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Canada did in fact have four submarines at West Edmonton Mall as part of its Deep Sea Adventure ride, which opened in 1985 and closed more than 20 years ago. They were dismantled in 2012. During operation of the ride, many Canadians joked that there were more subs in the mall than in the Canadian Forces.
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‘Do I care about how the Quebecois speak?’
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Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick claimed that Canada had walked away from the trade deal over political rather than economic reasons, driven by fear over separatist movements in Quebec and Alberta. He was specifically pushing back on reports that Canada took issue with U.S. demands regarding the use of French language, and seemed to take a swing at Quebec.
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“This is politics only.” he said. “If you think I ever said the words ‘French’ — do I care about how the Quebecois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America? We don’t care! So, the fact is we never brought those words up. This is manufactured and that’s why the president put out a truth saying it was a complete lie.”
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‘Freudian slip’
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Speaking at a manufacturing facility in Maine last month, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance referred to Canada as a state, echoing Donald Trump’s repeated references to the “51st state,” before claiming it was a Freudian slip.
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“Canada and China have been the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy anywhere in the world,” he began, adding: “I would expect that from China. I would not expect that from Canada. We have to remember, Canada is a state — sorry, Freudian slip. That was actually an accident — Canada is a country.”
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The remark drew laughter and scattered applause from the crowd. He continued: “Canada is a country that has underinvested in its military, that quite literally would get invaded by a foreign country were it not for the umbrella of protection provided by the United States of America.”
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Eagle vs. goose
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A social media post form the White House last week showed a bald eagle — long a symbol of America — in a fight with a Canadian goose. Although the eagle appears victorious, it was soon revealed that the picture came from a series shot by Canadian photographer Mervyn Sequeira a year and a half ago in Burlington, Ont. — and that the goose survived the attack while the eagle eventually flew off without a meal.
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‘Flunkies,’ ‘Clowns’ and ‘The worst’
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Donald Trump hasn’t minced words when it comes to Canada, referring to our officials and leaders as “nasty people,” and specifically to Ontario premier Doug Ford as “the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford.” (Rob Ford, former mayor of Toronto, died of cancer in 2016.)
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Trump has also called Ford the “Flunky” of “Governor” Mark Carney, and referred to Canada as “one of the worst abusers” in the world of trade.
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“They’ve been ripping us off for decades, and it’s going to stop,” he posted to social media. “This should have happened long ago with other Presidents, just as stopping Iran should have happened long ago. They want to be treated like a State, but they aren’t one. I deal with the Leadership of many Countries, but I find Canada to be the worst.”
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