Trump is right that Trudeau needs to clean up the border
Fair or not, Canada faces a Trump government willing to economically waterboard us into a recession come January. We need to act accordingly
If President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his plan to apply a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian exports to the United States, it’s sure going to hurt.
But it’s not like we’re completely unable to do anything about it.
The news came on Monday evening: writing on social media, Trump announced that “thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before.”
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”
So, yes, that will be a painful, terrible blow if Trump follows through. The vast majority of our exports — 77 per cent — are U.S.-bound. “All” products would include oil and gas — which means higher costs for American consumers who partially rely on Canadian energy, and Canadians who rely on exporting to the U.S.
But pay attention to the rest of what was said: the tariffs are being contemplated because of “Crime and Drugs.” Canada’s performance on both has been sub-par, and trade with the U.S. is now being used as a bargaining chip to change that.
Illegal crossings along the northern U.S. border, for one, have skyrocketed. The number of illegal entrants caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the corridor has more than doubled each year for the past few years: 19,498 between fall 2023 and summer 2024; 7,630 in the same period the year prior and 2,238 the year before that. For context, the Mexican border saw 50,000 illegal crossers this month, which is considered relatively low (in December 2023, 250,000 migrants were apprehended).
Open borders. High heels and net stockings in the military. Trillions of dollars in government waste. Department of Education promoting the sexual mutilation (that’s exactly what it is) of children. That’s just the short list. Cutesy time is already unofficially over in America! On DAY ONE, January 20th. Nobody is laughing now are they (not a question a fact).
PM Pierre Poilievre is hopefully furiously taking copious notes from the Trump modus operandi. Canadians are angry and fed up big time with Trudeau, the progressives, the woke, socialism and so many others of exactly the same issues that have got Americans so riled up. As Americans have just done with Trump, Canadians are chomping at the bit to provide Pierre with the massive majority he must have in order to do for Canada what Trump is already doing for America. Do not fail us, Pierre.
WATCH: Trump’s Border Czar Delivers Another EPIC One-Liner
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