Canada General Discussion (2019-)

[Aurelius]

What is Trudeau doing?

Don’t give these rabble an inch. You need to respond swiftly, without any prior warning, and without any recourse. Confiscate their trucks with civil asset forfeiture, suspend their commercial driving licenses, and send in the Army to move the trucks out of the way. Then, round up and throw the ringleaders in jail, shut down any media outlets emboldening or supporting them, and track down any other dissenters.

These petulant f#%ks deserve to be put in their place for daring to endanger the supply chains that feed millions of Canadians, all to stroke their egos with this petty little “protest”. You have no right to be a plague rat, and in fact, refusing to institute any sort of mandates would be negligence on the part of the government.

Make them answer for why they want millions of Canadians to starve and be unable to access basic goods and services. Make them answer for their childish behavior in refusing to take a vaccine that has been administered hundreds of millions of times, with barely any adverse consequences. Make them answer for why they want to exacerbate the worst supply chain crisis that country has endured in decades. Make them answer for why they believe their individual freedom is transcendental, and gives them carte blanche to infringe on those of others.

No sympathy for these truckers. F#%k around and find out.

Interesting avatar you have there.

[Aurelius]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/trudeau-plans-record-number-of-immigrants-to-canada-through-2024-1.1723412

Trudeau plans to increase immigration to record levels through 2024.

I'm not Canadian and I of course do not know all the details on this, but I can't imagine this will be good in terms of the already horrific housing affordability crisis up north.

[Aurelius]

I feel Things like CanCon regs etc. should be *strengthemed*, not weakened... unless the maple syrupers do want to join the USA?

The maple syrupers by and large don't want to join the USA, that's an extremely fringe view held by some Wexiteers, and some people like JJ McCullough with a really niche worldview. But it's a little disingenuous to pretend that (English-) Canadian culture is a vastly different thing than American culture (English is an important distinction, because French-Canadians are obviously very distinct).

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying English-Canadian culture doesn't exist or that Canada is the same as the US. There are obviously things that distinguish us from the US and those differences can be reflected in pop culture too. Some shows like Trailer Park Boys for example are distinctly Canadian. But it's not like there's one "American" culture either. The cultural differences between, say, Minnesota and Alabama are greater than the differences between Minnesota and Manitoba. In a sense, "English-Canadian culture" exists on a continuum of a broader Anglo North American culture, and I'm not sure CanCon is an effective way to challenge this reality, or even that this reality should be challenged.

What exactly is a maple syruper? I've never heard that term before and google doesn't give me any useful info.

My guess is that it's an old stock Anglo Eastern Canadian, possibly with United Empire Loyalist ancestry, who strongly identifies with Canada as a nation and is not fond of the US.

[Aurelius]

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of the USA... oh wait.

I continue to be surprised that Canadians are stupid enough to keep lapping this crap up. I generally refrain from calling voters stupid but I have to make an exception for this one country.

[Aurelius]

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of the USA... oh wait.

I continue to be surprised that Canadians are stupid enough to keep lapping this crap up. I generally refrain from calling voters stupid but I have to make an exception for this one country.

Americans, especially a Republican, the party of stupid, referring to Canadians as 'stupid' is beyond stupid.

As imperfect as Justin Trudeau certainly is, there isn't a single Rethug remaining who comes even close.

Canada is an unserious country led by unserious and exceptionally dim people whose main priority is patting themselves on the back for not being America. I will not stop pointing this out.

[Aurelius]

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of the USA... oh wait.

I continue to be surprised that Canadians are stupid enough to keep lapping this crap up. I generally refrain from calling voters stupid but I have to make an exception for this one country.

Americans, especially a Republican, the party of stupid, referring to Canadians as 'stupid' is beyond stupid.

As imperfect as Justin Trudeau certainly is, there isn't a single Rethug remaining who comes even close.

Canada is an unserious country led by unserious and exceptionally dim people whose main priority is patting themselves on the back for not being America. I will not stop pointing this out.

You are a pro-death covidiot who lies claiming to be wonderful and pro-life.  You are as personally horrible as the typical rethug.

This is high praise. Thank you!