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[-] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

The hell does "elbows up" mean? The article doesn't say.

[-] toastmeister@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It was during the election, the Liberals convinced people Pierre was going to Kowtow to Trump and remove the counter tariffs, and they said we needed elbows up.

Removing counter tariffs kind of like this actually:

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/markets/canada-cools-us-trade-tensions-by-drawing-down-retaliatory-duties/ar-AA1ERjHI

[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Escalating tariffs wasn't going to solve anything. Taking American products off the shelves without the tariffs is way more effective.

Elbows up was about the 51st state bullshit.

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