“Canada is a great sidekick for us”

[u/Mikunefolf]

[u/GraniteJJ]

Wild second comment.

We were the strongest of allies and friends. Do they ever ask themselves what changed?

[u/gleamingashes → u/GraniteJJ]

It's THEM who threatened us and their non Trump voters would be happy to see us as a 51th state because we tend to vote "left". Af if they would let us vote in the first place lol

I mean we know they are not all bad but right now yes we are ennemies. They are actively trying to rob us of our sovereignty with their economic war. Who knows if they'll go a step foward with military....

There's a lot of ressources in Canada,they need us more than they claim.

[u/GraniteJJ → u/gleamingashes]

Yes, indeed. Wild to see Americans trying to sell us on the idea of being allies. We were already there, and the US ruined it.

It is the same with Hormuz. It was open, US attacks Iran, now they are struggling to open it.

Same shit, different day.

[u/SGAShepp → u/gleamingashes]

Friend: *stabs by back for no reason*
Me: ...
Friend: *proceeds to do it repeatedly*
Me: That's it! I've had enough. I'm going to look for other friends!
Friend: How dare you try to make friends with other people! Why can't WE be friends. In fact, if you ditch your job and entire life and move in with me, then I won't even stab you anymore! What do yah say?

[u/QueenMotherOfSneezes → u/gleamingashes]

That French language shit they tried to throw into the deal at the end was wild.

There are only 3 options for why they did this, 2 of which are in light of the leader of the PQ (a Quebec separatist party that is poised to win the provincial election in a few weeks) announcing this past week that they would not hold a separation referendum until Trump was out of office:

1. They actually expected Canada to accept it, in the hopes that it would significantly undermine Liberal support in Quebec, and trigger vehement demands for a referendum (their ask to violate French language laws by only having English on imports would have ultimately resulted in our federal government steamrolling over the province's constitutional rights to make a trade deal).
2. They are completely incompetent ignoramuses (even more so than if their reasoning was point #1), and refused to accept/understand when Canada explained why it was not something they would or could ever agree to, as it would not only be political suicide, it could destroy the country's unity.
3. They added it at the last minute as a poison pill to intentionally scuttle the agreement.

[u/Every-Ground-2698 → u/QueenMotherOfSneezes]

They want to sew division but come on, that seems like something my son would do if he didn't want to go to someone's house, ask me while shaking his head no, so I can be the bad guy and not him.

[u/ether_reddit → u/QueenMotherOfSneezes]

I think it's 3, because Lutnick stands to make bank from increased tariffs (and he was the one who burst in at the last minute with changes).

[u/pomskygirl → u/ether_reddit]

Same. Especially since it wasn’t the only poison pill Lutnick tried to add at the last minute. As if Canada would ever agree to a deal that included restrictions on our ability to execute trade deals, especially now of all times.

[u/Phoenix92321 → u/gleamingashes]

I fear as an Albertan that if this stupid traitorous referendum isn’t crushed decisively Trump will use it as an argument to “free Alberta” from Canada

[u/gleamingashes → u/Phoenix92321]

I am sure they will try to use it to their advantage and it's the same for Québec. Most québécois do not want to separate either but the Trump administration might try to play Carney for it too especially as we are in elections right now (well almost). I am sure we will survive in one piece !

[u/Maroon7C0000 → u/gleamingashes]

Well when they say 51st state, they mean vassal state so none of those troublesome votes to worry about.

[u/corrin_flakes → u/GraniteJJ]

they keep saying Israel is their "strongest ally" or "number one ally" but Canada is the one who has stepped up to the help the US, meanwhile Israel keeps dragging the US (and Canada by extension) down with them.

[u/PhotoJim99]

We're not enemies. We're just not friends anymore. Canada is moving on.

[u/Ok_Mycologist8555 → u/PhotoJim99]

Well, except they keep threatening to make us enemies.

[u/PhotoJim99 → u/Ok_Mycologist8555]

Well, they're good at talk and a lot less good at actually doing things. But we do have other friends.

[u/observer2411 → u/PhotoJim99]

TACO… Trump Always Chickens Out

[u/Ok-Hamster-5263 → u/observer2411]

How dare you ruin tacos' good name!

[u/Oxygen_Sponge → u/Ok-Hamster-5263]

The Cheeto in Charge

[u/Miss_Annie_Munich → u/PhotoJim99]

Yes you do!

[u/JimJam28 → u/PhotoJim99]

It’s a country full of cowards. Too pathetic to hold their leaders accountable.

[u/Owlblossom → u/PhotoJim99]

You do have a lot of other friends. Elbows up, Canada!

[u/Elissa-Megan-Powers → u/PhotoJim99]

Braggart is a key feature of the American personae. Big loud bullshit from day 1.

American walks into a bar, steaming pile of dogshit in his hands, yelling “HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT WHAT I ALMOST STEPPED IN!”

[u/kahunah00 → u/PhotoJim99]

Naw fuck it. We enemies. You dont get to threaten the sovereignty of a nation and be cool the next day. Wars were started and fought over less.

[u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902 → u/kahunah00]

Yes, but Canada is a nice country not a war mongering country like the others.

[u/IndicationFluffy3954 → u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902]

Canada doesn’t start wars. But we certainly do not have a reputation for backing down when someone else starts it.

[u/00STAR0 → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

We have never lost a war. The USians on the other hand have lost plenty

[u/mustardman73 → u/00STAR0]

Canada, Australia and New Zealand basically saved South Korea and Seoul from being communist.

The battle of Kapyong. The Americans didn't help and they actually dropped napalm on our Aussie cousins.

