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CANADA CARNEY HAS A STRONG HAND Dollar Under Fire: Trump MELTS DOWN as Carney WEAPONIZES Potash – US Scrambles as Tariff Strategy BACKFIRES PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L6it1gZ55o
Trump MELTS DOWN as Carney WEAPONIZES Potash – US Scrambles as Tariff Strategy BACKFIRES Dollar Under Fire Jul 24, 2025 1.08K subscribers ... 16,818 views ... 312 likes #trumpvscanada #TrumpMeltdown #MarkCarney Trump MELTS DOWN as Carney WEAPONIZES Potash – US Scrambles as Tariff Strategy BACKFIRES Trump threatened Canada with brutal tariffs… but he never expected this. 🇨🇦🔥 As the August 1st deadline looms, Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned the tables—weaponizing Canada’s “pink gold” potash, sending shockwaves through U.S. agriculture and global food supply chains. In this explosive exposé, we break down how Canada quietly outmaneuvered Trump’s chaotic trade war with discipline, strategy, and one critical export the U.S. can’t live without. From LNG exports to Asia, to a new pipeline bypassing American refineries, Carney is reshaping Canada’s economy—and Trump’s empire is beginning to crumble. 👉 Watch till the end to see how this silent economic revolution may permanently shift the power dynamic between Canada and the U.S. #trumptariffs #trumpvscanada #tradewar2025 Trump Melts Down as Carney May Use Lumber Against His Tariffs — Here's Why It Matters for the US As Trump's 35% tariff deadline nears, Canada is quietly shifting the balance. For the first time, softwood lumber is being considered as a trade-off — with billions in duties held in escrow and quota talks back on the table. Prime Minister Mark Carney isn't declaring a trade war, but he’s signaling a new kind of leverage. Could this old dispute become Canada’s most strategic move yet? Meanwhile, U.S. costs are rising and bipartisan senators are scrambling. Here's how Carney's calm but calculated posture could turn Trump's pressure into a policy misfire. 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Viewers are advised to verify information independently and use their own judgment when interpreting its implications. #trumptariffs #trumpvscanada #tradewar2025 #g7summit2025 #donaldtrump #TrumpMeltdown #CanadaStrikesBack #PotashPower #MarkCarney #TradeWar #USvsCanada #TariffBackfire #Geopolitics #LNGCanada #globaltradeshift Trump meltdown, Canada potash, Mark Carney, Trump tariffs, US Canada trade war, potash exports, Canada weaponizes potash, LNG Canada, pipeline to Asia, Trump vs Carney, softwood lumber, fertilizer crisis, global trade news, Canada retaliates, Trump trade policy How this content was made Altered or synthetic content Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated. Learn more Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess Transcript 0:00 Trump thought he had Canada cornered with one more tariff, one more deadline, one more demand. He believed Canada would cave, that it would fold under pressure, just like so many others. After all, how could a smaller export-reliant neighbor survive the full weight of America's economic machine? But what happened instead? Flipped the entire trade war upside down. While Trump ramped up the pressure with headline grabbing ultimatums, Canada didn't panic. It didn't shout. It didn't tweet. It did something far more dangerous to the status quo. It got organized. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada quietly restructured its entire trade posture. It wasn't just about surviving the tariff threats. It was about rewriting the rules of the game altogether. And at the heart of this transformation, three moves no one saw coming. A $40 1:01 billion energy shift sending liqufied natural gas straight to Asia, bypassing US dependence entirely. A proposed national reserve to weaponize potach, America's agricultural lifeline, and a fast-tracked pipeline to global markets, cutting the US out of the picture. Each step was quiet, strategic, calculated, but together they form a stunning counteroffensive. One that could permanently end US dominance over Canadian exports and hit Trump's strongest base where it hurts most, food, fuel, and farmers. This isn't just another trade disagreement. This is a full-scale economic escape act. And if Trump thought he held all the cards, he may be about to learn that Canada had an ace up its sleeve the entire time. Let's break down how Canada turned from target to power player and why this could reshape North American trade forever. 2:00 August 1st. That's not just a date on the calendar anymore. It's a threat. A deadline backed by a promise from President Trump himself. If Canada doesn't open its market, a brutal 35% tariff will land like a hammer on Canadian exports. It wasn't subtle. It wasn't diplomatic. It was a shot across the bow. Trump's commerce secretary, Howard Lutnik, didn't mince words. They need to open their markets or they'll pay. The message wasn't just economic. It was political. It was personal. This is Trump's playbook in action. Create chaos. Apply pressure. Wait for the other side to blink. But this isn't Trump's first term anymore. It's version 2.0. More aggressive, more erratic, and more confident that threats work. In the past, these tactics might have shattered weaker economies. They might have sparked fear in smaller trading 3:00 partners. But this time, something changed. Canada didn't blink. Instead of scrambling, Prime Minister Mark Carney did something radical in its simplicity. He paused. He listened. He gathered provincial premers, industry leaders, trade experts, and started drawing a new map. No panic, no counter threats, just quiet preparation. Because Carney understood the bigger game. Trump's style thrives on engineered confusion, moving goalposts, lastminute pivots, and emotional leverage. It's not about policy. It's about power. But Canada didn't play along. It didn't meet chaos with chaos. It met it with