Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget passes without Trump asking if they want to join the US again – RedState
Since I live in the state of Michigan and am somewhat involved in politics, I tend to keep tabs not only on what’s going on in the United States, but also in our neighbor to the north, Canada.
When you live just 20 minutes from a foreign country, it might not be a bad idea to keep an eye on what these kids are up to. I imagine people along the Mexican border do the same thing, but for the most part they have had a much harder time than us up north.
I admit that what the Canadians did in general is not really something that any of us in a northern border state with them would pay attention to unless a beer factory was on fire. However, since January 20 and the nomination and swearing-in of the 47th President of the United States, she has almost become a must-see on Border TV.
Donald Trump has decided to shake things up, and indeed they are.
I came across a small article in the local newspaper about the Canadian government, led by the new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who has just faced a budget problem that could have brought down his new government.
From the Detroit News, with an article titled “Carney Liberals win budget vote, avoid Canadian election”:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget narrowly passed Monday, avoiding a possible election.
Carney’s Liberal government does not have enough votes to pass the budget on its own, but it passed it by a vote of 170 to 168, with the support of a Green Party MP and some abstentions from the New Democratic Party.
The 170-168 vote total is almost as close as Republicans’ current total in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., but the legislatures could be a little trickier still.
The article continues:
“Canadians don’t want an election now,” said Don Davies, interim leader of the New Democratic Party. “Rejecting this budget would not improve it or help Canadians. It would plunge the country into an election just months after the last one. And while we still face an existential threat from the Trump administration.”
It is in this part that parliamentary government makes me cross my arms, lean back and sit down with some astonishment.
The budget issue alone, had they not passed it, could have forced a national election, which the Liberals barely won earlier this year. Personally, I prefer our system, which has a unique set of checks and balances and does not force elections, which in this case would take place just months after the last election.
Furthermore, Canadians really can’t be blamed for not wanting to have another election, not even a year after their last national election. On this point I agree with Don Davies; it is 100 percent perfect.
Where Davies is making stuff up is where Donald Trump is kind of existential threat, which he probably said while puffing out his chest and breathing heavily.
Yet we are in a different phase with Canada, and we in the United States will not like the long-term results if this continues.
From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: “American tourism faces a loss of US$5.7 billion as Canadians continue to stay home. »
A American Travel Association Report forecasts a 3.2 percent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of US$5.7 billion from the previous year.
The association largely attributes the loss to a decline in Canadian visitors – a trend that has persisted since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to power in January. sparked a trade war with Canada and started designating the country as the 51st state.
A loss of nearly $6 billion is a lot for our usual friendly neighbor. Which means other things are affected too…
In the latest data for October, the number of round-trip trips among Canadians traveling to the United States decreased by 24 percent for air travel and 30 percent for land travel, compared to the same period last year.
Canadians have been a bit misrepresented by U.S. leadership so far, and as we begin the second part of the Trump administration, that’s something I hope we continue to monitor. Fortunately, President Trump will be able to deal with Prime Minister Carney, who seems to be a quiet man and is willing to bend a little and find the best deal possible to satisfy the leaders of both countries.
Unlike Justin Trudeau, who Carney replaced after Justin went after pop stars.
Fortunately, Trump will deal better with Carney and hopefully the economies of both countries will find solid footing sooner rather than later and both countries will do well.
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