Tangerine's Supposed-Canadian Tariffs Are... PREPOSTEROUSLY Ineffectual; Stupid. And Largely Only Injure US Businesses -- And Cash-Strapped US Consumers.

So. . . it hardly seems worth a new post, but since Tangerine 2.0 tried this same stupid move in October of 2025, we will largely re-run our October 2025 post -- but note that he claims to be imposing a 50% tariff -- not 10% this time.

Yes -- "Saint Ronnie" made clear, back in 1987 (see YouTube video below), that tariffs mostly hurt the nation that imposes said tariff. Trump is a delusional, malign sociopath -- bound and determined to injure US blue collar families. Damn -- as the NYT opines, these will likely die in the courts, but. . . end update.

[Oct. 2025] Even though the Ontario Premier / honcho (and conservative -- somewhat in the style of Trump), one Mr. Doug Ford -- has agreed to suspend the running of the TRUTHFUL Reagan TV ad -- in order to ease tensions and improve Canada's trade negotiation position. . .

Tangerine 2.0 announced a new 10% tariff on specified Canadian goods. As ever, we will have to wait and see if he actually tries to enforce such a tariff -- because approximately 80% of all the tariffs he has announced have never gone into effect. His brand is simply. . . trade chaos.

Here is the latest -- out of Detroit:

. . .President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 50% 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump who said he would end trade talks with Canada. Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during the first game of the World Series. . . .

Trump is a sad. . . small clown, on a very big stage. There really is no other way to see this. As a reminder, heres the truthful ad:



Once again, Trump is trying to suppress free expression -- solely because it expresses a truth he doesn't like. Buckle up, buttercup. Damn.

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