• nbailey@lemmy.ca
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    11 hours ago

    The hilarious irony is that if we did this, Quebec would have to change all their “Arrêt” signs to “Stop” to comply with EU signage standards

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    12 hours ago

    Carney said this is not an option he’s pushing for currently. But he wants to grow closer to EU. But WHAT this French FM has suggested does give Carney and Canada leverage as we negotiate with Trump for a new CUSMA.

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      11 hours ago

      What Carney says publicly doesn’t always seem to reflect what Carney is actually doing behind the scenes. Unfortunately, I understand why Trump’s childish reactionary politics make such dishonestly and subterfuge necessary because we are very vulnerable to his tantrums, and enduring his petulant tantrums is counterproductive to the effort of actually getting us to the position where we no longer have to suffer from his tantrums anymore.

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    oh god i hope so, it would put Donald Canada threats to rest (ok maybe not rest but it’d hold no weight anymore) and put us in a way stronger negotiation potion with the USA when donald is finally gone and begins putting itself back togethe.

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      9 hours ago

      and the EU!

      WWT. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We hope it’d be better for the EU too.

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        39 minutes ago

        As a European, I am totally convinced it would be much better for the EU too.

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    11 hours ago

    This is good because it hints there is more going on behind the scenes, which must make Trump nervous.

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      9 hours ago

      At this point, if he freaks and decides to liberate us, I’m reasonably confident our primary schools’ elite kamikaze kite flying squadron would be enough to embarrass them.