discipline. While Washington shouted, Ottawa strategized. While Trump tried to force Canada into a corner, Carney started building exits. That's when the real counterattack began. Because behind 4:02 Trump's threats was a flawed assumption that Canada needed the US more than the US needed Canada. And Carney, he was about to prove him wrong. When most people hear the phrase trade war, they think of steel, cars, maybe tech. But Canada knew better. It reached for something familiar, something painful yet powerful. Softwood lumber. This wasn't a new battlefield. Canada and the US have clashed over softwood for decades. British Columbia in particular has taken hit after hit. Crippling duties, years of litigation, billions locked away in escrow. And through it all, Canada refused to budge. Quotas were a red line, always off the table until now. Suddenly, Canadian officials, led by British Columbia Premier David Eie, began publicly signaling something no one expected. They were open to export quotas as part of a deal. Why the sudden 5:02 shift? Because this wasn't just about wood anymore. It was about leverage. Softwood lumber may not be flashy, but it's everywhere. In American homes, in apartment construction, in retail and renovation. If the price of lumber spikes, every homeowner, builder, and contractor across the US feels it. It's politically visible, economically sensitive, and unlike dairy or tech, it's not polarizing. It's a perfect pressure point. Carney's team saw that. Instead of treating Softwood as a victim of US protectionism, they flipped the narrative. Now Softwood was a bargaining chip. strategic, tactical, and time to land just as Trump pushed toward his August deadline. The beauty of this move wasn't just its utility. It was the precedent. For the first time, Canada was willing to put old red lines back on the table, not as concessions, but as 6:02 calculated trade-offs. Softwood became the signal. Canada was done playing defense. But as strategic as lumber was, it was just the opening act. The real gamecher was buried much deeper underground in the heart of Saskatchewan. And it was worth far more than timber. If softwood lumber was a scalpel, potach is a sledgehammer. They call it pink gold for a reason. This isn't just another traded commodity. It's a core ingredient in the world's food supply. Without potach, crops don't grow. Without crops, the food chain breaks. And without food, chaos follows. Canada holds the largest reserves of potach on Earth. Most of it buried deep beneath the province of Saskatchewan. It's not just a national asset. It's a global necessity. The numbers are jaw-dropping. In 2023, the United States consumed over 7:01 5.3 million metric tons of potach, but it only produced around 400,000 tons itself. The rest mostly came from Canada. And here's the real kicker. The other major producers, Russia and Bellarus, are facing international sanctions, political instability, and market bans. That leaves only one reliable supplier on the map. Canada. Suddenly, potach isn't just a fertilizer. It's leverage. Canadian lawmakers see the writing on the wall. The quiet ones are talking behind closed doors. The bold ones like Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May are speaking out. She's called for Potach to be used as a strategic bargaining chip. Others want to go further, halting the $4.9 billion in exports to the US or building a national reserve supported by public bonds. Why now? Because Trump is targeting Canada's economy like a 8:00 weapon. And if he's going to inflict pain, they say it's time Canada does the same. And no constituency would feel that pain more than American farmers. Trump's base, raise fertilizer costs and you raise food prices. Hurt potach supply and you hit red states right in the heartland. But even that threat comes with danger. Weaponizing potach could spark ripple effects across the globe. Global inflation, food shortages, trade panic. And that's why Canada doesn't even need to act. The math alone is terrifying. The mere possibility of disruption is enough to force Washington to recalculate. Trump thrives on confrontation, but this time he may have met a new kind of resistance. Not loud, not angry, just devastatingly effective. While Potach loomed underground as Canada's silent threat, something else was already in motion. Visible, massive, and headed 9:02 straight for Asia. liqufied natural gas, LNG, a new chapter in Canada's trade evolution. And this time, it wasn't a theory or a talking point. It was a ship, fully loaded, leaving British Columbia's coast, bound for Japan. For the first time ever, Canadian LNG is being exported directly to Asia. No American refineries, no US transit points, just pure sovereign energy flowing eastward. and with it a powerful message. Canada no longer needs to play by Washington's rules. The project behind this breakthrough, LNG Canada, a $40 billion monster, the largest private investment in Canadian history. With a shipping capacity of 14 million tons per year and the potential to double, this isn't a one-off experiment. It's an entirely new infrastructure built to last. Why does it matter? Because for 10:02 decades, Canada's energy wealth, its oil, its gas was essentially trapped. Over 97% of Canadian oil and gas exports went to the United States. That dependency meant low prices, limited buyers, and zero leverage in trade disputes. But not anymore. Asia is the fastest growing LNG market on Earth. Countries like South Korea, Japan, and China are racing to cut coal use. And they're hungry for stable, long-term gas suppliers. Canada, with its Pacific coastline and political stability, offers exactly that. And there's one more critical advantage. Geography. A tanker leaving British Columbia can reach Tokyo in about 10 days. The same journey from the US Gulf Coast. Almost 3 weeks. That speed matters in global energy markets. It means lower costs, quicker turnarounds, and more competitive pricing. And this isn't 11:01 happening in secret. It's happening while Trump slaps tariffs on Canada's other industries. While he claims the US doesn't need Canada, but if the US doesn't need Canada, why is Canada becoming the preferred supplier for Asia? Because while Trump plays hard ball with old markets, Carney is quietly opening new ones. And LG is just the start. If LG exports mark the beginning of Canada's energy escape, the proposed East West pipeline is the master stroke. For decades, Canada has been boxed in. Its vast oil reserves in Alberta had one main path to market south into the hands of American refineries. It was a relationship that looked convenient on paper, but in reality, it was a straight jacket. Because 97% of Canada's oil exports went to the US, the pricing power was never in Canada's hands. The US set the terms. 