{"id":26864,"date":"2025-01-15T16:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=26864"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T22:01:25","slug":"epsode-2226-jean-chretien-is-in-a-fighting-mood-over-the-25-tariff-aimed-to-destroy-canada-it-wontwork-thanks-to-globe-and-mail-research-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=26864","title":{"rendered":"EPSODE  2,226  -JEAN  CHRETIEN IS IN A FIGHTING MOOD OVER THE 25% TARIFF AIMED TO DESTROY CANADA &#8212; IT WON&#8217;TWORK &#8212; (thanks to globe and mail research news)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Episode &nbsp;2,226<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>alan skeoch<\/div>\n<div>jan. 15, 2025<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>Now here is the Jean Chretien I remember so well\u2026always willing to step in and step up<\/div>\n<div>when needed. &nbsp;Bullying just does not work Mr. Trump. &nbsp;We Canadians have regarded<\/div>\n<div>Americans as our best friends even though our political structure is different. &nbsp; I find it<\/div>\n<div>difficult to understand why we are now on the U.S. hate list. &nbsp;Or is this some kind of game!<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>Read below\u2026Jean Chretien is really angry and hurt\u2026and I believe expresses our collective will.<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote type=\"cite\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div id=\"m_-1669818162493119243gmail-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin: 0px 3px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-family: inherit; -webkit-font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block;\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/images\/2017\/facebook_counter.png\");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;display:inline-block;width:60px;height:16px;box-sizing:content-box;min-height:16px\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"padding:0px 0px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/secure\/images\/bubble_arrow.png\") 3px 8px no-repeat;height:14px;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px 3px;padding:2px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;background:rgb(255,255,255)\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 2px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;color:rgb(85,85,85)\" class=\"\">96<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:26px\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin: 3px 3px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: 0px; font-family: inherit; -webkit-font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; display: inline-block; overflow: visible;\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:bottom;display:inline-block;text-align:justify;width:90px;height:28px\" class=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin: 0px 3px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-family: inherit; -webkit-font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block;\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/images\/2017\/twitter_counter.png\");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;display:inline-block;width:60px;height:16px;box-sizing:content-box;min-height:16px\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"padding:0px 0px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/secure\/images\/bubble_arrow.png\") 3px 8px no-repeat;height:14px;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px 3px;padding:2px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;background:rgb(255,255,255)\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 2px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;color:rgb(85,85,85)\" class=\"\">0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin: 0px 3px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-family: inherit; -webkit-font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block;\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/images\/2017\/email_counter.png\");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;display:inline-block;width:60px;height:16px;box-sizing:content-box;min-height:16px\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"padding:0px 0px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/secure\/images\/bubble_arrow.png\") 3px 8px no-repeat;height:14px;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px 3px;padding:2px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;background:rgb(255,255,255)\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 2px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;color:rgb(85,85,85)\" class=\"\">15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;width:1px;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:75px;height:21px\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-1669818162493119243gmail-___plusone_0\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;width:450px\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><span href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/jean-chretien-canadians-will-never-give-up-the-best-country-in-the-world-to-join-the-u-s\/5877021\" size=\"medium\" class=\"\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin: 0px 3px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-family: inherit; -webkit-font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block;\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/images\/2017\/sharethis_counter.png\");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;display:inline-block;width:60px;height:16px;box-sizing:content-box;min-height:16px\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"padding:0px 0px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background:url(\"https:\/\/ws.sharethis.com\/secure\/images\/bubble_arrow.png\") 3px 8px no-repeat;height:14px;display:inline-block\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px 3px;padding:2px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;background:rgb(255,255,255)\" class=\"\"><span style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px 2px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:16px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;height:16px;color:rgb(85,85,85)\" class=\"\">111<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin:0px 10px 13px;padding:10px 15px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:justify\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 8px 5px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;float:left\" class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-chretien-3530587814.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:200px;max-height:inherit;height:auto\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:21px;line-height:26px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">&nbsp;Our best wishes to Jean Chr\u00e9tien. Long Live Jean Chr\u00e9tien<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:21px;line-height:26px;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Today is my 91st birthday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">It\u2019s an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends. To look back on the life I\u2019ve had the privilege to lead. And to reflect on how much this country we all love so much has grown and changed over the course of the nine decades I\u2019ve been on this Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">This year, I\u2019ve also decided to give myself a birthday present. I\u2019m going to do something in this article that I don\u2019t do very often anymore, and sound off on a big issue affecting the state of the nation and profoundly bothering me and so many other Canadians: The totally unacceptable insults and unprecedented&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-trump-annex-canada-economic-force\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(59,77,129)\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">threats<\/a>&nbsp;to our very sovereignty from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">I have two very clear and simple messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">To&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/topics\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(59,77,129)\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, from one old guy to another: Give your head a shake! What could make you think that Canadians would ever give up the best country in the world \u2013 and make no mistake, that is what we are \u2013 to join the United States?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">I can tell you Canadians prize our independence. We love our country. We have built something here that is the envy of the world \u2013 when it comes to compassion, understanding, tolerance and finding a way for people of different backgrounds and faiths to live together in harmony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We\u2019ve also built a strong social safety net \u2013 especially with public health care \u2013 that we are very proud of. It\u2019s not perfect, but it\u2019s based on the principle that the most vulnerable among us should be protected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">This may not be the \u201cAmerican Way\u201d or \u201cthe Trump Way.