From: tsm@fastmail.ca   
      
   Dude  wrote:   
   > On 2/10/2026 11:40 AM, Tara wrote:   
   >> “I’m not discouraged at all. I think we’re living a very important   
   time in the   
   >> world. It’s a big shift. It is probably what I would call the beginning   
   of the   
   >> end of the American empire.   
   >>   
   > If someone said this around here, they would probably get head butted!   
      
   Look around and notice that we don’t go “around” there much anymore. Keep   
   on head butting each other. Not our style.   
      
      
   >>   
   >> And it has to come, all the empires change, so> now, you know, it’s   
   > accelerated, but we are in a very good position, because   
   >> we have land, we have the best educated people in the world, you know that,   
   >> and we have the tolerance that is a great value, we have the sharing that   
   does   
   >> not exist in many other countries, we have less very, very rich people per   
   >> capita, but less very, very poor people too in Canada, and we have the   
   unity,   
   >> that we have to fight all the time about that...”   
   >>   
   >> Jean Chretien   
   >> Feb 2, 2026   
   >>   
   >> Former and most loved Prime Minister of Canada   
   >>   
   > Let's not be hypo critical. No Kings!   
   >   
   > Canada relies heavily on the U.S. for its economic stability, with   
   > roughly 75% of its total merchandise exports destined for the U.S.   
   >   
   > in 2024, the US accounted for nearly 25% of Canada's GDP! Nearly half of   
   > Canada's total imports come from the U.S., including vehicles,   
   > machinery, and agricultural products.   
   >   
      
   If anyone wonders why Chrétien’s words are true, one only needs to read the   
   lies you believe and parrot here.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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