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Wow. A politician? You mean the United States government. There are lots of other places with great weather to spend the winter. Why would Canadians want to spend time and money in a country where the government has gone out of their way to constantly insult and threaten Canadians? Unfortunately the US has become the world's biggest bully. Seems some of your states are starting to feel the financial loss of Canadian tourists. But what may have more effect is the loss of Canadian winter residents who have been paying property taxes south of the border. We will see.

My sister and her husband have been living in Portugal for the past number of years and spend only about 3 months in Canada. They own homes in both countries and I sent her a copy of this discussion and she says that they maintain their TFSA with no problem. However there are certain conditions. I would just suggest that people with this situation in mind should do their own DD.

And damned proud of him so far. Gotta laugh at the "China" Carney remarks when the US does far, far more trade with China than does Canada. And it was Donald Trump exchanging love letters with Putin, Xi Jinping, and his bestie of all, Kim Jong Un. As the saying goes "People in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks". Useless allies? Canada has had your country's back more times then not, and lost many good men and women in Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq and also supported the U.S secretly during the Vietnam war, and this is the bullshit thanks we get. Oh well, guess that is just the way the US is now.

Certainly true for Canada. Always good to know who your friends and adversaries are and who is prepared to stab you in the back.

Oh for crying out loud, Trump had been telling the whole world that he was going to attack Iran for how long? Consulting with the allies first and asking for their support in advance wouldn't not cross a narcissist's mind as he believed this would be over in 4 days, a month, etc and he would be able to have all the glory to himself. Instead, "Donald the Conqueror" owns what he started and as of yet he hasn't conquered anything. No regime change, no win.

Maybe the problem is ..... that Trump DIDN'T talk enough before attacking Iran? Perhaps if he had consulted with others about his war plan, he wouldn't find himself without allies. Problem was he HAD no plan which is pretty evident now that he has found himself in the position of having no allies.

Hoho! Yes I remember now - Iran bombers flying over Washington dropping bombs. Blew the East Wing right off the White House.

Really? Did you forget the war was started by Trump?

Why on earth would you expect help from anyone to bail you out when you get into trouble with an ill advised war you started with no consultation with anyone else? What's with all the boo-hooing about the fact no one else wants to get involved in a war the US has repeatedly told everyone else they didn't need anyone's help? Are you serious when you say: "Just don't count on the UN, NATO or Europe for any help - they're all more than useless..." What the f**k, did you expect?

OR... Canada's FREE health care access essentially ties USER PAY US primary health care among 10 wealthy countries

Agree. But let me rephrase that: "he's just a stable lying narcissistic sociopath". If I go back to my university Abnormal Psych texts, I could add a few other descriptive adjectives.

That is a pretty bold statement. Perhaps, but Canada does not have armed, masked thugs roaming the streets randomly challenging immigrants status. .........and...... "Canada provides a more accessible immigration system, universal healthcare, and a stronger social safety net" "Canada has a much higher rate of immigration per capita than the US, with foreigners making up about 23% of its population compared to 14% in the US." "Immigration Volume: Canada's annual immigration intake is proportionately about four times higher than that of the US."

What is your definition of success? What was the objective of the war? Let's see: Regime change - Failure Recovered enriched uranium - Failure Stopped Iran's Nuclear ambitions - Failure Destroyed Iran - Failure Lost billions in U.S. Military equipment - Yes Number of US forces killed and injured - Unknown SOH - Iran now collecting tolls I am sure others here can add to the list.

So now the war is "Terminated" what a shambles. So will Trump now be calling himself "The Terminator"?

I am certainly not claiming victory for anything or anybody. Apparently you don't believe in your own justice system. SO somehow Trump's enemies found 12 crooked people to sit on the jury? He was tried by judge and jury, found guilty. And you say it was rigged ??????????

Not sure of what you are getting at but did you forget .... "On May 30, 2024, a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree."

I doubt you will ever hear Trump voice Nixon's famous words: "I am not a crook" even - though Trump makes Nixon look like the Pope,

Jeez, and here I thought I was the only one on a losing streak. Being over 50% in Fairfax has been a bummer lately, but I have been bouncing between +3% and -7% so far this year (negative about 90% of the time). But when I'm in the negative, I keep saying to myself, "Oh well, less capital gains tax I will have to pay on my previous earnings." Doesn't help much though.

Well, here is a point to ponder. Apparently the shooter in Washington was a reasonably intelligent individual who was a very active poster on social media. Just makes one wonder - we aren't missing a poster on our board are we?

I hope that is not the kind of news information you rely on. Some right wing British guy currently living in Mississippi making comments on Canada on some YouTube Channel? I would willing to bet that I can find several YouTube clips about the poster being taken by aliens. These days YouTube features so much completely bogus "information" that one really needs to treat much of it simply as entertainment. Just for the record that clip is definitely NOT from any "Canadian channel". The main Canadian TV news channels are: CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Canada's national public broadcaster, providing services in English (CBC) and French (Radio Canada). It is a Crown corporation headquartered in Ottawa. CTV - (The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a division of the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE.) Global TV - Global Television Network) is a major Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is the second most-watched private network in Canada after CTV Those news sources, along with the ones Sanjeev quoted are pretty reliable and unbiased (certainly in comparison to some found in the US). Hope this helps.

Okay,Total Toronto Homicides: Dropped to 42, down from 84 in 2024, representing a ~47% to 54% decrease in 2025. So 40% in Memphis is good but not unusual and may have little to do with politics.

"Blue city's staggering 40% violent crime drop a 'blueprint for other cities,' law enforcement expert says Fewer than 200 murders were recorded in Memphis in 2025 for the first time since 2019, police data shows" Cubs are you really bragging about this? Let's put this in perspective Memphis population: 0.9 million. Murders 2025: 184 Toronto population: 7.1 million Murders 2025: 40

You are not paying attention Cubs. 1) No rush here! Up thread I specifically pointed out how the war and closure of the Strait benefits Canada, Oil price rise, fertilizer price rise, aluminium price rise, etc and all of those products the US imports form Canada. So, on an economic basis, let it continue - and it will because Trump has lost control of where this is going and he is at a loss as to how stop it - other then turn tail and run falsely proclaiming that he won the war. 2) You say "Meanwhile, there is PLENTY of oil for sale in the Gulf of America!" Oh, really? "Roughly 416,000–450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Canadian crude now reach the Gulf Coast, with that region increasingly relying on Western Canadian Select (WCS)" Y'all should check your facts Cubs before posting. I simply post the facts.

"Not exactly the actions of an adversary 'on its knees'." Don't tell Cubs that... He is under the delusion that the US won the war, the Iranian army has been destroyed and the enriched uranium is in American hands waiting to be picked up.

"Trump is not as stupid as you think." Impossible.