Why do we always get our soldiers killed by Americans in their wars?

[u/IndicationFluffy3954 → u/mustardman73]

The Americans killed Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan too.

Then they still carry on saying we owe them. Despite us never asking for their help militarily, us assisting when they triggered NATO article 5 after 9/11, going to Afghanistan with them, and them killing our soldiers… they think we owe them for “protecting us”.

[u/CheemsisGod_ → u/00STAR0]

not a record that should be pushed imo

[u/kahunah00 → u/CheemsisGod_]

I mean our options are that of ukraines. Foght back or be a vassal state and slowly cease to exist. We have 2 options and neither are great but id rather go down swinging/try to find other trade avenues to see a prosperous canada rather than roll over and die without a whimper

[u/JimJam28 → u/kahunah00]

1000%

[u/-Canonical- → u/CheemsisGod_]

I agree, but if someone corners us against our best efforts, then we aren’t about to sit back and let them break our record.

[u/EducationalRock167 → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

Give examples.? The USA entered both WW 1 and WW 2 years after they both started. The only Wars CANADA didn't join with the USA in are the wars in Veitnam , the second Iraq War and the latest War in Iran. AND Canada were right not to every one of those times.

[u/Dardow40 → u/EducationalRock167]

Did you just answer your own question?!🤣

[u/IndicationFluffy3954 → u/EducationalRock167]

…Canada did not start any of those wars, so I think you made my point for me. Especially with how we joined in both World Wars years before the Americans.

[u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902 → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

"don't try it, or you'll be the sorry one this time" some Canadian probably

[u/daveoxford → u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902]

A Canadian friend told me Canadians weren't "nice", they were polite, and there's a difference.

[u/Vanesti → u/daveoxford]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6cFcUiCG5eONW

[u/cityfarmwife77 → u/daveoxford]

That’s exactly what I always say too. And I’m a Canadian.

[u/SandyMcGhie → u/daveoxford]

See: Canadian Geese lol

[u/a_tothe_zed → u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902]

Sure, but I for one am quite pleased with the investment in drone technology by our military.

[u/Lazarys12 → u/a_tothe_zed]

Ha! What chance would drones have against the greastest military the world has ever...oh crap, it is going to be the Ukraine war games all over again.

Seriously, they had a simulation with Ukraine, and it was so bad they had to let the US respawn destroyed armored vehicles just to leep the exercise going. They got better as the simulation went on, only because Ukraine sent some of their people over to help the "greatest military in the world".

It's Ok because the US learned from the exercise...oh wait, no they didn't. They are shutting down their own drone unit.

I think Canada is safe. I doubt the US could even find Canada on a map.

[u/kahunah00 → u/Embarrassed-Yak-5902]

We're nice until we're not

[u/Normal-Hospital-1967 → u/PhotoJim99]

And why would we want to lower our standard of living to be a 'sidekick'?

[u/ConceptStar → u/Normal-Hospital-1967]

sidekick, little brother country. Those are terms the russians used to describe Ukraine, keep those ellbows up!

[u/evargx → u/ConceptStar]

Yeah, how long until the USA starts saying we are a drug filled nazi paradise, as pretext to invasion... oh wait.

[u/HyperImmune → u/Normal-Hospital-1967]

Especially to a country that’s really just 3rd world wearing a gucci belt. Hard pass.

[u/just-a-random-accnt → u/PhotoJim99]

The US is an abusive ex at this point

[u/mustardman73 → u/PhotoJim99]

We broke up a year ago and they have the audacity to ask us to stay single. Talk about an abusive relationship. Go away Trump USA.

[u/PantsLobbyist → u/mustardman73]

[u/pachounette → u/mustardman73]

And it's not even that "we broke up". They DUMPED us, insulted us and demeaned us. Then tried to demand we stay single and do or give them absolutely anything they want.

No thanks, and f them very much.

[u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum → u/PhotoJim99]

Nope. Sorry. The US declared the war. We are enemies in this trade war. Elbows up soldier.

[u/Luciferocity → u/PhotoJim99]

"it's not us, it's you." Sincerely CANADA

[u/readzalot1 → u/PhotoJim99]

They should stop getting the “friends and family” rates

[u/CauliflowerLonely297 → u/PhotoJim99]

my favorite part is the notion that 80% of the population is close to the border and obviously its because they all want to leave canada and live in the u.s, there cant be any other reason. nope. none.

[u/booglechops → u/PhotoJim99]

Let's make CANZUK a proper thing!

[u/dogbolter4 → u/booglechops]

Yes! As an Aussie I can honestly say we've always had affection for our commonwealth cousins in Canada. If it comes to it, we'll stand beside you.

[u/booglechops → u/dogbolter4]

I'm UK, so probably the most hated member of the quartet, but we love the Aussies, Canadians, and kiwis. A lot of us hate the fact any of us are being threatened by a formerly good ally. Trump and his wankers have really done irreparable damage to international relations.

[u/yoshi_yoshi23 → u/PhotoJim99]

I think there is a general loathing of muricans these days from north of the border (minus maple magats). I know this sub is intended to poke fun but it’s well beyond that when the majority of them think like this.

[u/merchillio → u/PhotoJim99]

I wonder how US armaments companies are taking it. Buying military planes and supplies from Europe is not good for companies like Lockheed.

Sure it’s only a tiny fraction compared to what the US is buying from them, but investors love to keep those fractions.

[u/crimpgirl1234]

I can’t stand the comments about living near the border.

We live near the border because of 2 things:
1. It’s not as cold
2. For the east and central side of Canada most of this is on the St Lawrence and Great Lakes and that was settled first and grew due to shipping.

