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WSHazel

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4. For that to be true

Reply to Disaffected (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:40 PM

Jul 2025

For that to be true, then Canada's entire leadership had to be complete morons. Since I don't think they are, they knew that this tax would make Trump's Tech Bro friends go running to him demanding it be taken down. Which gave Canada leverage.

Trump is the easiest mark there can be in a negotiation. Flatter him, give him one or more useless concessions that you know you were never going to get anyway, and you can improve your deal with him dramatically.

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Alternatively WSHazel Jul 2025 #1

No, I don't think so. Disaffected Jul 2025 #2

For that to be true WSHazel Jul 2025 #4

Unfortunately, Canada will have to pick their battles now Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #3