So Trump is imposing his tariffs, for the second time with Canada.
Okay, we get it America. You don’t want partners, you want subjects.
We are now on opposite trajectories. I can’t personally think of anything I need to purchase from America. And, as for businesses and industry, they are well on the way to eliminating the trade relationship between Canada and the U.S.
We may not have a great effect on America’s economy if we boycott America, but in some sectors that isn’t true, and the effect in the U.S. will be profound. Tourism, automobiles, and soon oil, gas and electrical distribution in America.
When the lights go out on the east coast of the U.S., and American gas prices go up $1.00 a gallon, to start, Americans will realize that their government definitely fucked up big time. Because, once we change where we sell our products, and to whom, we won’t be coming back.
Right now we will, for the short term, keep sending oil south, but soon, that will shut down completely. We will ship our oil and gas, LPG and CNG to Japan, Korea, China, the UK and EU.
The automotive industry will take a hit in Canada, that’s for sure, as well as steel and aluminium, but in the long term we will absolutely find new markets, most likely with America’s competitor, China. And why not? China isn’t threatening Canada, and it looks like they will be the next superpower, so their growth will continue to serve Canada’s interests for decades to come.
It also serves our interests to sell our products, especially oil, gas, petroleum products, commodities, and minerals to a national that knows the value of maintaining relationships and where continuous supply for both parties is realized. A stable, long-lasting relationship with China is definitely in Canada’s interests.
Actually, redeveloping Canada’s relationship with China, without the negative influence of the U.S. will be a major advantage, given time. It will have forced Canada to diversify and to acknowledge that it doesn’t need America.
We will replace our American auto sector with Chinese vehicles, including all forms of transportation equipment, including subways, rail, trucks, — which, due to lower prices will rapidly increase our move to electrification. By not buying American vehicles of any kind, and importing directly from China, it will strengthen our infrastructure, particularly its electrification, and lead to a rapid increase in diversification and battery technological improvements.
China is three to five years more advanced in relation to EV’s and battery technology than America.
Removing tariffs on Chinese vehicles in Canada would mean that EV Chinese vehicles in Canada would likely sell for the price of ICE vehicles, or around $35,000 CDN. It would mean the death knell for Ford, Stelantis and Chevrolet in Canada, — but maybe that’s actually advantageous over time.
Courting Chinese manufacturers to build a portion of their vehicles in Canada, where all the necessary materials, components, expertise and highly trained manpower is available, for both domestic and sale to Europe and the global south has enormous potential.
It halves the shipping costs and will improve the supply chain for both Canada and China.
Canada needs to think about Canada’s future, without America, as if America didn’t exist. To do that we need to think outside the box, — the one the U.S. has until now placed us in. We should be ruthless in our approach to technological improvement, growth and productivity for wholly owned Canadian corporations, and be willing to place outright bans on some American products.
One thing that it will change, radically, is interprovincial tariffs, which cost the Canadian economy $200 billion dollars a year. They were always asinine. Getting rid of them will free productivity and innovation within Canada, rapidly opening new markets, internally to all producers. It is long overdue.
If all of the internal tariffs are dropped, it will completely offset the losses caused by American tariffs. Time to do what should have never been.
One more nail in the coffin of U.S. involvement in Canada is coming as well.
Sovereignty protection and the Canadian military. Canada will align itself with Europe and will not only support Ukraine, but with the U.K. and France, Canada will send troops to Ukraine. That will change the status quo with America, permanently.
Canada’s Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Industrial Complex should be a key investment for Canada in the coming years. Procurement for the CAF should be made from our allies, not America.
It’s time to break the mould entirely, and throw it away. America doesn’t want partners, it wants subjects and prisoners.
It’s time to ‘get out of jail’.
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