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This is possibly the most 
important podcast I have ever 

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made since 2019, since I started
this journey of broadcasting 

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podcast storytelling, mostly in 
the realm of true crime. 

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My previous name was Vancouver 
True Crime, and recently in 

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2023, I went into a different 
direction to being the Dark Mind

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detective. 
My focus was to take complex 

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stories, for example, like the 
Robert Picked in Case, which 

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I've been researching and 
writing for over a year now, and

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trying to make sense of these 
complexities and these anomalies

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in these cases that seem to 
present themselves a lot in 

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Canadian society. 
My name is Mark and I was born 

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and raised in 1971, Vancouver, 
BC showing my age a bit. 

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I always loved Canada. 
I loved that I had great access 

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to education. 
Generally speaking, I grew up in

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safe neighborhoods and had a 
strong quality of life. 

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My father is American, which 
gives me dual citizenship, and I

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have spent quite a lot of times 
in the United States. 

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I've worked for large software 
corporations where I had a 

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territory of over 40 cities, 
mostly in the USI lived in New 

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York, Colorado, and a little bit
in California. 

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But when I was in the United 
States, I always proudly 

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represented myself as a Canadian
first. 

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I love that we had good access 
to health care. 

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I liked our multiculturalism, 
being exposed to different 

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cultures, different foods, 
different celebrations. 

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It gave my life a certain 
richness and I'm grateful for 

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it. 
I liked our reputation of 

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Canadians being peacekeepers, 
not war makers, and we were 

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considered a diplomatic 
powerhouse. 

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Since the pandemic, Canada has 
never truly recovered 

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psychologically, economically 
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Instead of a structured recovery
plan post pandemic we opened the

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floodgates to mass migration, 
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Well Canadian struggled. 
What I don't understand we spent

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several years under government 
imposed restrictions. 

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We were told we needed to be 
micromanaged for public health. 

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But yet the borders opened up as
soon as a pandemic was over, our

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economy never bounced back and 
government corruption both 

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federally and locally became the
new normal. 

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A different Canada emerged. 
We now live in what our leaders 

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call a post national state and 
some call it the Great Reset. 

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Whatever the name, Canada is in 
freefall. 

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We are now locked in a trade war
with our largest ally and 

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trading partner, the United 
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Since running this platform, I 
investigated some of the 

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darkest, most complex cases in 
Canadian history. 

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For the last year, I've been 
writing about the horrors of the

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robber Picton case. 
As much as I wanted to focus on 

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that story, I found myself 
consumed by existential crisis 

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that Canada now faces. 
And because I have children. 

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And because I want them to have 
a future. 

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And quite frankly, I'm tired of 
being terrorized by uncertainty 

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and watching the decline. 
Over the past few months, 

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alongside of my work on the 
Robert Picton case, I have 

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written a series of editorials 
and podcasts, a breaking down of

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how we got here, the history, 
the politics. 

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That long decline in my opinion,
started with Pierre Trudeau the 

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father. 
That discussion is for another 

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episode. 
So I want you to think about a 

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question to those that are 
listening right now. 

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Is this incompetence or the 
Great Reset? 

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Is can a decline under Trudeau 
due to incompetence or part of a

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larger agenda? 
What does a great reset really 

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mean? 
Is it just a conspiracy theory 

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or is there substance behind it?
What does Trudeau's post 

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national state rhetoric fit into
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Trudeau's role as a performer, 
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Is he even the one in control? 
With the Canadian economy on the

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edge of collapse, why does 
Trudeau seem hell bent on making

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it worse? 
So the question is, is Trudeau 

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just incompetent or has this 
decline been engineered from the

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start? 
Why Trump keeps saying Canada's 

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the 51st state? 
Trolling and psychological 

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warfare. 
Trump loves to mock weak 

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leaders, and Trudeau is an easy 
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By repeatedly calling Trudeau 
the governor of Canada and 

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suggesting the US will take 
over, he's humiliating Trudeau 

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on the world stage. 
This, of course, is forcing 

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Trudeau to react emotionally. 
Trudeau and his team gets easily

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triggered. 
Trump knows this and keeps 

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pushing buttons. 
Every time Trudeau lashes out 

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emotional and makes him look 
weaker. 

