I’ve seen a lot of opinions on how Canada should respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported Canadian goods to the United States and it got me to wondering if people truly understand what a tariff is.
I dont hate trump. What i dislike is the Canadian government using this to divide people further. Telling everyone to be team Canada while at the same time, there’s no pipelines, shutting down or capping our natural resources and then increasing the carbon tax to make everything even less affordable. If you dont want to buy US products dont then the tariffs will have zero effect. My opinion however is whatever happens to be tariffed will increase the price then the “made in Canada” products will increase their prices as well. Prove me wrong, hopefully but I doubt you will.
I think you are bang on with Canadian products also getting a price increase simply because what they are competing against are also increased and they know people will be forced to pay those prices.
I feel much the same way about the carbon tax. Even if it's removed, people are going to be disappointed at how little the prices actually come down. Companies will just think that because we are conditioned to pay that price, we may as well keep paying it.
TEAM CANADA . . MY ASS!!! Where exactly is TEAM CANADA when OTTAWA and the RULING CLASSES OF QUEBEC REFUSE to build a pipeline because ENVIRONMENT, then turn around and import oil shipped from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela??? What happened to ENVIRONMENT??? This makes no sense. No, no TEAM CANADA for me. It is ALWAYS TEAM UPPER AND LOWER CANADA. As one of the Liberal Rulers once stated: TO HELL WITH THE WEST. WE'LL TAKE THE REST. I now say: THE WEST WANTS OUT! We are in a bad marriage with UPPER AND LOWER CANADA and it's time for a DIVORCE!
I dont hate trump. What i dislike is the Canadian government using this to divide people further. Telling everyone to be team Canada while at the same time, there’s no pipelines, shutting down or capping our natural resources and then increasing the carbon tax to make everything even less affordable. If you dont want to buy US products dont then the tariffs will have zero effect. My opinion however is whatever happens to be tariffed will increase the price then the “made in Canada” products will increase their prices as well. Prove me wrong, hopefully but I doubt you will.
I think you are bang on with Canadian products also getting a price increase simply because what they are competing against are also increased and they know people will be forced to pay those prices.
I feel much the same way about the carbon tax. Even if it's removed, people are going to be disappointed at how little the prices actually come down. Companies will just think that because we are conditioned to pay that price, we may as well keep paying it.
Good points
You say it well Mike.
Now, If we could get some of our Eastern Canadian's thinking on the same page, we may make some progress. I won't be holding my breath though!
TEAM CANADA . . MY ASS!!! Where exactly is TEAM CANADA when OTTAWA and the RULING CLASSES OF QUEBEC REFUSE to build a pipeline because ENVIRONMENT, then turn around and import oil shipped from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela??? What happened to ENVIRONMENT??? This makes no sense. No, no TEAM CANADA for me. It is ALWAYS TEAM UPPER AND LOWER CANADA. As one of the Liberal Rulers once stated: TO HELL WITH THE WEST. WE'LL TAKE THE REST. I now say: THE WEST WANTS OUT! We are in a bad marriage with UPPER AND LOWER CANADA and it's time for a DIVORCE!