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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I really hope Canada joins in.

It would fuck trade negotiations a bit, but a useful outcome isn't guaranteed there, and if Greenland falls the loss of our own sovereignty almost is.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be okay with the rest of the world freezing out the U.S. No one needs them anyway.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

The problem is that the second part really isn't true. They've been relied on for a whole lot. It's very painful to move on, even if the relationship seems unsalvagable, and so there's a lot of hopium out there about waiting this presidential term out and then everything goes back to normal.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The Toronto Star, which I do not fully trust, says that Canada will not be sending troops

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

I can't see Carney committing troops. He seems firmly committed to appeasement, which never works and will signal to the USA that Canada is wide open for the taking. His whole "elbows up" thing magically melted away the day after he won the election.

“The Canadian Armed Forces are not initiating any new operations at this time,” said government sources, adding that Canada stands “shoulder-to-shoulder” with the people of Denmark and Greenland, which is an autonomous Danish territory.

Standing shoulder to shoulder kind of requires actually standing shoulder to shoulder though. Otherwise it looks like calling "I'm right behind you" while running the other way. And this doesn't send a strong message of solidarity to the USA.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 13 hours ago

The extent of how much i hate Carney cannot be overstate. The fact that he wants to pass multiple patriot act type bills that readily share information on Canadians with both US government and private agencies is just the final straw for me.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 13 hours ago

You have to factor in how much more words matter to Trump than anything else. If I was Carney I'd probably sound the same - in public.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, we definitely aren't yet.