Trump threatens immediate 25% tariffs on Canada

[pelmet]

Persistence and perseverance is a trait shared by many wildly successful people.

J.K. Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers when trying to publish Harry Potter.

Steven Spielberg was rejected from USC film school three times.

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, spent an entire year getting rejected by over 200 investors.

Kobe Bryant didn’t score a single point at his first ever basketball camp as a 12 year-old.

Katy Perry sold just 200 copies of her first album.

Apple fired Steve Jobs from his own company.

etc. etc.

In 1965 Yale undergrad Fred Smith wrote a term paper outlining the concept of overnight commercial air delivery. His professor responded: "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." Smith launched Federal Express in 1971.

[tsgarp]

Premier Legault, when questioned about pipelines following the announcement of a 30-day suspension of tariffs, stated that there is no intention to revive the Energy East project.

Case closed.

Why do you feel they are so against the idea?

Because Irving oil pays all their campaign bills.

[tsgarp]

I would raise voting age to 25, and remove it from anyone who 65, or is retired.

Have you met any 16 year old lately. I got news for you. They are WAY dumber than you and I were when we were 16.

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

Yep. Just proves 16 year olds were never capable of voting intelligently

[tsgarp]

I would raise voting age to 25, and remove it from anyone who 65, or is retired.

Have you met any 16 year old lately. I got news for you. They are WAY dumber than you and I were when we were 16.

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

A ton of Boomers think of nothing but themselves.

Boohoo…wank…wank…

[tsgarp]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, and increased natural resource development.

Bingo. Right on all points.

[rookiepilot]

Persistence and perseverance is a trait shared by many wildly successful people.

J.K. Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers when trying to publish Harry Potter.

Steven Spielberg was rejected from USC film school three times.

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, spent an entire year getting rejected by over 200 investors.

Kobe Bryant didn’t score a single point at his first ever basketball camp as a 12 year-old.

Katy Perry sold just 200 copies of her first album.

Apple fired Steve Jobs from his own company.

etc. etc.

In 1965 Yale undergrad Fred Smith wrote a term paper outlining the concept of overnight commercial air delivery. His professor responded: "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." Smith launched Federal Express in 1971.

You’re seriously comparing any of these people to Donald Trump?

[rookiepilot]

I would raise voting age to 25, and remove it from anyone who 65, or is retired.

Have you met any 16 year old lately. I got news for you. They are WAY dumber than you and I were when we were 16.

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

Yep. Just proves 16 year olds were never capable of voting intelligently

There are a ton of Biden’s out there voting even worse. At least that’s all they are doing.

[rookiepilot]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, and increased natural resource development.

Bingo. Right on all points.

Right on all points.

Except:

1. Carney will be anointed.
2.Election will be delayed to fall 2026.
3.Nothing else will happen.

[tsgarp]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, and increased natural resource development.

Bingo. Right on all points.

Right on all points.

Except:

1. Carney will be anointed.
2.Election will be delayed to fall 2026.
3.Nothing else will happen.

Rookie once again affirms his title as “King of the Non-sequitur”

[pelmet]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, and increased natural resource development.

Bingo. Right on all points.

Right on all points.

Except:

1. Carney will be anointed.
2.Election will be delayed to fall 2026.
3.Nothing else will happen.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -1.7451297

Looking to diversify its exports, Quebec willing to rethink natural gas pipeline project
Project could be accepted if it responds to previous concerns, environment minister says

The threat of tariffs and lingering economic volatility has prompted the Quebec government to reconsider a pipeline project bringing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Western Canada to the province before shipping it overseas.

Quebec nixed the project, known as LNG-Québec, in 2021, for environmental reasons. But now, with economic uncertainty surrounding the province's relationship with the U.S., its largest trading partner, Quebec's environment minister said the government is interested in taking another look at it.

"We're not opposed to energy products that respect the environmental criteria," Benoit Charette, the environment minister, told reporters at the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Charette cautioned that the project would have to respond to the previous concerns raised by Quebec's public consultation bureau, the BAPE, which played a role in the project's refusal.

Quebec nixes LNG plant that would have carried Western Canadian natural gas to markets overseas
The Legault government had initially supported the project. It had hoped the project would diversify the economy in the Saguenay area, north of Quebec City, a region largely dependent on the aluminum and forestry industries.

But it had axed it after concluding that the project's environmental risks outweighed the gains and that Quebecers didn't want a pipeline.

The project proposed building a 780-kilometre natural gas pipeline from northern Ontario to Saguenay and a separate project to build a plant to liquefy the gas in Saguenay and load it onto tankers.

The BAPE had concluded that the increased tanker traffic along the Saguenay River would pose a risk to vulnerable beluga whale populations and would lead to a spike in greenhouse gas emissions.

"If it's the same project with the same specs, the decision will be the same," Charette said. "We recall the decision of the BAPE, we recall the decision of the Ministry of the Environment. If we respond to those concerns today, it's a project that could be accepted. Projects are studied based on their merits."

