Trump responds to Trudeau resignation by suggesting Canada merge with U.S (www.cbc.ca)

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as Liberal leader comes just two weeks before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president while threatening to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada on Day 1.

Trudeau said he will stay on as prime minister until his successor is chosen, creating the prospect that Canada will have a lame duck head of government just as its biggest trading partner hits its exports with steep tariffs.

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[-] Odys@beehaw.org 1 points 8 hours ago

Oh I agree that pure capitalism isn't the way to go, it just makes the gap between rich and poor great and empowers the rich. But the influence of Russian propaganda is real, unfortunately. Its main aim is to destabilize the West and NATO. Putin wants Ukraine to begin with. By stimulating the in-fighting he can weaken America internally (which worked already like a charm) drive a wedge between the US and Europe (leave that to Putin's friends Trump and Elon). I hear exactly the same arguments over and over in the US as Europe, it seems as if they come from one single source.

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