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Danielle Smith is going to go negotiate...something amidst trade tensions.

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[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Marlaina (her actual first name at birth) is a traitor to Canada.

[–] nul42@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How are the feds just standing by and watching this happen?

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Treat them like they're trying to form a union or something.

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The feds let you have unions, they just don't let the unions have any rights 😅

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Idk if you are pointing out that they have a strong union but cops aren't workers so that makes sense I guess.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

I'm calling out Canada's history of wetwork when the government actually gives a shit.

Alberta is running the Crimea playbook on behalf of a country that recently invaded Venezuela to colonize their oil fields and they're just watching.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing because the wests left politicians are afraid to do anything as it might offend someone. The right just seem to do whatever they want without caring. Such a shit show can't wait for this whole thing to come tumbling down.

I don't think it's a matter of being afraid, I was asking because I don't think they have the authority to tell her not to meet with people in the states.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

Danielle Smith is the Canadian Natalie Harp. She's done everything short of dyeing her hair blonde to avail Trump-senpai and the broader culture war dipshitverse.

Trump is a bad dude with about 0 redeeming qualities, the fact that she keeps running over there to calm him down after he straight up attacked Canada is fucking pathetic.

After her "mandate" ultimately collapses, I hope she considers fleeing the country and spending some time wedged in a catering cart with Diaper Don.

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 0 points 1 week ago

This woman is beyond infuriating.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

Danielle "Smith" or Danielle Krasnov?

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

I hate this bitch

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How is this any different than maintaining a US trade representative? Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario each have one.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/oil-sands-bisons-and-tic-tacs-inside-provincial-trade-rep-offices-in-washington

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. A trade representative promotes provincial products and will try to attract businesses to move. They are there to pitch products and attract investment but do so within the boundaries of existing policy and regulations. The premier is a decision maker, and her presence signals a willingness to change policies and regulations. Coming hard on the escalation of trade tensions with the US it has the appearance of undermining the federal government's negotiating position.

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you also believe Doug Ford's comments regarding Trump also undermine Canada's negotiating position?

It does seem hypocritical to be critical of Smith's desire for communication while at the same time be supportive of provincial trade representatives in the US that basically have the same goal.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think its disingenuous to characterize the trip as a "desire for communication" or to equate her purpose with that of a trade representative. If she wants a bureaucratic job she is welcome to apply for one.

So please fish somewhere else.