The fate of 41 million Canadians depends on Mark Carney being successful in his renewed trade war with the United States

You don’t run a $50–60 billion surplus, import dumped Chinese steel and EVs to dodge U.S. tariffs, then lecture Washington about “sovereignty” and expect no bill. Trump wants reciprocity, not charity. Elbows-up rhetoric doesn’t replace customers.
Victor Davis Hanson: Canada’s Anti-American Gamble Is About to Get Expensive
However, he will fail.
They've lost 41,000 jobs just in one week of the tariff.

Carney picked a fight with the only market that actually keeps Canada solvent. 42,000 jobs gone in a month is the invoice arriving early. You don’t run a $50–60 billion surplus, import dumped Chinese steel and EVs to dodge U.S. tariffs, then lecture Washington about “sovereignty”… https://t.co/PvTOn2WwiF

— Lord Thandar (@thandar324)September 12, 2026

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