U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra appears for an interview on CBC News to share perspectives on U.S-Canada relations. However, what happens within the interview is a case study on how Canadian media represent an extension of the Canadian government.
This example is exactly why the Canadian people have no reference point for information counter to the official propaganda policy from their government offices. Rebecca Zandbergen, host of CBC’s Ottawa Morning represents the voice of government in combative tone, condescending attitude and refusal to accept counter arguments.
The level of passive-aggressive condescension highlights why Canada has continued to lose position in a world where pretending has become devalued. However, it’s clear why the Canadian people will be stunned when it all collapses around them. They have no reference points. Ambassador Hoekstra should get hazard pay. WATCH (prompted):
I like how Hoekstra reminds Rebecca Zandbergen that the 51st state issue surfaced as an outcome of a discussion between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Trump in Mar-a-Lago that centered around NATO spending and reciprocity in trade via non-tariff barriers. The points Ambassador Hoekstra makes at the end of this interview are exactly on point, and yet Zandbergen pretends not to understand them.
The American govt is not running anti-Carney advertising in Canada. Americans are not banning Canadian products. The American Government is not telling Americans not to travel to Canada. The American govt has not banned Canadian companies from bidding on contracts. These are all actions taken by the Canadian government.
Hopefully the Canadians reading this site are sharing this information as far and wide as possible – you all need to prepare for what’s coming. Don’t forget, you wanted this.
“These are all actions taken by the Canadian government.”
I do have a sincere question. And apologies in advance for not really understanding the state of the matter. I just don’t follow closely the affairs of Canada.
so the question:
WHY WOULD THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TAKE THESE ACTIONS?
it seems more than just a tragic mistake….something more along the line of complete and utter stupidity…or is there something they think they can win back by refusing to negotiate a better trade relations with the US? Again, I just don’t know enough about what the motivation seems to be. From my armchair, it appears to be desperation, but that isn’t how you work negotiatiions…you never bend down and appear to be desperate in the face of overwhelming reality…that canada really doesn’t stand a chance of changing what President Trump has already established. There is no go back in time. That should be obvious.
So why the desperation? Why not just concede. nash law/equilibrium and all that. Everyone wins something. Rather than everyone ends up losing more than if they cooperate. ?
is there some kind of economic crisis that canada is facing that makes negotiating a non starter? Is that it? That their entire economy has been based on a never ending trade agreement from decades ago? Seems like over that span of time, canada should have come up with plan b, some kind of contingency, should the trade agreement not longer be viable.? So perhaps I am answering my own question.
perhaps it’s not so much there were not prepared for President Trump and MAGA economic policies, but they were unprepared for ANY economic disruptions.
I dunno…just tossing out theories at this point.
but the question still stands…I would like anyone to provide their own take on this.
again, the question:
WHY WOULD THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CHOOSE NOT TO RENEGOTIATE BETTER TERMS OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT ?
crushing their own economy rather than just go to the table and start a series of compromises seems like suicide. What am I missing?
God Bless America
Canada is stuck in this denial doom loop.
Hummm, all symptoms of a terminal case of TDS,…. anywhere.
However, Dr. Trump is here to help!
Slimy group. Nobody mentions Carney’s Epstein Island history, his Brookfield conflict of interest, his attempt to destroy the U S buck, his manipulatons to convince losers to cross the floor in the Canadian parliament.
I agree. All Epstein Island visitors should be prosecuted.
Maybe she’s not pretending…
Oh! Phil R – I just posted precisely the same thing, not knowing you had, and when I refreshed the page, there you are! 🙂
This man knows his stuff.
Sundance said, “The points Ambassador Hoekstra makes at the end of this interview are exactly on point, and yet Zandbergen pretends not to understand them.”
Maybe she’s not pretending.
When this insufferable CBC propagandist speaks of “predictability,” what she means is that the United States used to “predictably” let Canada take advantage of us.
She means that it was predictable and right and proper that the American taxpayers be made to subsidize their government.
That train has left the station princess.
President Trump will not allow the United States to be used as an unlimited ATM anymore. It’s time for the Snow Mexican government to grow up and become responsible adults.
May God bless and protect all Canadians who see through the lies that your government and your media are telling you. God bless each and every one of you.
Hard times a’comin…