Canada The Problem Wasn't America. It Was Time. Carney Had It. Carney Wasted It.

Tap The Maple | Bakes On Things · Aug 24, 2026 · 36m

Canada-U.S. trade negotiations have collapsed. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods are now in effect, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Canada will retaliate dollar-for-dollar beginning September 8.

And somehow, Canadians are celebrating.

But there's a much bigger question being missed: How did Canada end up here in the first place?

Mark Carney says Canada walked away because the final U.S. demands were unacceptable. But Carney also made an extraordinary admission: the latest American tariff threat became a “catalyst for more intensive…