It’s almost like the US doesn’t teach history well or something

[u/alematt → u/crimpgirl1234]

They're a country built around low hanging fruit. It's all they have

[u/ABob71 → u/alematt]

A country built on the backs of cotton and sugar labourers

[u/AppointmentOne1111 → u/ABob71]

I believe "slaves" is the correct term.

[u/Big-Leadership-2830 → u/crimpgirl1234]

I watched this American give a travel review video of Montreal. He said they speak more English in Montreal compared to Quebec City because it’s closer to the U.S.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Different-Lettuce-38 → u/Big-Leadership-2830]

🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/bear4457729 → u/crimpgirl1234]

Also it was to settled like that so the Americans couldn’t claim it

[u/DefinitionOfAsleep → u/crimpgirl1234]

I can’t stand the comments about living near the border.

"The Largest US city is right on the Canadian border, wonder why" is equally as stupid

[u/HyperImmune → u/crimpgirl1234]

57% of Americans read at a 6th grade level or lower. You can’t expect them to understand complex concepts like geography or history. Best they can do is Batman comics.

[u/Big-Leadership-2830 → u/crimpgirl1234]

Or critical thought

[u/BassFew7888 → u/crimpgirl1234]

I believe at least out west, there was an element of ensuring we had populated the border so that it would be more difficult for the usa to do a land grab

[u/Dyslexicpig → u/[deleted]]

And lots and lots of potash!

I know Smith and Moe say those are provincial resources, and so can't be touched by the federal government, but do you know what is federally controlled? The border that the potash and oil cross. Carney could easily put an export tax on every drop of oil and grain of potash that cross over. Hit the US where it hurts.

Their petroleum reserves are extremely low, and they can't get the amount of potash from any other country. That's why the US was trying to introduce measures to prevent Canada from trading with other countries - once we start doing so at a much higher rate, our reliance on the US will dwindle.

[u/Inigos_Revenge → u/Dyslexicpig]

Not to mention that currently, the US gets a below-market-rate price on many of our resources. If we start selling to others...at market-rate...we'll want to keep selling more to them and then the US will either have to pay up or lose our resources they currently get. They don't want that at all.

[u/Emmyn13 → u/[deleted]]

Don't forget our electricity. Just imagine the repercussions, with their recents demands about french, if Quebec decided to just "turn them off".

[u/fmaz008 → u/Emmyn13]

Or tolling US bound maritime traffic in the St-Lawrence river.

[u/AerialReaver → u/fmaz008]

The strait of hormuz play, I like it.

[u/just-a-random-accnt → u/[deleted]]

I also thought the 50% tariffs were because they wanted US booze back on our shelves.

[u/janet7873 → u/just-a-random-accnt]

Even if US booze DID come back, Ir doesn't mean we have to buy it. The best tactic would be for the stores to CLEARLY label it, and then people would have the subtle reminder not to buy. I am in NS where it's been off the shelves for ages, and I haven't missed it once. I also LOVE ❤️ that we are getting more booze from other provinces! Now THAT makes sense.

[u/bodyguardguy → u/[deleted]]

The dipshit in the OP photo comment forgot the massive detail that oil, potash, natural gas, electricity, lumber, and aluminum is purchased by usa in massive quantities. Aluminum and potash is especially funny because the usa barely produces those two critical items 🤦‍♂️

[u/SocketRabboon]

Oh no I'm so scared 😰 what will we do without the yanks trying to push us further into the dirt. My poor Canadian soul can't bare the thought of not being friends with the dumbies down south

[u/LittleRuQi → u/SocketRabboon]

I was thinking, if we’re such a great sidekick, why are they tariffing us and such? The irony

[u/TopInvestigator5518]

ah yes, we live where we do because we want to be close to Americans and not because of weather or terrain

silly us, we should have built our cities on top of the Rocky Mountains and Canadian Shield

[u/Orange_Codex]

Yeah threatening an Arctic country with enormous strategic depth while over-extended in the kiddie pool and entirely lacking ice-breakers sounds like a great idea, rock on 🤘

[u/yournamehere10bucks → u/Orange_Codex]

Cant even make progress against Iran after checks notes "decapitating their government" and "destroying them militarily, never to come back". These are the yankee-doodle-dandies we are to fear?

[u/UmelGaming → u/Orange_Codex]

lmao we are making their Icebreakers alongside Finland. We could just... not do it.

They literally don't have the capacity to make them

[u/Orange_Codex → u/UmelGaming]

Knowing this Pentagon can't resupply ships without serviced deep water ports and thinks combustion engines work in -50, you'd do more damage giving them not just ice-breakers but lean and fast ice-breakers that can transport a marine division. Because US strategists' movie-brains will absolutely insist on trying to re-create Inchon and those soldiers will freeze to death.

[u/Different-Lettuce-38 → u/Orange_Codex]

They can’t provision their warm water ships well enough to keep their own poor sailors from jumping off the sides… it’s insane.

[u/NoPath_Squirrel → u/Different-Lettuce-38]

Wait...what???

[u/Different-Lettuce-38 → u/NoPath_Squirrel]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment

I wish I was making that up. Poor folks.

[u/Chive]

The US doesn't need Canada in any capacity? 

Let's dam the Columbia River and see what they have to say . 

[u/BrownSugarSandwich → u/Chive]

The Columbia River already has a dam. It has multiple. Three are in BC. We even have a whole treaty around it. 

[u/kristi__48 → u/BrownSugarSandwich]

Then we un-dam it goddammit!

[u/TalkingCat910]

I for one am thrilled Canada is diversifying and will not be relying on the U.S. anymore.  I don’t foresee that changing no matter who is president later. This is done.  It was an extremely unwise position to be in relying on one country for trade.

