Don't get too excited. Ford loves to talk tough but he's a fucking pussy.
We'll see what actually happens. No one here is holding their breath.
Does he have anything in plan to protect Canadians rather than just revenge on the US? Like in BC they're pushing the buy local, cutting down American liquor sales, and realloting some money to prep for what's expected to be all the upcoming layoffs.
All I've seen from Ontario is Ford saying he'll kick America's ass metaphorically but is there anything in place to protect the local jobs that'd be lost if they were to cut off all that electricity?
Not sure, I don't live in Ontario anymore so I'm not so plugged in on provincial politics. It would certainly be very like Ford to make all these big aggressive moves but ultimately fuck over Ontarians in the process. But like I said, I'm not aware of the details, so that's just baseless speculation.
Ford’s “smile” masks the grim reality of trade wars hurting everyday citizens on both sides. Effectively summarizes the stakes and implications of Ford's actions.
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Can't wait to see this happening. It's a language A bully like Trump might understand. might.
Unless HIS power goes out, I’m not sure he’ll care. But I hope the people affected know where to lodge their complaints…
Is it too much to hope this little spat somehow crashes the housing market and this generation can finally own a home? that would be so cool.
It probably is supposed to crash the housing market, so that private equity can swoop everything up.
Yeah… unfortunately everyone’s pay check will also tank so you still won’t be able to afford it.
One of Canada's worst politicians says he'll do something useful for once.
Incredible watching the downfall of American hegemony in real-time.
Need to scan the border to make sure they are not running an extension cord through it.
Turning the lights off and on is usually how you deal with a cranky misbehaving group of children.
So yeah. Let's do it just for the sake of the metaphor.
On the other hand, our formerly quasi-municipal energy company is now owned by a Canadian conglomerate. I'd not mind unwinding that.
Like it or not, we are all connected across North America.
This headline makes it sound way more imminent than I've been lead to believe. The first order of business is just messing with things like Florida orange farms and Kentucky bourbon, then we might escalate.
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