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Bell: Trump tariffs show us Canada has to wake up and get its act together

If Canadians don't think we have to get our act together as a country, then there really is no hope for us

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We have to get our act together.?

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The chickens have come home to roost.

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Another day and President Donald Trump proclaims his gospel from his presidential pulpit.?

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The man once again rails against what he sees as the ripoff of America.?

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He once again rails against what he sees as the U.S. subsidizing Canada by hundreds of billions of dollars.?

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He shares his belief if Americans didn’t subsidize Canada, we would not be a viable country and “therefore Canada should become our cherished 51st state.”?

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Not again with the subsidizing and 51st state shtick.?

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It really is getting tiresome.?

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When all this is going on, with Trump’s real-world tariffs against Canadian goods heading south starting Tuesday, there should be one thought going through the minds of Canadians.?

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If this calamity doesn’t wake up Canada, nothing will.?

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If Canadians don’t think we have to get our act together after this tariff threat became reality, then there truly is no hope.?

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?If Canadians don’t show some real patriotism and get out from under the Americans and act like a country and build baby build as this nation was built at its founding, then it really is time to turn off the lights and hand back the keys.??

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After all of this, if Canadians just see what is happening as a bad dream we can wake up from, if Canadians don’t act as if they want a real change, if Canadians can be convinced to believe if you put lipstick on a worn-out, discredited political pig it isn’t a pig any longer, guess who will get the last laugh??

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Trump.?

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This trade war will pass, at least we better hope so, but this country will have to put on its big-boy pants and put all the virtue-signalling daydreams back in the book of make-believe from where they came.?

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What does that mean??

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Well, on Sunday, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks of a wake-up call.?

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press
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And we cannot hit the snooze button.

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On this day, Poilievre is the heavy favourite to become Canada’s prime minister later this year.?

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He slams the Trump tariffs.?

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He talks about Canada being locked in with?the U.S. as the customer for our oil, the Americans buying our oil at a discount because when it came to big nation-building projects like pipelines there were more roadblocks than you’d see in a bad summer construction season.?

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There is no pipeline to the east nor a much-needed pipeline through northern B.C. to the west coast.?

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Poilievre promises the punting of what is known as the No More Pipelines Law brought in by you know who and giving the thumbs-up to job-creating projects.?

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LNG plants, pipelines, mines, factories and port expansions.?

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“So we can get our products to overseas markets without going through and profiting the United States.”?

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Is that not an idea wrapped in the maple leaf??

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“It was insane for us to block our industries before this crisis.”?

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There’s been a lot of that going around lately.?

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the point a few days back talking about the Irving refinery in New Brunswick.?

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford wears a “Canada is not for sale” hat to meetings with the country’s premiers in Ottawa. Adam Huras/Postmedia
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“We’re bringing in oil from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. That doesn’t make sense. We have enough oil to ship it out there and be self-sustaining.”?

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Poilievre talks about rebuilding the military. Who opposes that??

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Securing the border with all the people here illegally before any of this tariff nonsense. Going after gun smuggling.?

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On Monday morning, bright and early, Poilievre rolls out a plan for free trade between provinces which would give a big boost to Canada’s economy.

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I remember a meeting of premiers where they talked about this idea and it went nowhere.

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It was 30 years ago!

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“Canadians will expect all political leaders to do what it takes to make our country more self-reliant and less dependent on the Americans.”

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith still wants a Canadian border czar, a retired general to quarterback border security.?

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On the same page as Poilievre, the premier?wants to beef up the military, push development of Canada’s resources and get those resources to buyers beyond just the Americans.?

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And, in case you forget,?no more picking on oil and gas. ?

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Er … I don’t believe Poilievre has a green guru like Trudeau’s Steven Guilbeault, he of Greenpeace fame.?

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We end the day with Trump.?

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Our days in these trying times are punctuated by Trump.?

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The president says his move to roll out tariffs could mean pain for his fellow Americans, including discomfort for his most loyal followers.?

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But, says Trump,?it will be short-term pain for long-term gain.?

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You see, off in the distance is the president’s Promised Land, America made great again.?

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“It will all be worth the price that must be paid,” promises Trump.?

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And we wait for the hammer to fall.?

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rbell@postmedia.com?

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