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Many Americans see Canada as 
weak, woke and socialist. 

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Trump's messaging plays into 
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He frames it as America first, a
weak globalist Trudeau. 

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Trump wants to punish Canada for
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deals. 
By creating tension, he puts 

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Canada on the defensive. 
So when real trade negotiates 

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happen, Canada's in a weaker 
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Even if Trump isn't serious 
about annexing Canada, he's 

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using this narrative to 
humiliate Trudeau, whip up 

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emotion and put pressure on 
Canada. 

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So the question is, what could 
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serious? 
Unfortunately not much. 

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Canada's military is almost non 
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Canada's military ranks in the 
27th position in military power 

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globally. the United States is 
number one. 

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No nuclear weapons, no real 
missile defense and limited Air 

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Force heavily dependent on NORAD
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and no real allies would 
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The UK. 
The King Charles just invited 

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Trump for a a grand state visit 
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unprecedent. 
He ain't come in to save Canada.

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Commonwealth nations. 
They'll tweet about it, but they

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don't have the power to stop it.
NATO. 

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US funds most of NATO. 
Who's going to fight the US to 

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protect Canada? 
Nobody. 

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Canada has no leverage, no trade
deals with major allies, weak 

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global influence, no economic 
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Canada relies on the US for 
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stability. 
Our former Prime Minister John 

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Kretschen was once quoted he 
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military funding for the 
Canadian Armed Forces because, 

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as he was quoted saying, the US 
will protect us. 

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So back to the question. 
Let's go back to the question of

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incompetence or the Great Reset 
theory #1 Trudeau's just 

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incompetence. 
He was never qualified to lead. 

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His inexperience before politics
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He surrounds himself, weak 
inexperienced advisors and most 

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of his key policies have been 
reactive not strategic. 

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He relies on photo OPS and 
talking points rather than real 

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leadership. 
His government is a collapsing M

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PS are fleeing his approval's at
an all time low theory #2 this 

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was always the plan. 
The Great Reset, the post 

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nationalistic state. 
Trudeau has repeatedly 

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referenced global agendas like 
the Great Reset. 

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His policy aligns with 
dismantling of national 

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sovereignty, weak borders, 
weakened military economic 

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dependence on foreign powers. 
He has weakened Canada's 

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economy, making it easier to 
integrate into a new system. 

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He has actively alienated allies
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He's more interested in pushing 
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than defending Canadian 
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Is Trudeau just a failed leader 
or is he executing an agenda 

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that most Canadians didn't sign 
up for? 

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The Great Reset, what it means 
and how does Trudeau fit in? 

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What is the great Reset? 
The Great Reset is a concept 

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introduced by the World Economic
Forum, the WEF and 2020 led by 

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Klaus Schaub. 
Sorry, sad to do that. 

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The WEF promotes an idea that 
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reimagined and nations should 
move towards a post national 

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centralized system. 
Their slogan you'll owe nothing 

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and be happy. 
Geez, I'll read that again. 

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Their slogan is you'll owe 
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Personally. 
Fuck that shit. 

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Trudeau's own words on the Great
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state 2015 Trudeau said Canada 
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In 2020, Trudeau said the 
pandemic provided an opportunity

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for the Great Reset to reimagine
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In 2022, Trudeau's policy has 
aligned with the Great Reset 

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principles. 
Weakening the middle class, 

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making home ownership 
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government dependency, 
normalizing dependence on the 

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state, mass migration with no 
infrastructure planning leading 

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to economic strain, Crackdown on
independent media, limiting the 

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spread of opposing viewpoints. 
The Great Reset is not a 

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conspiracy theory, it's an 
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Trudeau has spoken about this in
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So is Trudeau even in control? 
The mascot theory, Trudeau's 

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strength performative. 
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performance, not leadership. 
Trudeau doesn't write his 

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speeches. 
Is Trudeau even in control? 

