Non-Tariff ideas to respond to the US tariffs...

[nottyboi]

Damn, I thought they were Canadian

Even more important to fuck them, you know they are MAGA.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Use local hardware stores

Home Hardware doesn't have nearly the same inventory as Home Depot or Rona does though

 

[HungSowel]

Maybe hire someone with good aim? But no violence

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Home Hardware doesn't have nearly the same inventory as Home Depot or Rona does though

Canadian Tire?
Anyway a list here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyCanadian/comments/n1ikbo

 

[bazokajoe]

Damn, I thought they were Canadian

Used to be.
Lowes bought Rona then the US private equity bought them out.

 

[bazokajoe]

Don't travel in the US and save yourself a ton of money due to the 50% exchange rate/

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Don't travel in the US and save yourself a ton of money due to the 50% exchange rate/

Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama are cheaper too

 

[bazokajoe]

Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama are cheaper too

If Australia wasn't so far I would go their instead of my usual trip to Hawaii.
Hard to believe but our dollar works in our favour when exchanging for Australian dollars.
$100 Canadian = $105 Australian

P.S.
No more Hawaii for me at 50% exchange + dickhead Trump

 

[powerpak]

Cancel F-35

 

[dirtydaveiii]

Just a reminder that Trudeau has tariffs on chinese-made electric vehicles.

And he also slapped a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum used in the manufacturing of EVs.

So we do it too, and I don't think we can claim the moral high ground here

um there was an agreement called NAFTA and then renamed USMCA by Trump. Now it means shit

 

[danmand]

Maybe Canada needs to arm the population. SA-7 ?

 

[Leimonis]

Maybe Canada needs to arm the population. SA-7 ?

that would sure make the street crime situation a lot more interesting

 

[danmand]

that would sure make the street crime situation a lot more interesting

True, but we have no chance military against military.

But there are enough old men with prostate cancer, incontinence and impotent that have little to lose in taking on a low flying Black Hawk with a SAM-7 or an Igla.

 

[nottyboi]

Maybe Canada needs to arm the population. SA-7 ?

Nah, if it comes to a risk of war, make me and offer and I will be American. We do not want to be the next Urkaine. Nothing is worth that. USA has some pros and some cons. Personally I don't like the idea of being American, but its not as bad as being in a war.

 

[nottyboi]

I know, F404's. Same as in our CF-18's. So, yeah... there's that.

I admit to having a crush on the light little Gripen! As a kid, I LOVED the Tomcat with its swept wings! But then I learned about the F104 Starfighter and then went into F-16 mode because it's just so damn nimble. I just have leraned that being light and nimble is an advantage.

Frankly I think manned fighters are done. Canada should say fuckit and go our own way to build air defence fighter drones. No manned fighter will beat a unmanned drone.

 

[Lenny59]

Secure the border and stop the flow of fentanyl and other substances. Simple.

 

[Leimonis]

Secure the border and stop the flow of fentanyl and other substances. Simple.

Riiiight and also pay back 200 billion a year?

We subsidize Canada to the tune of about $200 billion a year. And for what? What do we get out of it? We don’t get anything out of it,” Trump said

 

[wigglee]

We should start building the pipeline to the east right away and also if the auto industry shuts down, start building cars for domestic sale and ban all US cars.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Secure the border and stop the flow of fentanyl and other substances. Simple

How do you stop the flow of a drug where 10 grams of it can be put in an envelope and mailed to the US, and that 10 grams is enough for 10,000 doses??
(standard dosage of one fentanyl pill = 1 mg)

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

We should start building the pipeline to the east right away and also if the auto industry shuts down, start building cars for domestic sale and ban all US cars

Do you have any idea how much time that would take??
It would take a minimum of 5 years to set up factories, distribution systems.....etc