Quebec Premier François Legault said Tuesday the province needs to diversify its exports in the face of U.S. economic hostility.

Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly suggested LNG-Québec could play a role in getting Canada's oil and gas to new markets overseas, like Europe.

"We currently have a vulnerability with respect to the United States for our oil and our gas," she said.

"Canada has essentially one client. For Alberta oil, 98 per cent of the oil goes to the U.S. but we don't currently have pipelines that cross Canada to come to Quebec."

Reviving Saguenay natural gas project would 'contribute' to environment, Quebec Conservative leader says
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre has said he would approve LNG-Québec to respond to the threat of American tariffs.

"We can sell something 200 per cent or 300 per cent higher in Europe if we export overseas instead of giving all our gas to the Americans and letting them have all the profit. What we're doing is ridiculous," he told Radio-Canada in January.

'Questions are still there' says PQ
Though the Quebec government withdrew its support for the project in 2021, the federal government also refused to approve it in 2022.

Some of Quebec's provincial political parties reacted with apprehension to the idea of a natural gas pipeline.

Parti Québécois MNA Pascal Paradis said it would have to be up to Quebec to decide if a pipeline was a good idea.

"It's not Mélanie Joly and it's not the Conservative Party of Canada to decide for Quebecers when it comes to that project," he said.

"We had a big debate on that project already and it wasn't determined that it was in Quebec's economic interests at the time and there was a problem with social acceptability. Those two questions are still there."

When Quebec announced it was scrapping the project in 2021, Charette had acknowledged that the government's decision angered people in Western Canada. The project would have provided an additional export market for natural gas from hydraulic fracking operations in British Columbia and Alberta.

[tsgarp]

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

Yep. Just proves 16 year olds were never capable of voting intelligently

There are a ton of Biden’s out there voting even worse. At least that’s all they are doing.

Nope. For starters the number of 16 year olds is far larger than the number of 85 years olds. Second, surviving 80+ years tends to beat most of the stupid out of people (and replace it with assholery).

[newlygrounded]

I wonder why people have been saying it for 2000 years?

Could it be that it's true?

No question the average teenager today is dumber and less capable than I was as a teenager.

The same way the average teenager in my day was dumber and less capable than my parents generation.

There are many reasons for it. Some of which are not the fault of the dumb 16 year old. But its still true.

I don’t think this is fair to say at all, look at all the changes teens are dealing with in this world that didn’t exist 40 years ago?

Then add the worst income inequality in history and the fact none of them will be able to afford a house

I totally agree that they have to deal with more, and are worse off. AND they are dumber and less capable than i was at 16.

I did say there are many reasons for it, and lots of ways to explain in. It sucks, and i dont fault them for it. But it's still true.

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

[newlygrounded]

I would raise voting age to 25, and remove it from anyone who 65, or is retired.

Have you met any 16 year old lately. I got news for you. They are WAY dumber than you and I were when we were 16.

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

Yep. Just proves 16 year olds were never capable of voting intelligently

I hate the break this to you, but 16 year olds have never been able to vote federally, the minimum age to vote is 18

[tsgarp]

People have been saying this for 2000 years, ex Socrates:

They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Or this one? "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves

Yep. Just proves 16 year olds were never capable of voting intelligently

I hate the break this to you, but 16 year olds have never been able to vote federally, the minimum age to vote is 18

The fact that we were discussing changing the voting age to 16 is a good indication that we already knew it wasn’t 16.

[khedrei]

I don’t think this is fair to say at all, look at all the changes teens are dealing with in this world that didn’t exist 40 years ago?

Then add the worst income inequality in history and the fact none of them will be able to afford a house

I totally agree that they have to deal with more, and are worse off. AND they are dumber and less capable than i was at 16.

I did say there are many reasons for it, and lots of ways to explain in. It sucks, and i dont fault them for it. But it's still true.

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0?si=q-VfOZ2Z4C3O86TC

[khedrei]

I don’t think this is fair to say at all, look at all the changes teens are dealing with in this world that didn’t exist 40 years ago?

Then add the worst income inequality in history and the fact none of them will be able to afford a house

I totally agree that they have to deal with more, and are worse off. AND they are dumber and less capable than i was at 16.

I did say there are many reasons for it, and lots of ways to explain in. It sucks, and i dont fault them for it. But it's still true.

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/comment ... classrooms

There's another.

[rookiepilot]

I totally agree that they have to deal with more, and are worse off. AND they are dumber and less capable than i was at 16.

I did say there are many reasons for it, and lots of ways to explain in. It sucks, and i dont fault them for it. But it's still true.

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/comment ... classrooms

There's another.

And this is Boomer parents fault. They have cared more about progressive woke DEI BS than ensuring their kids are properly prepared for this world.

All I have to do to prove this is look who is PM today. THEY voted this BS in, being the loudest, biggest, dominant voting block in existence. And most destructive.

[khedrei]

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/comment ... classrooms

There's another.

And this is Boomer parents fault. They have cared more about progressive woke DEI BS than ensuring their kids are properly prepared for this world.

