Incredible moment Watching live as CBC reporters read from White House statement.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Incredible moment Watching live as CBC reporters read from Trump comments.

Aluminum, steel, copper, Oil and Gas at February 18?

The date seems to have been moved back to the 18th?

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[greg@socialbc.ca]

@chris March 01? https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-set-impose-tariffs-mexico-canada-starting-march-1-sources-say-2025-01-31/

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@Greg the reuters report was specifically refuted by the white house press sec last hour. It was still Feb 1 until... literally seconds ago... a new date possible the 18th

[mwguy@infosec.exchange]

@chris I would be somewhat surprised if this doesn't push Canada to at least consider joining the EU. Wha'ts the point of #NAFTA if they don't get free trade or free movement out of it?

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@mwguy I certainly would be in favour. It was apparently brought up in a Toronto Star article this week

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Words as related by reporter on CBC

Trump says:
“Nothing can be done by China Canada Mexico right now”
"Tariffs are something we're doing. We may increase.”
"Oil and Gas by Feb 18”

Looks like 25% for everything Feb 1 except 10% on oil February 18.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

“Tariffs may cause short term disruption”

says Trump.

No shit.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Trump:
”We'll be doing something very substantial with the European Union”.

We're talking about a global issue here... this is essentially a drunk predator waving around a pistol.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[kgw@cosocial.ca]

@chris Canada should join the EU

[johnefrancis@cosocial.ca]

@kgw @chris and maybe China. China is less aggressive militarily, and will have a better himan rights record soon, if it isn't already better than the US.

[burnitdown@beige.party]

@johnefrancis @kgw @chris i guess genociding Uyghur Muslims isn't a concern for you.

[johnefrancis@cosocial.ca]

@burnitdown @kgw @chris hey, it's only a comparison to the US record. They've sponsored and overseen hundreds of times worse.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

And here's the tape....
Trump on Canada tariffs.
“We're not looking for a concession. We'll just see what happens”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[stephanie@ottawa.place]

@chris That explains why the reason kept changing (fentanyl! immigrants! dairy! unfair!). There is no reason

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@stephanie He just mentioned how before 1913 the US "was a tariff country” and he rambled a bit about income taxes coming after that. Is he looking at eliminating corporate income taxes?

[dx@social.ridetrans.it]

@kgw @chris Why not? The EU is already right there 10km away. We’re closer to the EU than we are to Mexico.
(Referring of course to Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

[depereo@mastodon.social]

@chris he's not even asking for anything, this is just a trial run to see if they can replace income tax with tarrif tax

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

On PANAMA CANAL: “We're gonna take it back”

(He couldn't even remember the name of the Panama President... said the Sec State will talk to "the gentleman in charge”)

on Canada oil:
We're going to bring it down to 10% on Oil to start…

This is just a stream of consciousness. Ridiculous. I won't continue the live tweet. We need to see what the written order says today or tomorrow.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@depereo agreed

[maleve@zeroes.ca]

@chris I remember the olden days when a signature on a treaty meant something and policy changes would be announced in a publication of record in advance to allow people to plan…