OT: One More Off Topic Off Season Thread

[Stoneman89]

I usually try to buy local unless the price difference is so extreme that it hits the pocket too hard. Hopefully in the long run this helps strengthen Canadian brands sales domestically. You guys aren't missing out on Coors Light anyway

Hey Bryan, what's the mood/conversation/opinion about this in your neck of the American woods?

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-presidency-news-02-03-25/index.html

President cancels Mexican Tariffs for a month. They will negotiate instead after the Mexican President sent 10k troops to the border to prevent border issues.

I wonder if Scheinbaum gave him the "Clinton" treatment to get him to back off.

 

[Fourier]

So it seems that the new narrative is that US banks are not allowed to do business in Canada. Honestly, I did not know that. Perhaps the reason I didn't know this is because I have a very poor background in finance.

Of course the other possibility is that it is simply not true.

See for example:

Citi Canada | Private & Commercial Banking

Citi is one of Canada's largest and longest-serving foreign banks serving clients with personal and commercial banking, treasury and trade solutions, and more.

www.citigroup.com

Let's hope this stuff all goes away soon.

 

[Spawn]

Of course the other possibility is that it is simply not true.

See for example:

Citi Canada | Private & Commercial Banking

Citi is one of Canada's largest and longest-serving foreign banks serving clients with personal and commercial banking, treasury and trade solutions, and more.

www.citigroup.com

Let's hope this stuff all goes away soon.

It’s not even worth entertaining. It’s a lie just like the stuff about massive amounts of illegal migrants/drugs flowing into Canada or that the US subsidizes Canada because of trade.

And lo and behold Trump has backed down for a month because of actions Canada already committed to weeks ago. Two days ago there was nothing Canada could do. What a clown and a coward.

 

[harpoon]

It’s not even worth entertaining. It’s a lie just like the stuff about massive amounts of illegal migrants/drugs flowing into Canada or that the US subsidizes Canada because of trade.

And lo and behold Trump has backed down for a month because of actions Canada already committed to weeks ago. Two days ago there was nothing Canada could do. What a clown and a coward.

I know how important it is for you to share your political opinions on this board in spite of being a long time member and knowing the rules full well. You do the same thing every time … make a post that is political but relatively tame. Mods let it slide. Others reply. You go off the deep end. Thread gets locked and scrubbed. Please grow up.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I know how important it is for you to share your political opinions on this board in spite of being a long time member and knowing the rules full well. You do the same thing every time … make a post that is political but relatively tame. Mods let it slide. Others reply. You go off the deep end. Thread gets locked and scrubbed. Please grow up.

But he is correct. The actions he claimed Canada JUST did was agreed to about a month ago. The tariffs threat got dropped about 20 minutes after wall street opened

 

[Fixed to Ruin]