\u201d But it is the reality I have witnessed and lived my whole long life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/FTPJOBSXJ5AY3NRXCU6LPJZNGA.jpg?auth=be0e771d84f5a9cf1991b8ab9b3a06704a05e3d8c1f3b15fe3e979050d643977&amp;width=600&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" style=\"margin:0px auto 10px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:635px;display:block\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">If you think that threatening and insulting us is going to win us over, you really don\u2019t know a thing about us. You don\u2019t know that when it came to fighting in two world wars for freedom, we signed up \u2013 both times \u2013 years before your country did. We fought and we sacrificed well beyond our numbers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We also had the guts to say no to your country when it tried to drag us into a completely unjustified and destabilizing war in Iraq.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We built a nation across the most rugged, challenging geography imaginable. And we did it against the odds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We may look easy-going. Mild-mannered. But make no mistake, we have spine and toughness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F1c%2FJean_Chr%25C3%25A9tien_2010.jpg&amp;f=1&amp;nofb=1&amp;ipt=a8a79e148c26797dc8bf639d6ac6d6eb68046694476cf44acb50c8cb153b90db&amp;ipo=images\" alt=\"Jean Chr\u00e9tien - Wikipedia\" width=\"180\" height=\"215\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;max-width:635px;float:right\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">And that leads me to my second message, to all our leaders, federal and provincial, as well as those who are aspiring to lead our country: Start showing that spine and toughness. That\u2019s what Canadians want to see \u2013 what they need to see. It\u2019s called leadership. You need to lead. Canadians are ready to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">I know the spirit is there. Ever since Mr. Trump\u2019s attacks, every political party is speaking out in favour of Canada. In fact, it is to my great satisfaction that even the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois is defending Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">But you don\u2019t win a hockey game by only playing defence<strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">. We all know that even when we satisfy one demand, Mr. Trump will come back with another, bigger demand. That\u2019s not diplomacy; it\u2019s blackmail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We need another approach \u2013 one that will break this cycle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Mr. Trump has accomplished one thing: He has unified Canadians more than we have been ever before! All leaders across our country have united in resolve to defend Canadian interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">When I came into office as prime minister, Canada faced a national unity crisis. The threat of Quebec separation was very real. We took action to deal with this existential threat in a manner that made Canadians, including Quebeckers, stronger, more united and even prouder of Canadian values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Now there is another existential threat. And we once again need to reduce our vulnerability. That is the challenge for&nbsp;<i style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">this<\/i>&nbsp;generation of political leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">And you won\u2019t accomplish it by using the same old approaches. Just like we did 30 years ago, we need a Plan B for 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Yes, telling the Americans we are their best friends and closest trading partner is good. So is lobbying hard in Washington and the state capitals, pointing out that tariffs will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-trumps-views-on-trade-deficits-and-the-us-dollar-dont-add-up\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(59,77,129)\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">hurt<\/a>&nbsp;the American economy too. So are retaliatory tariffs \u2013 when you are attacked, you have to defend yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">But we also have to play offence. Let\u2019s tell Mr. Trump that we too have border issues with the United States. Canada has tough gun control legislation, but illegal guns are pouring in from the U.S. We need to tell him that we expect the United States to act to reduce the number of guns crossing into Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We also want to protect the Arctic. But the United States refuses to recognize the Northwest Passage, insisting that it is an international waterway, even though it flows through the Canadian Arctic as Canadian waters. We need the United States to recognize the Northwest Passage as being Canadian waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We also need to reduce Canada\u2019s vulnerability in the first place. We need to be stronger.<\/strong>&nbsp;There are more trade barriers between provinces than between Canada and the United States. Let\u2019s launch a national project to get rid of those barriers! And let\u2019s strengthen the ties that bind this vast nation together through projects such as real national energy grid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">We also have to understand that Mr. Trump isn\u2019t just threatening us; he\u2019s also targeting a growing list of other countries, as well as the European Union itself, and he is just getting started. Canada should quickly convene a meeting of the leaders of Denmark, Panama, Mexico, as well as with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to formulate a plan for fighting back these threats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Every time that Mr. Trump opens his mouth, he creates new allies for all of us. So let\u2019s get organized! To fight back against a big, powerful bully, you need strength in numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">The whole point is not to wait in dread for Donald Trump\u2019s next blow. It\u2019s to build a country and an international community that can withstand those blows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Canadians know me. They know I am an optimist. That I am practical. And that I always speak my mind. I made my share of mistakes over a long career, but I never for a moment doubted the decency of my fellow Canadians \u2013 or of my political opponents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">The current and future generations of political leaders should remember they are not each other\u2019s enemies \u2013 they are opponents. Nobody ever loved the cut-and-thrust of politics more than me, but I always understood that each of us was trying to make a positive contribution to make our community or country a better place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">That spirit is more important now than ever, as we address this new challenge. Our leaders should keep that in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">I am 91 today and blessed with good health. I am ready at the ramparts to help defend the independence of our country as I have done all my life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><i style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Vive le Canada!<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\"><strong style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Jean Chr\u00e9tien&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Jean Chr\u00e9tien served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"\"><br class=\"webkit-block-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">The original source of this article is Global and Mail<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline\" class=\"\">Copyright \u00a9&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/author\/global-research-news\" title=\"Posts by Global Research News\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(59,77,129)\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Research News<\/a>, Global and Mail , 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode &nbsp;2,226 alan skeoch jan. 15, 2025 Now here is the Jean Chretien I remember so well\u2026always willing to step in and step up when needed. &nbsp;Bullying just does not work Mr. Trump. &nbsp;We Canadians have regarded Americans as our best friends even though our political structure is different. &nbsp; I find it difficult to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}