Army, et al,,, ya'll don't seem to understand that I'm (for the most part) on your side and in agreement. Regarding the pipeline, that gong-show is simply despicable. All the BS bureaucracy that is now in place is atrocious. Not only am I actually IN FAVOR of a pipeline, I am also IN FAVOR of there being MORE refineries in Canada.
The LIEberal government here (that is as much of a detriment and embarrassment to humanity as your oBOMBination was) is don't nothing but screwing up everything it touches. And if it can't reach something to screw it up, it makes a special trip just to contaminate something, on purpose. We've made so many steps forward with the last administration we had here, and now we're eleventy steps back. And trillions in debt. And paying off millions to convicted terrorists. And depleting and hurting our own military infrastructure AND soldiers too.
This all is just wrong.
But, I'll be damned if ANY other country is going to say "we like your goods, so we'll just help ourselves to them, and sell you back the floor-sweepings at insanely high prices." No thank you. We can process our own resources, with our own people, and utilize our own products, and sell our EXCESS to anyone else who wants to purchase it/them.
And as for military infrastructure that we create, we can sell that to our allies too. Do remember this. I know of a number of companies/industries that are here throughout the country, that supply your military with goods. It's surprising what is hidden in plain sight, and what most folks don't know.
Lastly, I'll say that Toronto, and Montreal are two blights on Canada.... and they live in their own little 'utopian' butterfly's-and-unicorns bullshit existence,,, and pretty much all the rest of Canada doesn't want anything to do with those flakes either. Simply because,,, the vast majority of Canada, (especially the rural) simply likes to LIVE FREE and GO FORTH AND PROSPER... whilst working hard at the same time.
I've lived and worked on enough ranches growing up, to know what grass-fed beef is like, and what's entailed to do so in Northern Canada. When your ranch is many dozens of sections large, there's logistics and coordination required for practically everything that needs doing. Not to mention coordinating with the neighbors and their plans.... because so many things throughout the year require community involvement.
"Branding Season" which actually entails a WHOLE LOT of other things,
"Medding Parties"
"Sorting Sessions"
"Moving Pastures"
"Haying"
......
Just think of the people involved with these tasks. Hard working, honest folk. Totally unlike the web-developers and marketing advertisement designers that live in lofts in Toronto. That whole section can be cut off and set adrift into the Atlantic, just like Queeeerbec.
Some of ya'll are looking at Canada as the enemy. Remember who's stood beside ya'll in practically every conflict everywhere, which primarily all happen to be where the majority of the problems are.
I know we Canuckians ain't perfect. I also know you AmeriYanks ain't perfect either. Fact is though, we both work at it, don't we? Let's not "screw thy neighbor" eh?
Now, your Mexican issue,,, that's a whole nother story on a whole nother front. You're dealing with a 'whole country' there, instead of just a few 'major cities' that the rest of us hate too.