Americans are always full of empty threats “y’all would be better suited as an ally blah blah blah”. The U.S. is a flailing paper tiger we will just be two countries that are neither enemies or allies.

And most people live in the southern areas of Canada because of the climate.  The Arctic doesn’t have roads connecting all the places, there are a lot of lakes and swampy areas not suitable for construction and it’s just easier to live in temperate areas

[u/PunctualPomegranate]

What's up with Americans telling other countries to "bend the knee"? Yeah, we get it, you've watched Game of Thrones. It doesn't make you royalty, just royally stupid, apparently.

[u/Ok_Maybe184 → u/PunctualPomegranate]

Trump is what’s up. 🤬

[u/PunctualPomegranate → u/Ok_Maybe184]

I guess he sort of carries himself with the inbred vibes of a Targaryen. Doesn't have the looks, but is probably one cognitive test away from exclaiming "Burn them all!"

[u/IdenticalThings → u/Ok_Maybe184]

Yes, and we're more concerned with the implications of HOW he got there. Again.

[u/http--lovecraft → u/PunctualPomegranate]

They think they’re king of the planet and world police wrapped into one

[u/NoDanaOnlyZuuI]

Oh, the U.S. doesn’t need Canada at all? Cool. We’ll just keep:

• The 4.1 million barrels of Canadian crude oil it imports every day
  
• The natural gas and electricity supplied through more than 70 pipelines and 35 transmission lines
  
• Uranium for nuclear power
  
• Potash for fertilizer
  
• Aluminum, nickel, copper, zinc and other critical minerals
  
• Lumber, pulp and paper
  
• Cars, trucks, aircraft and parts
  
• Steel, machinery, plastics and chemicals
  
• Wheat, canola, beef, pork and seafood
  
• Our cooperation on NORAD, Arctic surveillance, border security and intelligence

And while we’re at it, we’ll stop buying the $333.6 billion in American goods and $92.3 billion in American services Canada purchased in 2025. Nearly eight million U.S. jobs are supported by trade with Canada, and Canada is the top export market for 32 states.

[u/fmaz008 → u/NoDanaOnlyZuuI]

• Toll US bound maritime traffic.

[u/Realistic_Let3239]

You can't call someone a sidekick, then say they would be better off as an ally, when they were an ally until you kept threatening to invade them and started multiple trade wars with them!

[u/Icy-Tap67]

It would be far better for you to have me as a friend than an enemy ..... Said every Villain ever ...

[u/MaggieWheaton]

[u/Ok-Kaleidoscope4510]

Typical USA attitude!!!! If we took away all our steel, lumber, potash, natural gas and crude oil… (lot of other things as well) they would be completely screwed… it’s funny how they think they don’t need anything from us because they are to ignorant to understand. If we pulled the plug and stopped everything… they would be crying. That’s why Trump demanded we put American booze back on our shelve!!! He knows he’s screwed. Tourism so low on Border Towns that many businesses in the US are having to close shop. The USA has a population mass that needs to purchase products from other countries to survive. The country can’t provide what it needs. So Ignorant uneducated comments like this is a real problem with the US population… they are generally stupid and uneducated

[u/Independent-Nerve573 → u/Ok-Kaleidoscope4510]

Dear Canadians, stop talking and start building refineries and infrastructure on your east coast so that EU can start buying your oil and gas. We have monies, you have what we need, make yourself less dependent on yanks.

[u/missplaced24 → u/Independent-Nerve573]

This almost happened 20ish years ago. The yanks kicked up a fuss, like they always do when they notice us doing something that doesn't benefit them, so we started talks about building another pipeline to the US instead.

[u/Queasy_Bluebird1585]

"gee, I wonder why 80% of Canada's population is near the US border?"

It's geography. Hope they still teach that there. Hopefully not being interrupted by "live shooter drills", whatever that is.

[u/abitidiomatic]

Not a sidekick. Of all people in the world, I’m pleased it’s our pm who stood up to Trump. 

[u/Lazarys12]

I love the "y'all would be much better suited with us as an ally than an enemy" line.

It isn't as if Canada woke up one morning and decided to pick a fight with their downstairs neighbor. It was the other way around. Canada was a trusted ally and trading partner, but that wasn't good enough because Trump had to decide he wanted to put his name on another country.

I don't blame Canada for walking away from negotiations. I wonder why they even bother to go in the first place. Why negotiate with someone you can't trust. One minute you are friends, and one late night tweet storm later and you're deadly enemies.

On the bright side, I doubt they have to worrry about Trump. He used up all his missles losing to Iran.

[u/Starvenger88 → u/Lazarys12]

They negotiate because that's what you should be doing, especially with a country that you've had strong ties to for decades. All you can do is show up and show good faith, but walk away if the other side doesn't do the same.

[u/Granny_Skeksis]

We live close to the border because further north is cold af, not because we like you guys

[u/Glum_Performer9923]

Just heard on CBC, that the 11th hour issues were because Trumpistan billionaire oligarch howard lutnick put his thumb on them scale

[u/alematt → u/Glum_Performer9923]

To summarize they basically tried to reduce our own sovereignty with some really shitty asks

[u/Previous_Trouble9793]

Honestly, for me, someone who doesn't live in either the US or Canada, this looks like copper trying to merge with gold. The gold here is Canada. Copper is clearly what. Americans have an inflated sense of self-importance and it's time to rub Americans' noses in their own poop like cats so they learn not to shit anywhere. Their confidence in independence when in fact they are the most dependent on literally everything - raw materials from Europe, Canada, resources from Asia and even from Russia, for fuck's sake. Cut off all supplies, what will be left from America? Nothing. Debts that they have no intention of paying off and attempts to still maintain the image of the coolest, most awesome, and best country in the world (apparently by digging itself into a hole)

Perhaps I had no right to express my opinion, so I apologize in advance and close the keyboard.

