Since I live in the state of Michigan, and being that I’m somewhat involved in politics, I tend to keep an eye on not only what is going on in the United States but also in our northern neighbor, Canada.
When you live only 20 minutes away from a foreign country might not be a bad idea to keep an eye on what those kids are doing. I imagine the folks down along the Mexico border do the same, yet most of the time, they have had it much harder than we have in the north.
I will admit that what the Canadians have been up to generally is not really something that any of us in a northern border state with them would be paying attention to unless a beer factory were on fire. Yet since January 20th of this year and the nomination and swearing in of the 47th president of the United States, it has almost become must-watch Border TV.
Donald Trump decided to shake things up, and shaken they are indeed.
I came across a little diddy in the hometown newspaper about the Canadian Government, led by the new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who just faced off a budget issue that could have toppled his newly formed government.
From the Detroit News, with a piece called “Carney’s Liberals win budget vote and avoid election in Canada“:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget narrowly passed on Monday, avoiding a possible election.
Carney’s Liberal government does not have enough votes to pass the budget on its own but it passed 170-168 with the support of a Green Party member of Parliament and some New Democratic Party abstentions.
The 170 to 168 vote total is almost as tight as the current House of Representatives totals Republicans face in Washington, D.C., but parliaments might be even a bit trickier.
The article continues:
“Canadians do not want an election right now,” Don Davies, the interim New Democratic Party leader, said. “The consequences of defeating this budget would not be to improve it or to help Canadians. It would be to plunge the country into an election only months after the last one. And while we still face an existential threat from the Trump administration.”
This part is where parliamentary government makes me fold my arms, lean back, and sit in somewhat amazement.
The budget issue alone, if they had not passed it that could have forced another national election, which the Liberals barely won back earlier this year. Personally, I prefer our system, which has a unique set of checks and balances and does not force an election that, in this case, would be just months after the last election.
Plus, you really can’t blame Canadians for not wanting to have another election, not even a year after their last national election. On that point, I agree with Don Davies; he is 100 percent spot-on.
Where Davies is just making stuff up is where Donald Trump is some sort of existential threat, which he probably said while sticking out his chest and breathing heavily.
Yet we are in a different phase with Canada, and we here in the United States are not going to like the long-term results if this keeps up.
From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: “ U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home.”
A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion US compared to the previous year.
The association largely attributes the loss to a decline in the number of Canadian visitors — a trend that has persisted since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January, sparked a trade war with Canada and began referring to the country as the 51st state.
A loss of almost 6 billion dollars is a lot for our usual friendly neighbor. Which means other things are also affected…
In the latest data for October, the number of return trips among Canadians travelling to the U.S. dropped by 24 per cent for air travel and by 30 per cent for land travel, compared with the same time last year.
The Canadians so far have been a bit bent out of shape with the leadership in the United States, and this early in the Trump Administration, part two, that is something that I hope we will continue to keep an eye on. Thankfully, President Trump will be able to deal with Prime Minister Carney, who seems like a low-key guy and is willing to bend a bit and work out the best deal possible to make both countries’ leaders happy.
Unlike Justin Trudeau, whom Carney replaced after Justin set off to chase after pop stars.
Thankfully, Trump will deal better with Carney, and hopefully, the economies of both countries will find a solid footing sooner rather than later, and both countries will do well.
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