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The mascot theory. 
Trudeau's true strength 

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Performance, not leadership. 
Trudeau doesn't write his 

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speeches. 
His delivery is scripted, 

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rehearsed and performative. 
His biggest skill is smiling in 

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camera, not leading a country. 
He shows no deep understanding 

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of economics or geopolitics. 
His discussions benefit 

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globalist interest rather than 
Canadians. 

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Key example the UK visit the 
Zielinski photo op. 

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Trudeau flew to the UK for a 
photo op with Zielinski. 

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While Canada faces an economic 
crisis, he seems more interested

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in media appearances rather than
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Every crisis is met with a 
carefully staged media moment 

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while the country burns. 
Trudeau isn't leading, he is 

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performing. 
The real question is, is who is 

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writing the scripts that he 
reads and performs? 

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the US tariff war? 
Why is Trudeau making things 

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worse? 
The economic realities of a 

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trade war with the US. 
Canada cannot win a tariff war 

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with the US. 
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The Bank of Canada has warned 
that new tariffs could erase any

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economic recovery. 
If Trudeau truly cared about the

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economy, why would he escalate 
tensions with our biggest 

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trading partner? 
Possible explanations for 

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Trudeau's actions? 
Sheer incompetence, trying to 

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provoke Trump to make himself 
look like the hero for the 

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progressives. 
Deliberately weakened Canada's 

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economy to align with the Great 
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A rational leader would be 
negotiating trade solutions, not

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doubling down on destructive 
policies. 

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So what happens if nothing 
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under this agenda? 
25 to 2030 and 2025? 

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More tariffs from the US 
crushing Canadian industries. 

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The housing crisis reaches a 
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The middle class will be wiped 
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The Canadian dollar weakens. 
Higher pricing reduce purchasing

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power. 
More businesses leave Canada due

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to over regulations and taxes. 
Immigration strain cities beyond

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capacity. 
Healthcare system collapse by 

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20-30. 
The Great Reset model is fully 

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implemented. 
Ownership a property is nearly 

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impossible for the average 
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Canada becomes fully dependent 
on international trade, 

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alliances, more authoritarian 
government control over finance,

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speech and business. 
If Trudeau's agenda continues 

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unchecked, Canada will no longer
function as an independent 

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nation. 
So is Trudeau just incompetent 

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or has this been the plan all 
along? 

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Why is Canada economic policy 
aligning with the globalist 

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Great Reset principles? 
Why does Trudeau focus more on 

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performance photo op than real 
leadership? 

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If Canada keeps following this 
path, what will the country look

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like in five to 10 years from 
now? 

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So let's understand tariffs and 
the US trade war. 

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What are tariffs, how do they 
work and how does Canada's trade

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war with the US is impacting? 
Understanding tariffs, the 

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Canadian U.S. trade war, what 
our tariffs are, how do they 

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work, and how Canada's trade war
with the US is impacting our 

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economy. 
So what is a tariff? 

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Simple explanation, A tariff is 
a tax on imported or exported 

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goods. 
Government imposed tariffs to 

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protect domestic industry or 
punish other nations. 

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If the US puts a 20% tariffs on 
Canadian steel, that means every

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Canadian company selling steel 
to the US must pay 20% more in 

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taxes. 
Tariffs lead to higher prices 

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for consumers, retaliation from 
other countries, trade wars, 

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potential job losses in industry
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Trump's tariff policy and what 
do they mean for Canada? 

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Trump has long threatened 
tariffs on Canada, especially 

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steel, aluminum, dairy and auto 
parts, and 2024 new tariffs were

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announced targeting Canadian 
industries. 

