Canada's attempts to outmaneuver the US, particularly President Trump, in trade talks have backfired, revealing the country's struggles with economic issues, a lack of investor confidence, and a government trying to control information and promote its views
Questions to inspire discussion
Immigration and Data Transparency
🔍 Q: Why has the Liberal government stopped updating immigration numbers?
A: The government has ceased updating immigration data since early 2023, including figures on irregular border crossers, CBSA removals, and TFW program streams, which are crucial for provinces to manage benefits and backlogs.
Energy and Development
🏗️ Q: How does the Canadian Sovereignty Act aim to accelerate major project development?
A: The Act proposes to legalize fast development of major projects by repealing nine anti-development laws, potentially enabling rapid progress in hydroelectricity, oil, gas, and nuclear sectors.
⚡ Q: What challenges are energy projects facing in Canada?
A: The woodfiber LNG facility in British Columbia has seen costs double from $1.5 billion to $2.9 billion due to stricter codes, government interference, and permit delays, potentially deterring future investments.
Environmental Initiatives and Criticism
🌿 Q: What is the Environmental Damages Fund investing in?
A: The fund is investing $14.4 million in 17 environmental literacy projects across Canada to equip young Canadians with knowledge about climate change and net-zero economy by 2050.
Government Policies and Censorship
🚗 Q: How are government policies affecting the automotive industry?
A: The Liberal EV mandate is reportedly preventing Canadians from driving gas or diesel-powered vehicles, which some view as a form of propaganda.
🤐 Q: How are censorship laws impacting energy companies?
A: Liberal government's censorship laws are allegedly preventing energy companies from discussing their environmental achievements and stewardship.
Key Insights
Government Transparency and Media Control
- 🔒 The Liberal government has ceased updating crucial immigration statistics since early 2023, including data on irregular border crossers, CBSA removal programs, and TFW program streams.
- 🎭 Bill C18 and C11 have enabled the government to manipulate Canada's media and information access, making it challenging to find unbiased information on key issues like immigration and energy development.
Energy and Environmental Policies
- 🌿 Mark Carney, a net zero advocate, has supported policies aligned with Justin Trudeau's agenda, including carbon taxes, electric vehicle mandates, and oil pipeline bans, without taking concrete action.
- ⚡ The proposed Canadian Sovereignty Act aims to expedite major projects in hydroelectricity, oil, gas, and nuclear sectors by eliminating nine anti-development laws.
Economic Challenges
- 💰 Liberal government policies, such as banning oil pipelines, capping production, and delaying permits, are causing project costs to skyrocket, exemplified by the Woodfiber LNG facility in British Columbia.
Political Strategy
- 🤐 The government's censorship and propaganda efforts, including concealing immigration numbers and controlling media narratives, are designed to suppress public discourse on critical issues.
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Clips
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00:00 🇨🇦 Canada's secret trade talks behind Trump's back backfired, and now they're trying to control information and promote their views while struggling to disseminate local news.
- Canada's attempt to secretly negotiate with the rest of the world behind Trump's back backfired when other countries didn't take them seriously.
- The Canadian Liberals are trying to control information by blocking public access to truth and spending money in classrooms to promote their views.
- The Canadian government values local news and will look for avenues to ensure it is disseminated widely and quickly, particularly through services like CBC Radio.
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02:59 🇨🇦 Canada's attempt to regulate big tech and support journalism with Bill C18 backfired, getting rejected in trade talks with the US.
- Canada's attempt to regulate big tech companies and support journalism through Bill C18 was seen as an attempt to control the media and extract money, rather than genuinely saving the industry.
- The Canadian government acknowledged harm caused by its policies to a US audience, but instead of addressing concerns, emphasized increasing funding for its own media outlets.
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04:39 🇨🇦 Canada's government, led by a self-proclaimed economic expert, lacks concrete data and action to achieve economic and environmental goals.
- The Canadian Liberal government has stopped releasing public data on immigration numbers, effectively censoring information and controlling the narrative.
- Canada has stopped regularly updating crucial immigration data, including numbers of refugees, irregular border crossers, and temporary foreign workers, with some statistics not updated since last year or several months ago.
- Canada's federal government, led by a self-proclaimed economic genius, Mark Carney, lacks concrete data and plans to achieve its economic and environmental goals, particularly regarding emissions and pipelines.
- The Canadian leader, despite presenting himself as a change from Justin Trudeau, has supported similar policies, including carbon taxes and electric vehicle mandates, but has taken little action beyond making bold statements.
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08:17 🇨🇦 Canada's economic issues, including energy sector struggles and excessive government spending, hinder its budget and economy, getting laughed out of trade talks.
- Canada's proposed Bill C5 is insufficient to boost the energy sector without repealing nine anti-development laws that hinder project development.
- Canada's issues with immigration and government spending, such as housing and demand pressures, and an average 9% annual increase in operational spending, hinder its budget and economy.
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10:22 🇨🇦 Canada's unpredictable approach to project approvals and lack of economic growth have led to a loss of investor confidence and a failed attempt to outsmart Trump in trade talks.
- Canada's unpredictable and case-by-case approach to approving projects, despite having laws in place that ban certain operations, erodes investor confidence and makes the country unattractive for large investments.
- Canada's Liberal government has failed to address investment and economic growth, leading to foreign companies setting up in the US to avoid tariffs and taxes.
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12:28 🇨🇦 Canada's attempts to outmaneuver Trump in trade talks, including retaliating with tariffs and trying to divert his attention to Mexico, were rejected and backfired.
- The woodfiber LNG facility in British Columbia faces exploding costs, from $1.5 billion to $2.9 billion, due to government permit delays and stricter codes, despite promises from Bill C5 to streamline processes.
- Canada's attempt to retaliate against US tariffs with counter tariffs on products like bourbon and playing cards was ineffective, and the tariffs were actually lifted when Canada agreed to stop allowing China to ship steel through the country.
- Canada's attempt to divert Trump's attention to Mexico and improve trade relations with them was rejected, as Mexico saw through Canada's move and did not engage in their "slimeball" tactic.
- The US prioritizes its trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and sees no need for a separate bilateral trade deal with Canada, considering its priority is the US and not bringing much value to the table.
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16:22 🇨🇦 Canada faces backlash from US in trade talks, prompting a planned boycott of American products by Canadians.
- Ordinary Canadians have launched a boycott of American products after Canada was seemingly rejected from trade talks with the US.
- Canada's boycott of US products was not a spontaneous grassroots movement, but rather a planned and organized effort that included removing American goods from store shelves.
- Canada's efforts to promote environmental awareness and climate action through funding initiatives are criticized as a form of "propaganda" or "ideological grooming" aimed at shaping public opinion, particularly among young people.
- 19:48 💡 Canada's attempt to outmaneuver Trump in trade talks ended in rejection and ridicule, exposing their power play to control rather than serve the people.
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Duration: 0:20:16
Publication Date: 2025-08-07T20:29:40Z
WatchUrl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lSzG467M_k
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