Delicate Trade Negotiations

Canada Says "Salut, Howzit Goin', Eh?"

Strategic Voting For The Win!

Because of American threats against Canadian economic and political sovereignty, the Liberal Party won in yesterday's federal election. As of this moment it is still unclear whether it will be a majority or a minority government, as some close ridings are still in play. The Liberals were able to win because the Bloc Québécois vote in Quebec and the progressive NDP vote across Canada went over in droves to the Liberals due to strategic voting.

I'm relieved that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be the one to deal with the difficult times ahead. He has an impeccable resume of calm and competent crisis management, having been Governor of the Bank of Canada during a previous recession and Governor of the Bank of England during Brexit. He has first class international contacts, connections and respect. He is not hindered by extremist ideology.

In any other set of circumstances but the current one of American aggression, Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party would have won. They may well eventually win an election which, in my opinion, would not be good news for Canada. The party is too dominated by "Maple MAGAs" enamoured of extremist right-wing views and policies. I predict an imminent internal power struggle within its ranks now that Poilievre has lost. The ugly cracks were already showing during the campaign. Before the next election, I'm also counting on everyday Canadian voters learning a valuable lesson from watching the ongoing MAGA destruction of the political, economic, and social fabric of the United States, with its inevitable catastrophic consequences.

In the meantime, Canadians and its new government need to get on with the crisis at hand.

The Mood in Canada Right Now

And Now, a Message from the King of Canada

The Canadian head of state is Charles III, the current British monarch who is also King of Canada. It's one of our last remaining colonial ties to Britain. There has been much grumbling in Canada that the King has not spoken out about Trump's lies, threats and aggression against our economy and sovereignty.

Blogging buddy Liz Hinds from Wales asked in a comment on my Tuesday post --

How do you feel, Debra, about the UK's

lack of comment? Or indeed the King's?

I responded as follows--

I'm not one of those complaining about King Charles' silence

because I understand that a constitutional monarch speaks only

as directed by his government. The silence of the UK government

does show a lack of courage but, in a situation where a bully is

playing hardball, allies often melt silently away so as not to draw the

bully's attention to themselves. I understand it but am still annoyed by it.

But it seems King Charles has now indeed "spoken out" to send the USA a message in a manner that is uniquely longstanding to the British royal family -- by the use of symbolic clothing and/or jewelry. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in London and had a private meeting with the King. On Tuesday, the day American tariffs were imposed on Canada, this happened and I quote --

Yesterday [Tuesday] King Charles was inspecting a British ship.

And YET he did so dressed as King of Canada

wearing Canadian military decorations and Canadian honours, 

[including the] Order of Canada and Canadian Order of Military Merit.

Charles is sending us and the world a message, a LOUD message.

So there we have it!

Elbows Up, Canada!

Thanks to Mike Myers for sending that "secret signal"

to his fellow Canadians via SNL last weekend!

And thanks to Gordie Howe, "Mr Elbows,"

for teaching generations of us how to do 

what has become our Canadian ninja move --

The Elbow is even immortalized by Gordie Howe's statue

in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan --

The tariff trade war with the Trump administration

will be a long and dirty fight, but we're ready!

Gordie taught us how!

(or should that be "howe"?)

Tariff Trade War? BRING IT ON!

And now . . . 

OUR NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM!

Oh, C'MON -- We Gotta Gloat a LITTLE!

Canada wins 3 - 2

Trump is Führious

Is It Summer Yet?