12:01 The US took the lion share. And in trade talks, that dependency became a knife to Canada's throat. Prime Minister Mark Carney is cutting that cord. In early July, he confirmed that a new transnational pipeline linking Alberta's oil fields directly to the Pacific coast is not just likely, but already in motion. This isn't politics. It's infrastructure. Steel in the ground, a new artery to the global market. Why does this matter? Because it's not just about energy. It's about freedom. Once completed, this pipeline allows Canadian oil to bypass the US entirely. No more begging for fair prices. No more hostage deals with American refineries. Instead, tankers can load directly onto ships bound for Tokyo, Soul, Mumbai. Whoever bids the highest wins. And here's the kicker. Time is money. It takes a ship 13:02 from British Columbia half as long to reach Asia as it does from the US Gulf Coast. That makes Canadian oil not just cleaner, but faster, cheaper, and more reliable. Meanwhile, the US is struggling to build its own energy infrastructure. Permits are slow, pipelines are protested. LG projects like the one in Alaska are years behind. By the time American gas reaches Asia, Canada will already be there. With contracts signed and tankers docked, Carney isn't retaliating. He's liberating. He's shifting the entire balance of power from a one-sided dependency to global diversification. And in a world where Trump weaponizes trade, this isn't just a pipeline, it's an exit. Trump yells, Canada builds. That's the defining contrast of this trade war. One side throws punches on social media, the other draws blueprints 14:00 and pours concrete. And while the world watches Trump posture and provoke, something quieter and more powerful is taking shape across Canada. Strategic silence. Mark Carney's government has mastered it. No wild threats, no reactive headlines, just discipline, coordination, and leverage built peace by piece. Instead of racing to retaliate, Canada aligned its provinces like never before. Ontario stepped up to shield the auto sector. British Columbia brought softwood lumber to the negotiating table. Quebec pushed for timebound clarity. And Saskatchewan, well, Saskatchewan quietly reminded the world who really controls the potach. For once, every region wasn't fighting its own battle. They were united, focused, calm. At the federal level, Carney pushed internal reforms that got little media attention. 15:00 but changed everything. Bill C5 began breaking down the trade walls within Canada's own borders. Infrastructure bills prioritize mining, energy, and indigenous partnerships. The country wasn't just preparing for a trade war. It was building a new economic identity. Meanwhile, Trump kept talking about leverage. But his actions had consequences. Softwood lumber tariffs drove up construction costs in the US, especially in housing markets already strained. Fertilizer prices began to wobble with whispers of potach disruption. Refiners faced growing uncertainty as Canada expanded its export routes. And then something unusual happened. A bipartisan group of US senators flew to Ottawa not to threaten, not to pressure, but to talk, to stabilize, to plead for economic continuity. Because even in Washington, 16:00 it was becoming clear the louder Trump shouted, the more Canada moved. This wasn't a game of tit fortat. This was a quiet revolution, one measured in shipping contracts, strategic reserves, and newly forged alliances. The result, Trump may have drawn the first sword, but Carney's playing the long war. This was never just about tariffs. It was about control. Trump believed he could rattle Canada into submission. That with one signature, one tweet, one threat. He could bring an entire economy to its knees. But instead of folding, Canada adapted. It retoled. It realigned. and it retaliated not with rage but with resolve. Softwood lumber became a pressure point. Potach became a weapon. Liqufied natural gas turned into a lifeline not for the US but for Asia. And a single pipeline proposal rewired 17:02 the entire logic of North American energy. Trump shouted. Carney strategized. And slowly the leverage began to shift. Because while Trump used trade as a bludgeon, Carney turned it into a scalpel, cutting out dependency, carving new paths, and operating with surgical precision. Now the US is facing a new reality. Higher costs, fewer guarantees, and a neighbor no longer trapped in its orbit. This isn't just a trade dispute. It's a national pivot, a quiet rebellion, a blueprint for how a smaller nation can resist the gravitational pull of a louder superpower. And the irony, Trump's aggression didn't break Canada. It made Canada stronger, more independent, more global, and far less afraid. Tariffs may still come, but if they do, they won't fall on a weakened neighbor. They'll land on a nation that's already built a way around them because in the end, it 18:01 won't be Trump's voice that echoes across this new trade era. It'll be Canada's silence. And that silence will be deafening.

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