I keep reading about how shocked Canada is by this behaviour, who didn’t see this coming?
We have always been on the shit end of the trading stick. We sell energy at a huge discount, we sell petroleum at a discount, we sell lumber at a discount but we have always paid a premium for US imports. Fuck 'em, I’m tired of “the greatest country in the world” getting a deal because our politicians have been kissing their ass for decades.
Canada should be focused on subsidizing domestic prices by making trade agreements where we don’t loose money,
The only explanation I’ve been able to come up with is that “shocked” is currently a fad word in journalism, like “unprecedented” was during the pandemic, and it’s being overused and used inappropriately. I think most of us are just disgusted by the whole situation, and by Trump’s antics in general.
I keep reading about how shocked Canada is by this behaviour, who didn’t see this coming?
We have always been on the shit end of the trading stick. We sell energy at a huge discount, we sell petroleum at a discount, we sell lumber at a discount but we have always paid a premium for US imports. Fuck 'em, I’m tired of “the greatest country in the world” getting a deal because our politicians have been kissing their ass for decades.
Canada should be focused on subsidizing domestic prices by making trade agreements where we don’t loose money,
The only explanation I’ve been able to come up with is that “shocked” is currently a fad word in journalism, like “unprecedented” was during the pandemic, and it’s being overused and used inappropriately. I think most of us are just disgusted by the whole situation, and by Trump’s antics in general.
Lots of fad words, and over used buzzwords in journalism right now. All trying to get that click.
SLAMED, SHOCKED, SCOOPED, TAKING OVER
Putting “Shocked” in a title is the journalism equivalent of putting a shocked expression in a Youtube clickbait video thumbnail.