opportunity? 339 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,560 If Canada stays on this path, where will we be in five years? 340 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:22,200 Do we fix this mess or do we prepare an exit strategy before 341 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,120 it's too late? That's what I'm asking you, the 342 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:27,400 listener. Do you prepare for an exit 343 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,680 strategy or do you go down with the ship? 344 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:36,080 Wow, thank you for listening, I hope I help give you some food 345 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,560 for thought. Again, research this information 346 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:45,000 for yourself, Fact Check it, and I'm always welcome to people 347 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,880 that have constructive conversation even if you don't 348 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,400 agree with me. But I'm not interested in anyone 349 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,200 barking at me. Or just DM me. 350 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,080 Trump's anerity. OK great. 351 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:01,840 So if he's a Nazi, then how does it help me pay my rent or not 352 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:06,360 pay my rent or pay my mortgage or or secure a future for my 353 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:07,560 kids? Right. 354 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:13,520 So we have to do away with the empty rhetoric and understand 355 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,280 the situation clearly because if it wasn't with Trump, it would 356 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:21,400 have been with someone else because we have no trading 357 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,160 partners. I want the Canada that I grew up 358 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:30,680 with that I loved to re emerge so I can live a beautiful 359 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:36,440 peaceful life with my kids and watch them grow up and me grow 360 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,960 old into the sunset. Thank you for listening.