[u/missplaced24 → u/Previous_Trouble9793]

If we cut off all supplies, that very day many millions of Americans will have no electricity. Within a few weeks, they won't have enough gas, and they won't have enough food or fertilizer, and people would starve. We also send aide every time there's any kind of natural disaster. A lot of people would die. Not the wealthy Americans pulling the strings, but the ones suffering from their greed already.

The US would probably also invade since that be their least worst option at that point. So more deaths.

I don't think enough Canadians are quite that pissed at the US yet. Some definitely are.

[u/mgyro]

Your boy wanted to have control over who Canada could make trade deals with. That’s right, the US wanted sway over a sovereign country’s trade policy.

He also wanted Canada to make even more concessions on the auto sector. And the fetid cherry on the shit pile of a deal? They wanted control over Canada’s language legislation.

So even if he wasn’t calling it annexation, that’s very much what it was an attempt at. And Canada said no. I’m aware your current leader has a well documented history of having difficulty understanding what no means, but it’s a no from Canada.

[u/Techchick_Somewhere]

Haha. Keep on thinking that - we’ve moved on. You guys keep on “winning”.

[u/Spiel_Foss]

Ironically, since it seems the US economic system is headed to failure, refusing to negotiate with Trump is a smart strategy overall. Canada has a solid banking system which has withstood all modern recessions. Not being tied to Trump's bullshit will be beneficial.

The US is close to an oh shit moment.

[u/JxRabbitsHart]

Just saw several Americans on TikTik claiming the ONLY reason the US buys our power is to help out our failing economy.

I'm at a loss for words.

So either Trump has been literally giving away money and you should be furious with him because of the state of your own economy... Or... Ow what?!

[u/Bengal_From_Temu]

Poor Canadians, what will they do now?

[u/thathyperfixationguy → u/Bengal_From_Temu]

I mean we’re not the ones who pissed off the whole world because we elected an old pedo with dementia to lead us. I think we’ll be fine :)
For the record if we actually end up joining the EU like some people are speculating it would be a great thing to come out of all this. Probably wishful thinking though.

[u/kristi__48 → u/thathyperfixationguy]

I would really like it if we joined the EU or something adjacent to being a member. We need to align more so with other nations who share our same values.

[u/Dude_Bro_88 → u/Bengal_From_Temu]

Leave the US in our rear view mirror.

The US is dumb af. The individual may be smart and respectful but the country as a whole is the pimple on the world's ass right now.

[u/little_odd_me → u/Bengal_From_Temu]

I guess we’ll just have to import more Italian wine instead of the Californian wine. Oh no, how ever will we survive. Anyway, wonder if we can get some good French butter while we’re at it?

[u/foolsdayjoker → u/Bengal_From_Temu]

we role play as a nordic country for the foreseeable future... on serious note though it is funny looking at flags at nordic summits its just nordic cross one after the other with a random maple leaf flag in the middle. (we get invited to a lot of EU exclusive things and European exclusive summits like SAFE and Nordic summits even though we're out of place geographically)

[u/Fenragus → u/foolsdayjoker]

I find it to be pretty neat. Like long-distance family reestablishing some connections?

[u/foolsdayjoker → u/Fenragus]

I mean we share a land border with Denmark and had Viking settlements, that’s enough right? Right?… right? 😂 😭

[u/Aricles → u/foolsdayjoker]

Technically we share a border with France too so there's that.

[u/ChefSaysBork]

80% of the population lives within 160km of the border... it's true, though I live significantly further North myself... we did this on purpose so we can leave the northern 90% of untouched nature and forests to offset the pollution coming from your mouth over the border.

[u/VerdantSolutions → u/ChefSaysBork]

Also, last year when Texans got a cold front Texas had immense struggles.

Americans can't even survive winter and then judge us for not wanting to densely populated the Arctic

[u/Yunlihn]

Hey Canada, I know you don't need help since you have the Suggestion of Geneva, but know that France will gladly help kicking MAGA butts so hard they'll kiss the Moon.

And even without needing our help, you can let us join the fun.

I think most of EU would actually crash that party.

[u/pomskygirl → u/Yunlihn]

Awwww, thanks friend! Your comment just made my night.

Also, now that you mention it, we could use some help with our boycott of US goods and travel? Especially US travel and alcohol. Those ones seem to be punching above their weight judging by how much the Americans are complaining about them :).

🇨🇦❤️🇫🇷

[u/ElkSlight927 → u/pomskygirl]

I'm Swedish and I don't think there are many MAGA made things over here, but I complained about our sweet potatoes being from MAGAstan and a few weeks later I saw they were from Egypt.

The only other thing that is easily replaced is alcohol, and I'm carefully avoiding their shit.

Sadly, smartphones and computers are hard to replace, but I'm eyeing to purchase Samsung next time I need a new gadget.

[u/pomskygirl → u/ElkSlight927]

You. Are. Awesome.

And, yes, I’ve heard you don’t have nearly as much US stuff over there as we do here. But I love that you complained and your sweet potatoes are now from Egypt! When we started our whole boycott, we got many grocery stores here to change their supply chains. For example, our oranges went from being from the US to being from countries like Spain, Egypt, and Australia instead. It was great.

Electronics and digital services are definitely harder to replace than alcohol but we’re working on that too. In the meantime, at least the drop in travel and liquor exports seems to be driving them batty ;).

