Canadians have been fed so many garbage lies about Donald Trump for eight years that I understand why many cannot see that there are strong reasons why he was the best option to save America and, with its enormous influence, perhaps Canada, too.
Both countries have been on a track to hell; toward a dystopian world of oppression with overflowing illegal immigration, an increase in ideologies, increasing restrictions on freedom of speech and a huge breach in the federal treasuries in which billions upon billions of dollars in taxpayer money have disappeared. There’s no surprise that we see deteriorating health care, housing and opportunity. The list on this road to perdition is long.
Even if you hate Trump, it is difficult not to like his policies when you actually look at them. He has a get-things done attitude and could make giant strides out of our dark, cold forest of decline.
For one, the American election has increased the likelihood of peace and that’s good news for everyone, except the warmongers who have been profiting from war.
Trump is one of few modern presidents who did not start a war and has said vehemently that he does not want to go to war. The U.S. did not go to war during Trump’s first four years. President Biden gave his blessing to war in Ukraine and to ethnic cleansing in Gaza. When Trump was not president, he visited with parents of dead soldiers. Other presidents are not willing to do that. He is. What he does not want to do is visit parents of dead soldiers if he’s responsible.
When it comes to the economy, Trump is hardly going to kill agriculture. Canadian farms were earning more in the last year of Trump’s first presidency than in his first.
The U.S. currency immediately increased in value when Trump was elected. That tells you that business likes his policies. The Canadian dollar followed the U.S. dollar with a post-election bump. The U.S. dollar will likely get stronger and a rising currency has good and bad effects depending on what you are importing or exporting.
The U.S. could impose some tariffs and the price of some Canadian exports could go up but there will not be a 25% blanket tariff (see page B6 for analysis). For the single-issue observers, who only measure policy in direct monetary returns, they are missing a much bigger picture.
Trump’s plan is “America First.” That’s sound policy for any country. And that means stopping illegal immigration and encouraging more oil drilling. That will obviously make America safer and gas prices cheaper.
He alone could be the pressure point that sweeps away the horrendously crippling Canadian carbon tax.
Canada could benefit by adopting Trump’s good policies. Why should Canada not be “Canada First?” If we thought about it for two seconds, we would have put the brakes on unvetted immigration months ago, axed the carbon tax and opened up the oil pipelines that we so stupidly shut down. That would end the housing crisis, increase employment, decrease the price of oil and gas and put money back into the pockets of struggling Canadians.
The 21 per cent interest rate on credit cards in Canada and the United States is wickedly sinister, especially for working class people. Trump plans to make life easier for everyone by capping credit card interest at 10 per cent. That would be awesome if Canada could see the common sense in that. Does anyone think credit card companies are going to go bust earning 10 per cent interest?
But ideologues run Canada. We don’t solve problems. We make up imaginary ones. We pretend that boys can become girls. We fantasize about man-made global warming hysteria and conjure up fantasy enemies to target, such as the evil white man and Christians. We even promote death as a health care option.
There is no room for another view in official Canada, even in the face of hard evidence. Our federal government refuses to listen or even compromise. A Trump administration will help Canadians see more clearly that our Liberal government deserves to pay a heavy price, as did the U.S. Democrats, at the polls.
Patrick Meagher is editor of Farmers Forum and can be reached at editor@farmersforum.com