All I have to do to prove this is look who is PM today. THEY voted this BS in, being the loudest, biggest, dominant voting block in existence. And most destructive.

I agree completely.

Well, not completely. Pretty sure gen z kids belong to gen xers

But I agree its the fault of adults.

[pelmet]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, decreased internal tariffs, and increased natural resource development.

Quebec open to LNG, oil projects after Trump threats
Province is open to reconsidering two major energy infrastructure projects that it previously rejected

"Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette said the provincial government is open to reconsidering two major energy infrastructure projects that it previously rejected."

https://financialpost.com/commodities/e ... mp-threats

Meanwhile.....


Federal minister suggests interprovincial trade barriers could disappear quickly

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6637291

We will have to wait and see but who is responsible for initiating these recent developments. It may turn out that we got huge financial benefit due to threats. Of course, we could have had that benefit starting long ago with a previous government.

[rookiepilot]

I still think we might be able to benefit from all this with new pipelines, change to the Dairy marketing board, decreased internal tariffs, and increased natural resource development.

Quebec open to LNG, oil projects after Trump threats
Province is open to reconsidering two major energy infrastructure projects that it previously rejected

"Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette said the provincial government is open to reconsidering two major energy infrastructure projects that it previously rejected."

https://financialpost.com/commodities/e ... mp-threats

Meanwhile.....


Federal minister suggests interprovincial trade barriers could disappear quickly

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6637291

We will have to wait and see but who is responsible for initiating these recent developments. It may turn out that we got huge financial benefit due to threats. Of course, we could have had that benefit starting long ago with a previous government.

Sure, Jan. These guys are serial liars. And worse they feel no shame about it either.

[newlygrounded]

I totally agree that they have to deal with more, and are worse off. AND they are dumber and less capable than i was at 16.

I did say there are many reasons for it, and lots of ways to explain in. It sucks, and i dont fault them for it. But it's still true.

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0?si=q-VfOZ2Z4C3O86TC

You fell for the clickbait eh? You sound like the boomers I work with saying the average woman won't date a man making less than 300k and 6'5

[khedrei]

Do you have a single measurable metric that proves they are not as smart? you’re pissing away your time avCanada and we are not the brightest bunch

Also, how many 16 year olds are you hanging around captain?

https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0?si=q-VfOZ2Z4C3O86TC

You fell for the clickbait eh? You sound like the boomers I work with saying the average woman won't date a man making less than 300k and 6'5

What clickbait? Young people today are dumber than ever. And it's really sad.

If you don't like the video, read the article saying math and reading scores are lower than ever.

Do you really think the average young person is doing OK? Better than you did when you were young? Are you looking forward to them being in charge? These are the people that bring their parents in for a job interview... that is, if they decide to actually try to get a job.

[newlygrounded]

https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0?si=q-VfOZ2Z4C3O86TC

You fell for the clickbait eh? You sound like the boomers I work with saying the average woman won't date a man making less than 300k and 6'5

What clickbait? Young people today are dumber than ever. And it's really sad.

If you don't like the video, read the article saying math and reading scores are lower than ever.

Do you really think the average young person is doing OK? Better than you did when you were young? Are you looking forward to them being in charge? These are the people that bring their parents in for a job interview... that is, if they decide to actually try to get a job.

Your original post said the average 16 year old was dumber than YOU, I haven't seen any of your report cards yet.
I think they're doing pretty well considering how much the world has failed them. I keep hearing at work, all the kids are lazy!

What is there worth working towards? You'd need a household income over close to $250,000 to buy an average house, there is nowhere in the country where the old rule of rent/mortgage will be 30% of your income, car insurance is several hundreds a month, the best years of their lives (ex university) were taken away and they lost out on in person socializing for university and are graduating in a post covid job market.

The few life preserves they were thrown like remote work where they would actually be able to own a home and not waste hundreds of hours a year commuting were taking away with no factual evidence.

[‘Bob’]

https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0?si=q-VfOZ2Z4C3O86TC

You fell for the clickbait eh? You sound like the boomers I work with saying the average woman won't date a man making less than 300k and 6'5

What clickbait? Young people today are dumber than ever. And it's really sad.

If you don't like the video, read the article saying math and reading scores are lower than ever.

Do you really think the average young person is doing OK? Better than you did when you were young? Are you looking forward to them being in charge? These are the people that bring their parents in for a job interview... that is, if they decide to actually try to get a job.

PP never had a job.

Actually until he won his first election, neither did nepo baby Donald Trump.

[cdnavater]

You fell for the clickbait eh? You sound like the boomers I work with saying the average woman won't date a man making less than 300k and 6'5

What clickbait? Young people today are dumber than ever. And it's really sad.

If you don't like the video, read the article saying math and reading scores are lower than ever.

Do you really think the average young person is doing OK? Better than you did when you were young? Are you looking forward to them being in charge? These are the people that bring their parents in for a job interview... that is, if they decide to actually try to get a job.

PP never had a job.

Actually until he won his first election, neither did nepo baby Donald Trump.

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