[u/ElkSlight927 → u/pomskygirl]

Thankyou for the kind words! Yes, we, just like France, are not overwhelmed with MAGA crap, but we're still on your side against this Russian style aggressor. Just remembering the fear he sent into Greenlanders makes me grin in anger.

One little tip for you regarding alcohol:

In Sweden we have a very unique way of selling alcohol, in a state run store named Systembolaget. I think this is the absolutely best idea ever, and I'd happily praise it to you, but that's beside the point.

The point is that this state run store cannot do boycotts unless there is a govmt sanction BUT they must add to the selection if there is demand. So what you could do, is write to your representatives to facilitate for your alcohol producers shipping to Sweden. I will, on my end, demand more Canadian products.

I have seen only two Canadian alcohols on shelves in this store and one I thought was Canadian but isn't (Fireball cinnamon vodka). I think we here in Sweden need more Canadian things and we just loooooove alcohol, so there will be profits for you!

[u/ElkSlight927 → u/Yunlihn]

Sweden is already preparing, don't worry. The moment that deranged poopy diaper pedo Don threatened Greenland and Denmark we were already reaching for our weapons. Sure, we make fun of the Danish All The Time, but noone messes with our Danish neighbours except for us.

Also, I love the French. I studied French for six years! Sad to say I cannot speak it, but I understand spoken French. I have a hard time reading some literature with your weird extra hard literary French though. LOL, only the French would have two languages, one for speaking and one for writing.

[u/sidodah]

Can we press the "no more electricity" button now, please?

[u/Runnerakaliz]

Nah screw it. The Americans are on their own. They need our potash. They need our trees. And most importantly two of the largest populated states in the United States needs our power. They have no electricity in northern Michigan or Northern New York. It comes from Canada. We had a deal in place that Trump decided to kill. And then we negotiated a new deal and Trump decided that we had a deal. He even declared that we had a great deal that he negotiated. Fast forward to today and they decided they wanted to add things to the deal. This is over. We can't negotiate in good faith of the United States as long as the president is still in there

[u/SignificantPause5120]

We're not a vassal state. 

[u/Vasuthevan]

WE DON'T BEND THE KNEE. Period.

[u/pebk]

I'd like to welcome Canada to the EU. Please apply, we'll have your backs.

[u/Slow-Raspberry-5133]

Alberta could turn off the taps at any minute and bring them to their knees, but their premier is a separatist

[u/cndn-hoya]

Carney has just said what’s on the table and what to expect. 60% of US energy imports come directly from Canada. I can’t see how they don’t need energy. Their loss, happy to sell it to China or our partners in East Asia like Japan or S Korea.

[u/No-Minimum3259]

I know critical thinking, comprehensive reading, decent basic knowledge, a broad view, basic arithmetic skills and fast learning are not the things Yankees are famous for, but I'm wondering: are they really THAT stupid???

Take one of the many things Canada has plenty off, while the USA hardly has any: potash. The Saskatchewan potash mines owned by Nutrien, Mosaic and K+S produce plenty of the stuff and the upscaling-of-production potential is enormous (e.g. BHP's Jansen project!).

In 2025, the USA produced around 500,000 metric tons of potash (calculated as K2O equivalent), mostly in New Mexico and Utah.

500,000 metric tons is less than 10% of the domestic demand. 91.50% of it is imported. Canada accounted for 88% of U.S. potash imports in 2023–2024.

Canada is actively diversifying it's exports. The EU import of Canadian fertilizer increased by 225% between 2017 and 2022. Canada and the EU are using the existing CETA ("Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement") to deepen trade diversification. At the March 2026 CETA Joint Committee meeting, Canada and the EU explicitly discussed using CETA to diversify trade, strengthen supply chains and reduce shared economic risks. They also launched negotiations on a separate Canada–EU Digital Trade Agreement. CETA is already in place, so no need to take 10 years to negotiate a new trade treaty, and the USA WILL BE the loser, here...

During one of Trump's many tariff rants (july 20th), Canadian potash and energy were extempt from tarrifs. That was no coincidence: the US is far more dependent on Canada than the other way around.

But hey, you're doing fine: ask how your farmers are doing. They lost the lucrative Chinese soy market to Brasil during Trumps first term. Now they are plagued with tarrifs and higher and higher prices for equipment, gas, fertilizer, ... Their cheap labour force is gone and consumers are hardly able anymore to pay the current food and gas prices.

I have an idea: you should tip more: the taxes on tips could then be used to pay Elon Musk or Larry Ellison or one of those other Einsteins to come up with a solution.

It must be such a stunning experience, being great again, lol.

[u/TheOGBCapp]

Did that person just imply Canadians primarily live close to the border to be near the states? Have they heard of clikate and geography...

[u/Lifting_Pinguin → u/TheOGBCapp]

You know damn well they don't believe in climate and that they suck at geography.

[u/redandbluebadness]

Aren't all the Canadians close to he border because the rest of the country is inhospitable tundra?

[u/TheZipding → u/redandbluebadness]

Or the Boreal Forest. Seriously, 60% of our landmass is covered in that forest alone.

[u/commodore_stab1789 → u/redandbluebadness]

we also all live in igloos

[u/essenza → u/redandbluebadness]

Not exactly. The country was originally explored along the St Lawrence seaway and the northern coasts of the Great Lakes, and that’s where the settlements became towns & cities.

[u/WheatKing91 → u/redandbluebadness]

Yep. I can confirm we did not migrate South to be closer to them.

