🇨🇦 Carney picks a tariff fight Canada cannot afford

Sharpest absurdity first: Ottawa froze talks on Aug. 21, then acts shocked that Washington answered with a 50 per cent tariff on nearly $28 billion in Canadian goods. Mark Carney now plans retaliatory tariffs of 15 to 50 per cent on $27.6 billion in U.S. imports, while trade insiders openly admit Canadians should brace for pain, as reported. This is the same ruling class that spent a decade hollowing out productivity, importing wage suppression by the million, and sermonizing about resilience from climate conference podiums.

Carney and Dominic LeBlanc say they will return to the table only if the Americans change their attitude. Translation: Ottawa wants political theatre at home, not leverage abroad. Expect consumers and manufacturers to eat the bill while consultants, lawyers, and ex-Trudeau operatives call it strategy. A sovereign country protects its industrial base and bargains from strength. This government postures first, negotiates last, and leaves Canada paying for elite vanity.

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