Briefing highlights
- Lyrics for the War of 1812
- Stocks tumble across the board
- Markets at a glance
- Tories sweep to Ontario victory
- Airbus seals Bombardier C Series deal
Blame Canada
Trade was actually one of the issues at the root of the War of 1812, so President Donald Trump was at least somewhat on script in his tariff chat with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
But, as The Globe and Mail’s Adrian Morrow reports, how do you deal with a guy who says we burned down the White House two centuries ago, when you’re trying to have a serious talk about what could be ruinous tariffs?
Why, you rewrite the lyrics to Blame Canada, of course. That, he might understand.
Given his fisticuffs with his northern neighbours, he even probably has the Blu-ray version of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, from which the Parker & Shaiman ditty came.
Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV?
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No! Blame Canada, blame Canada
We sacked York, but they got Detroit!
And GM and Ford, and now they enjoy it
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
Dolley Madison rescued some stuff. That was dandy
But they turned Ms. Secord from hero to ... candy
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
They trashed the Capitol as they shouted ‘Rule, Brittania!’
And by early next year, they’ll be all smoking ganja
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
We’d never submit to any new ruler
Now they’re probably feeding some tidbits to Mueller
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
We’ve got the land of the free
But they’ve got the Freeland
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
As our generals were being saluted
They’re the reason Lake Erie’s polluted
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
Napoleon thought he’d diverted their troops
But at another Waterloo, came BlackBerry. (Oops)
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Blame Canada, blame Canada
They say the Brits were the cause of the occasion
I’d always thought this was the British Invasion ...
British Invasion: Gold
Read more
- Adrian Morrow: Trump cites War of 1812 as trade dispute with Canada intensifies
- Lawrence Martin: Forget about 1812 and focus on Trump’s NAFTA fire
- Robert Fife: Trump to face blunt talk at G7 on U.S. trade and tariffs
- Campbell Clark: As the G7 leaders get set to meet, Trump’s thinking about a different summit
- Robert Fife: Trump will ‘talk tough’ on trade at G7, adviser says
Markets at a glance
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Tories sweep Ontario
With the majority win by the Conservatives across Ontario, here’s a look at our business and economics coverage.
“While the PC election platform offered a broad glimpse into what the new government will likely prioritize in the coming years, details on the implementation, cost, and funding of several campaign promises remain unknown,” said Royce Mendes and Katherine Judge of CIBC World Markets.
“There’s no statutory timeline for the new government to table a budget or fiscal update, but there were some tangible promises made during the campaign.”
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- Justin Giovannetti: Ontario PCs romp to comfortable majority
- Matt Lundy: The big economic challenges awaiting Doug Ford
- Barrie McKenna: With major threats hanging over its economy, Ontario chooses a leader without a plan
- Josh O’Kane, Rachelle Younglai, Victoria Gibson: What the new PC government means for business in Ontario
- David Parkinson: Ontario’s next premier faces a bigger economic challenge than predicted