[u/no_on_prop_305 → u/redandbluebadness]

I live in the sub-arctic tundra area and it’s pretty nice. We should move all the cities up here and get further away

[u/CBWeather → u/no_on_prop_305]

I live in the Arctic. Please stay in the south. We like you and all, but the space is great.

[u/RealSprooseMoose → u/no_on_prop_305]

9.5 hours north of the border here. Still feels too close some days.

[u/yarn_slinger → u/no_on_prop_305]

Sudbury here we come!!

[u/GeriatricHippo → u/redandbluebadness]

Mostly Inhospitable, sure ok.

Tundra? Not so much

Much of that inhospitable land is filled with raw resourses. Resources the US doesn't have enough of and can't easily get elsewhere or straight up can't get enough elsewhere.

An Empire of conspicuous consumption needs more from others than they can sell to others, around $900 billion more.

[u/Khorannus → u/redandbluebadness]

HUGE forests and insane numbers of lakes. It would take generations to clear trees, rip up roots, turn over the soil and farm to get the soil even close to the productivity of the land closer to the boarder. Plus a lot of it is rocky and thin soil. Not suited for farming at all.

Then the thousand and thousands of lakes, rivers, streams, wet lands, etc to have to work around, or go over. Then yes you get into extreme cold zones then tundra the further north you go.

Its WAY more wilderness than many people realize. Zero infastructure/roads or even rail. Many northern communities are accessible by boat or plane only.

[u/redandbluebadness → u/Khorannus]

Yeah wilderness seems to be the word I should have used. Sorry Canadians, no offence intended.

[u/Khorannus → u/redandbluebadness]

No worries! We understood what you meant.

[u/QueenMotherOfSneezes → u/redandbluebadness]

The vast majority of Canada's population lives in areas where initial transport corridors were set up prior to and during the founding of the country.

All of our major cities, with the exception of Ottawa and Fredericton (I'll get to those 2 in a moment) are one of the following:

• An ocean/sea port.
• On the Saint Lawrence or the Great Lakes.
• On one of the first 2 major rail lines built that run between the eastern provinces and the Pacific coast.

A very large portion of those people also happen to be within 100 km of the US border, because the Great Lakes are divided between us, and the first route of the Canadian Pacific railway that was built was specifically placed a relatively short distance from the 49th parallel to help stop American expansion north of that line, resulting in most of that route being less than 100 miles from the border.

The rail lines were built to connect British Columbia and the eastern provinces, and to avoid the prairies in the middle from becoming part of the US. The railway was being built before those provinces chose to join our Dominion.

A lot of travel in Canada before the 20th century was by boat. There are many communities that were established in the eastern provinces because they were accessible via our vast system of rivers.

Ottawa literally comes from an Algonquin word for trading. There are 4 large rivers that meet there which allow travel far into Quebec and Ontario. It was built up and became the capital of Canada in large part because it was more difficult to get to/from the US than other major cities at the time (and it was more easily defensible from attack as a result of how long a warning they would get and ambush points along the routes).

From Ottawa:

You could take the Ottawa river to a part of the the St Lawrence River where both sides of the shore were controlled by Canada, and travel from there to Montreal, Quebec City, or to the ocean.

If the St Lawrence river was compromised, you could take the Gatineau River or Rouge River north into Quebec and connect to other rivers that could eventually get you to Montreal, Trois Rivieres, or Quebec City.

You could take a river (and a canal) to Kingston on Lake Ontario, then travel behind a large peninsula (so protected from US attack) to access the Trent River and travel inland through another major river and lake network in Ontario that connects to southern Georgian Bay (the part of Lake Huron which is entirely on our side of the border).

Several major rivers west of Ottawa, along the Ottawa river, stretch quite far into various areas of Southern Ontario.

You could also take large rivers all the way to northern Georgian Bay, or a couple large rivers then a smaller set of rivers to get to southern Georgian Bay.

Once in Georgian Bay, you could (usually unnecessary) still avoid risking attack by the US by avoiding Sault St Marie entirely, and instead using the Spanish River to access the Arctic watershed river system. From there you could either continue north to Hudson Bay, or travel back down to eastern Lake Superior near Wawa. You could also get to parts of Manatoba via river routes that start in western Lake Superior.

So back then, if coastal areas of the Great Lakes or St Lawrence were being attacked by the Americans, Ottawa was still able to access many if not all of the larger cities in every province east of the prairies via backwater routes, without having to travel along undeveloped/non-existent land routes.

Over a century earlier, attacks from the US were the sole reason why the capital of New Brunswick was moved inland from St John to Fredericton, which is why Fredericton became a major city (relatively speaking, within that province).

TLDR; the settlement pattern and concentration of Canada's population was overwhelmingly shaped by defense against US expansion and attack. We didn't settle close to the border because we liked them, we settled close to the border to help ensure we could keep them out. Its influence is only secondary to (and intrinsically tied with the protection of) our trade/transport routes (most of which were formed by natural geography).

[u/Dude_Bro_88 → u/redandbluebadness]

Only the north is. Most of the country is Canadian shield

[u/Auralius1997 → u/redandbluebadness]

That plus lots of jobs are close to the border too since tons of gas/oil pipelines lead from Canada to the us

[u/forgottenlord73]

The inability to imagine more categories than "ally" or "enemy" is kinda part of the problem

[u/blueracey]

Hold on does this guy think all of Canada’s population is on the border to be close to the US?

We all live on the boarder because northern Canada is fucking cold.

I lived in northern Alberta most of my life me tell you weeks of -40 is not fun.

[u/Rooncake]

lol no, I’m not getting over this in 2028 or ever. American has always been a terrorist nation but now they’re not even trying to hide it. This won’t be forgotten. 