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Canada's response? 
Trudeau's government retaliates 

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by banning US liquor imports. 
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countermeasurement? 
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economic dependency on the US 
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the US. 
We don't have a major trade deal

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elsewhere. 
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escalate. 
Canada is far more vulnerable 

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than the US. 
So what's at stake in AUS 

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Canada? 
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High risk. the US is Canada's 
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exports go to the US. 
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like lumber, dairy and auto 
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manufacturing will suffer badly.
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Canada has nowhere else to turn 
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The weak Canadian dollar 
economic struggles makes it hard

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to absorb trade losses for the 
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Lower risk. 
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essential to the US economy. 
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industry, especially in the 
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But the US has a diversified 
global trade network. 

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Trump's American First policy 
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Canadian goods. 
The big picture Canada stands. 

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The big picture Canada stands to
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Trudeau's government antagonizes
Trump instead of securing a more

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stable economic relationship. 
So why is the media whipping 

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this up? 
The media frames Trump as a 

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bully in Cannes, as a victim. 
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policy has caused much of this 
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clicks and outrage. 
Trade war sound dramatic and 

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fuels engagement, even if the 
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It deflects from Trudeau's 
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lack of trade deals. 
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are ignored in favor of blaming 
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The media should question 
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they're distracting Canadians 
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And how does fentanyl and money 
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this? 
Canada is a money laundering 

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hub. 
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China flows through Canada, 
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Real estate research, the 
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It's worth noting on a side 
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I did in 2019, it's not up 
anymore, but I'm going to reboot

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it again. 
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that I made and it was called 
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Money Laundering and Chinese 
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crisis. 
Weak financial regulations allow

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criminals to clean fentanyl 
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estate and shell companies. 
How this hurts the US Fentanyl 

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from China flows from Canada 
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America's opioid crisis. 
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crackdown, but Canada downplays 
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of fentanyl enters the US via 
Canada, a very highly 

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questionable statistic. 
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I do find it offensive seeing 
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because I do know a lot about 
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For more for the more 
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mean that to sound insulting, 
but that those who really want 

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to understand this issue, I 
would suggest looking into Sam 

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Cooper's work who's been very 
amazing at uncovering this topic

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of fentanyl foreign interference
and stuff. 

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Again, I can't emphasize this. 
I'm sick of this talking point 

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and I even see so-called 
influencers that generally do 

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good work and they like to hold 
their finger up and and up. 

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Like only 1% of fentanyl comes 
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into the states. 
Fucking bullshit. 

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It's because we have such shit 
enforcement that we've only 

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caught 1%, but they pair it over
and over again. 

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And this is what I mean, and I 
don't mean to get all hot headed

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at this issue. 
I've been researching this issue

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since 2019. 
What I've seen, and it goes into

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the realm of my other research 
of narcissistic abuse is when 

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you challenge someone on the 
spectrum and the spectrum type 

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of behavior, instead of taking 
accountability, they double 

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down. 
Oh, 1%, we're just being 

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bullied, right? 
Anyone knows that this is a big 

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issue? 
And it's not just fentanyl, it's

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meth, it's all kinds of drugs. 
We've been busting super lab 

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after super lab after super lab.
So Trump's focus on Canada isn't

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just about trade, It's about 
Canada to address its role in 

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fentanyl trafficking and money 
laundering. 

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So what does this mean for our 
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If Canada fails to secure new 
trade partners and escalate 

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tensions with the US, its 
economy will suffer in the long 

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run. 
In the long term, the fentanyl 

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issue could lead to greater US 
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Possible sanctions on Canadian 
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It's worth also noting that the 
TD Bank, one of the most trusted

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Canadian institutions, was 
caught laundering money in the 

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US and was fined $4 billion. 
Not under the Trump 

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administration, but under the 
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So it's an open secret. 
So just because they were caught

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in the States, which has more 
regulation, and Canada's known 

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for very little regulation, do 
you think that the same 

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institution is not doing it 
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If Trudeau's media allies keep 
deflecting responsibility, most 

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Canadians might not realize the 
crisis until it's much too late.