With Venezuela soon to be back online and sanctions lifted, the U.S. just reduced its reliance on Canada
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USMCA WAS BUILT ON U.S. DEPENDENCE ON CANADIAN OIL.
That was our leverage.
That was our insurance policy.
With Venezuela soon to be back online and sanctions lifted, the U.S. just reduced its reliance on Canada.
That changes everything.
Under USMCA, leverage matters more than paperwork.
And Canada just lost its biggest card.
Now when USMCA gets revisited, Canada negotiates from weakness, not strength.
This is what happens when you replace strategy with ideology.
Mark Carney and the Liberals wasted 9 months and delivered nothing. We are about to get steamrolled.
This is what happens when you vote liberals for 10 years.
USMCA WAS BUILT ON U.S. DEPENDENCE ON CANADIAN OIL.
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24)January 3, 2026
That was our leverage.
That was our insurance policy.
With Venezuela soon to be back online and sanctions lifted, the U.S. just reduced its reliance on Canada.
That changes everything.
Under USMCA, leverage matters more than… https://t.co/Xd0rQcBNVn
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement.
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