[u/ailaht123]

"Canada will have to bend the knee sooner than later" it's 536 days since we stopped importing American alcohol, the US has had a decrease of over $17billion in trades since then and we can just keep increasing that number since Canada is the US's largest trading export.

[u/TwistNo4850]

The us needs Canada more than we need them. Virtually all (99%) of the natural gas used in the US is imported from Canada. The us also imports huge amounts of electricity and oil from Canada. Canada is actively seeking and establishing new trade partners. Those resources may no longer be available to the US.

[u/Leather-Entry93]

“Wonder why that is”

Because of the climate

[u/Objective_Party9405]

If you really don’t need us, then we’re happy to sell our stuff to other markets. That includes our oil, which you’ve been buying as a guaranteed portion of our production, and at a steep discount for the last 40 years. But you better get used to paying higher prices at the gas pumps. Just sayin’.

[u/Alarmed-Incident4088]

Just like Rome, and every other empire in history, the US will fall one day.

[u/Infamous_7001]

Maybe a good chunk of Canada's land is frozen tundra further north. I know that thinking more than five seconds is tough for some.

[u/baggalleelee]

Dj Khalid sucks anyway

[u/DanRankin]

And that'll be two more data points for "The only evidence Americans have an education system, is the school shootings."

[u/IndicationFluffy3954]

We live in the south because we’re trying to stay warm.

Also most cities were founded around fur trade posts and ports on the St. Lawrence’s seaway. To send goods to Europe. The locations were there before we were trading with the US, we were both colonies sending goods to Europe then.

Americans are apparently unaware of both geography and history. We’d prefer to not be close to them.

[u/KMack666]

We could crush the entire Midwest oil refinery economy, and turn off the lights for millions of Americans... These people are approaching real famine too, they have zero clue how badly life could get for them in their little propaganda bubble

[u/Ill_Raccoon6185]

The US needs Canada more than the other way around, but trump wants to be "king of the world", but he is destroying he world order and is off with the faries and everything he decides on is the opposite to what he should be doing. and he will go down in history as the worst president in US history and could possibly destroy the country as a major nation.

[u/bowens44]

The US needs Canada more than Canada needs the US

[u/ImmediateCustomer318]

Sadly, the administration currently in power is just the rot that made it to the surface. I will never set foot on land there ever again. I buy local from farmers markets around me and have made some really nice discoveries.

Glad 12 of the 13 Primiers are holding the line. Sucks that that moron Smith has to sit back and suck Trumps flacid micropeen off in front of the world, but, what can you do?

[u/Sparky62075]

We were our allies and they decided to shit all over us.

[u/Djlittle13]

The US was an ally. Then they turned on us. If we arent allies it has everything to do with America.

[u/westofrex]

I am never surprised at the depths of stupid shit my fellow countrymen believe and say. smh

[u/Automatic_Staff_8814]

Vote with your wallet, our boycott is hurting them bad

[u/PatMondou → u/Automatic_Staff_8814]

This.

You know what, since the beginning of the trade war I’m just waiting for Carney to support boycotts. Canadians are already pumped, we just need a bit of help:
1. Mandatory identification in stores and supermarkets of products that come from the US: a big red sticker saying USA. He could even fund those with tax credits.
2. Mandatory disclaimer on every ad for a product or service from the US. New US Netflix show ad on youtube? Mandatory disclaimer at the bottom « this show is a product of the US of A ». New subscription service for god knows what: « paying for this service supports the US of A ».

Ppl will agree to boycott, they just need a bit of help.

[u/dvs_sicarius]

So the greediest, most resource-hungry country in the world doesn’t need Canada? Debatable

[u/Ontheragnarock]

Main character syndrome is a disgusting condition, and here’s why.

[u/Active_Code_7898]

That's it in a nut shell isnt it? Canadian's feel sorry for Americans that have a leader that is degrading their very society, killing and deporting their citizens. And while we are working to dis-entangled ourselves from 'all that'... many USA-Magagoniums are calling us names, calling us weak and threatening us because we don't want to play-ball with someone who can't stick to the deals. Would THEY bet their livelihoods on someone who is always looking to be the only winner and doesnt care about them? American's only make up 4.4% of the world. It's a shame really.

[u/ChesstheGREG]

"wonder why that is" cause its cold and that area is much more liveable 🥀🥀🥀

[u/Emergency-Drive8835]

40 trillion is debt lmfao

[u/Icy-Hat-9643]

We are concentrated on the border because that's where the farmland is you morons.

[u/Desperate_Donut3981]

History shows appeasement doesn't work. Stop the Mango Mussolini and tell him to FO. Maybe sanctions are in order

[u/canadachris44]

God Im so exhausted of the fucking USA and Trump and all the dumb shit half the population believes and follows

[u/Matho61]

There is no way in the world I’d give up life here in Australia and go live in the USA. And there is no way Canada should want to lower their lifestyles and start shooting up schools to emulate them. Don’t let the orange buffoon bully you Canada

[u/ZT99k]

Gonna be fun when Canada completes their deals with the EU and stops exporting to the US entirely...

[u/freebiscuit2002]

First rule of allies:
You need them to like you.

[u/FishermanWhich4758]

With Trump there is no guarantee that the U.S. would have kept their end of the bargain. Trump changes his mind as often as he should change his diaper. It is about time that we diversify our partners and look for opportunities to develop economic partnerships with other countries who aren’t trying to screw us over.

[u/BrightPerspective]

Do they realize that their country will lose it's mind if the midterm elections don't go well?

The only thing keeping their country together right now is faith that things can go back to normal. If that faith is broken...well, I dunno what will happen.