Squirm indeed. Tick tock, Trump, tick tock.

"Behind the scenes in Ottawa, however, it has been pointed out that once they've paid for a membership, Costco customers aren't then asked to pull out their wallet again just to walk down the meat aisle."

This is shameful, and it won't work.

Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R...

Look at the headline - the US government is trying to extort a trade deal out of Canada.

"In March 2025, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick compared negotiations with the United States to purchasing a Costco membership: You have to pay before you can shop."

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Have a great day too!

Here we go...this is why I should have coffee before I go onto the Internet.

China's Iran war dilemma | About That YouTube video by CBC News

As the U.S. and Iran inch closer to the ceasefire expiration, Andrew Chang explains why for China, Iran's No. 1 oil consumer, the war in the Middle East is both deeply destabilizing and helpful to a much longer-term strategic goal.

www.youtube.com/shorts/7rXyp...

Why the toy soldier Prime Minister Carney showed today matters more than you think. YouTube video by Tod Maffin

“…every time the Americans have tried to take this country by force, they’ve lost…Canada is at its strongest when it partners with the people whose land this is.”

#CanadaStrong #ViveLeCanada

www.youtube.com/shorts/z-kDr...

Trump says U.S. has seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. has forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass naval blockade.

Note the wording - Trump says they seized an Iranian ship. Is he telling the truth?

www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney YouTube video by Mark Carney

“…we’ve faced down threats like this before and in the weeks and months ahead, I’m going to want to talk with you again. I know you have busy lives…But the truth is, there’s a lot going on in the world and not all of it is good.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2T...

Dear Republicans:

Trump so obviously is unwell and unfit for office. The entire world is watching. How you react in this moment is being documented in the history books. We won't let you off the hook if you allow this insanity to continue. #25thAmendment

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney YouTube video by Mark Carney

“The US has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression. Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become our weaknesses, weaknesses that we must correct.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2T...

LIVE | Walz speaks at Global Progressive Mobilization in Spain YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

“Please, don’t give up on the American people. Go ahead…and condemn that monstrosity that’s sits in our White House. Keep the pressure on. Keep calling it out. Keep standing up to it. Keep naming it….It’s not America First – it’s humanity first.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEIp...

Greer keeps referring to their list of demands as "trade irritants". It's like the Trump admin wants to keep reminding Canadians that we're irritated with them. Don't worry - we didn't forget.

U.S. unhappy with Canada’s push to ‘Buy Canadian’ YouTube video by CP24

The U.S. is raising concerns over Canada’s ‘Buy Canadian’ policy, calling it a trade irritant as cross-border trade talks continue. Mike Le Couteur reports.

#BoycottUSA

www.youtube.com/shorts/o4XEZ...

All We Ask YouTube video by Tod Maffin

Attention Healthcare Workers:

Planning to move to Canada? We only ask three things. They’re small, but they matter.

www.youtube.com/shorts/hbaCm...

I know how much that hurts from personal experience. I am sorry for your loss.

That's adorable. Our children should be our diplomats.

Trump's way out over his skis this time.

Come on, Save-on-Foods/Pattison — you’re better than this. YouTube video by Tod Maffin

Boycotting is complicated. We are still figuring it out. Lets do it together.

#CanadaStrong #ViveLeCanada #BoycottUSA

www.youtube.com/shorts/g878T...

If you know, then you know.

'We are building big things again': PM Carney addresses Liberal convention YouTube video by CTV News

“…virtue is like a muscle, it grows with exercise. When we are kind, kindness grows. When we seek unity, unity grows.”

#ViveLeCanada

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm8...

The Trump admin has been really rattled by the fact Carney went to China to get some tariffs lifted. Why are they so scared?

Lutnick's insults to Canada represent 'real frustration in Washington' | Power & Politics YouTube video by CBC News

Howard Lutnick: "Carney has a problem with us. He gets on a plane and he goes to China. Does he think the Chinese economy is going to buy his stuff?”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxJn...

"The international community considered the law so insultingly exceptionalist that its own allies nicknamed it the Hague Invasion Act.”

Before you decide how you feel about what's happening in Iran tonight, watch this. YouTube video by Tod Maffin

“The United States refused to ratify the treaty that created the International Criminal Court. This means no American president can be tried there for war crimes. In 2002, the US passed a law authorizing military force to extract any American held by the court."

www.youtube.com/shorts/8GJrk...

To My North American Friends:

I just wanted to let you know that your voice matters, and it is being heard.

🚨 TRUMP'S DEEPFAKE WAR? Canada SNUBS US in Historic Border Pushback! 🇨🇦 YouTube video by Matthew Thomas Gillespie

Not our war, eh.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHr...

50% of my ancestors were Scot, so it's lovely to meet you. Please don't boycott the Canadian or Mexican games, just the USA games - I promise that we are lovely people.

Graphique avec le texte : 44e ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS.

Il y a 44 ans, la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés était promulguée. Elle a jeté les bases d’un Canada plus fort et plus juste.

Nous devons tous protéger les valeurs de liberté et d'égalité énoncées dans la Charte, afin de continuer à bâtir un Canada meilleur pour tous.