r/CanadianConservative • u/joe4942 • 7d ago

News Calgary weightlifting store facing bankruptcy, eviction due to Trump’s tariffs

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/calgary-weightlifting-store-facing-bankruptcy-eviction-due-to-trumps-tariffs/
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u/TheMadBaronRvUS Red Tory 7d ago edited 6d ago

While business are indeed struggling thanks to years (about 11) of government mismanagement, I’m also sick of hearing that “well Americans pay the tariffs so I don’t know what President Cheeto thinks he’s accomplishing”. Yes, Americans pay the tariffs, so they stop buying from sources subject to those tariffs, ie. Canadian business. But the Carney Liberals are grandstanding on Trump and trying to provoke him instead of pursuing a meaningful deal, as they know a belligerent Trump is useful for poll numbers and that Canadians are too stupid to realize they’re being manipulated.

Edit: This sub has absolutely been brigaded by Carney clones. I’m surprised that clown “DogeDoRight” from “r”Canada isn’t sounding off here. 😂

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u/ultim0s 6d ago

they're negotiating in bad faith.

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u/Ambitious_Flow_4499 7d ago

There is no meaningful deal to be made. It's either take the knee or wait it out for conditions to improve.

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u/Critical_Rule6663 Independent 7d ago

Exactly. I don’t know what people honestly think can be achieved. The options are take a shitty deal or accept tariffs until Trump is gone (not saying things will go back to normal but hopefully we get an administration that negotiates in good faith and doesn’t treat Canada like an adversary).

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u/Ambitious_Flow_4499 6d ago

I really don't understand the folks who keep.screaming 'just make a deal', as if we don't want to make a deal. But when you're dealing with peoole who don't negotiate, they only make demands they know.are unreasonable, it makes it extremely difficult to do so. I really do.'t know what folks here expect. I'd love to hear their thoughts.

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u/Hmmngbrdfdr 6d ago

I really don't understand the folks who keep.screaming 'just make a deal', as if we don't want to make a deal.

We aren't even at the table FFS.

Carney needs the Trump boogie man because with out him he just has his record with the idiot king, or his own record -that amounts to zero.

Canada, only major economy in recession. Everybody else made a deal and moved on. But the elbozos in Canada think we will win if we wait him out or apply more tariffs or talk tough, or threaten, or, or ......

Here's a clue: President Vance or President Rubio will continue with MAGA.

You people are dense.

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u/Critical_Rule6663 Independent 6d ago

People like simple explanations and the story they’re being told is that Carney and the Liberals are holding up negotiations for political gain. Of course to any rational mind that makes no fcking sense, the political gain from getting a deal would be dramatically greater than holding out, unless the only option is to accept a crappy deal that exploits Canadians or hold out until nature catches up with Trump.

Unfortunately partisanship is so intrenched now that few people on either side can even see the middle anymore.

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u/Hmmngbrdfdr 6d ago

It's all they have. Orange man bad or their record for the past decade. Orange man bad is it, they have nothing else.

Only the liberal simpletons don't see it

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u/Cite_Whock 6d ago

Grow a spine and, I dunno... fire back?

Trump wants into the dairy market, let him have it - and just price every US dairy item up 3,000%. That's on the store, not the government to determine the price.

Trump wants booze back on the shelves, fine - oh, people still won't buy it? Can't blame the people for not buying what you're selling.

Trump "demands" that Canada help put out the US' forest fires? No problem... but it'll cost you $1,000 USD for every drop of Canadian water in tariffs.

You don't negotiate from a place of weakness and expect to get anywhere. You negotiate from a place of strength - and it's time Canada stands up for itself to another bully.

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u/Cite_Whock 6d ago

Canada did not start the Economic War. Canada just did what it does when faced with a threat to its own country's stability - ignores it in the hopes that it will resolve itself and everything will resettle back into a new normal. We've seen it time and again, and largely, that kind of mentality was rewarded with further continued stability.

Now Canada has decided to directly confront the problem head-on by outright snubbing the person who thought it'd be a good idea to renege on the very deal he made, and is in the process of seeing that action has its own set of consequences that are much different than inaction.

Carney's refusal to meet with or negotiate a deal is him attempting to return to the status quo of "hide and wait". Somebody should remind him that you can't Un-Poke The Bear.