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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 38 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Polievre and Ford can eat a bag of dick, they've been jerking trump for years, I hope he pisses in their face before they all get it by a train.

[–] potate@lemmy.ca 22 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

I think Ford actually did a good job on this one. He's Trumpian in terms of his appeal and I think did a good job of rallying Canadians of various stripes and working WITH other premiers.

Daniel Smith was the opposite. She was a Trump apologist, and was divisive instead of being a team player.

Don't get me wrong - I think Ford is a complete tool 98% of the time, but I think he did a good job this once.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Ford folded: after the tariff decision was paused (not cancelled, paused) dutifully restocked shelves and the overpaid StarLink deal is back on.

His "Canada is not For Sale" schtick is just that: a schtick. Mark my words, if Trump wanted to build housing on greenbelt land, Ford would Get It (Doug Ford) Done! He (Ford) is the most for-sale politician in the country, and that's saying something when you're competing with Danielle Smith.

Susan Holt in NB did a good job. American goods are still off the shelves.

[–] potate@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

Trump is engaged in brinksmanship and we need US trade more than vice versa. I think the correct move is to publicly back down - but also remind Canadians that a one month reprieve is nothing.

Once you play a card, you lose it. Right now Ford can still play that card. Manitoba can't (and that makes the national level impact weaker).

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 13 hours ago

Something about a broken clock

But yeah, Ford did good here.

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 6 points 14 hours ago

It actually makes me really happy that I can be on board with how Ford has responded to Trump's objectively-bad-for-Canadians ideas of tariffs and annexation.

He may not be a good public servant, but goddammit, he's a_Canadian._ And that's more than we can say about some of our other "leaders".

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I feel the same. Still won't vote for him, but it's nice to see some competence coming out of him for a change.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

He's always been competent. He just hasn't been working with the same ideals or goals as most of us until now.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, that's kind of it, isn't it?

[–] FriendBesto@futurology.today 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He literally had a speech were he stated the opposite of what you just said. I get it, we are supposed to hate him but straight up lying just makes his critics look bad. Can we as Liberals or nonconservatives not rely on lies? There are actual things to criticise him about.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 hours ago

Have you seen the video where he is super super happy that Trump won? He's trying to play the good protective daddy now, but not even a month ago he was praising pedo-donnie, even if the tarifs where already mentioned by pedo. Look it up, he's always been a trumpist. Now this lying opportunistic crackhead is using this to be reelected. And you're falling for it.