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BlueWavePsych

(3,097 posts) Tue Apr 22, 2025, 07:27 AM Tuesday

Is this Canada's moment? (a Japanese perspective)

Yet, Canada is standing tall. The “Buy Canadian” movement has erupted — supermarkets struggle to stock local goods fast enough — and social media hums with patriotic zeal and stories of neighbors buying local and communities rallying for workers hit by tariffs. This isn’t petty protectionism but a renaissance of self-reliance in a nation shaking off decades of complacency. Trump’s economic aggression, meant to fracture, has instead welded Canada’s resolve, proving that adversity can forge strength.

Carney’s vision of a nation that diversifies trade, harnesses its resources and stands tall without bluster taps a national yearning. While Trump’s attacks handed him a stage, the Liberal leader’s response has turned it into a springboard. What was Poilievre’s election to lose is now Carney’s to claim, a shift driven not by ideology but by a nation’s demand for leadership that mirrors its newfound spine.

Beyond the ballot box, American folly has catalyzed something deeper: A rediscovery of Canadian identity. For too long, Canada defined itself in the United States’ shadow; a polite neighbor, a junior partner, its economy tethered to the southern colossus that gobbled 75% of its exports.

With the shattering of that illusion, a unity that transcends old divides has blossomed. From Quebec’s francophone heartland to Alberta’s oil patches, Canadians are rallying around a shared cause. The linguistic and regional fault lines that once fractured the nation are fading, replaced by a quiet, resolute pride that responds to this moment. Washington has sought to break Canada and yes, economic pain lingers and the election will be fierce. Yet something indelible has taken root. Canada isn’t content to be America’s echo. It’s staking its claim as a proud global player.

https://archive.ph/XJysy

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/18/world/canada-moment-new-zeitgeist-elections/

Japan is contemplating their own "moment".

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Is this Canada's moment? (a Japanese perspective) (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Tuesday OP

Thank you this post. That's how it feels here in Canada. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #1

It has been astonishing to watch and to participate in... Spazito Tuesday #2

The article is so true here in Canada riverbendviewgal Tuesday #3

Bernardo de La Paz

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1. Thank you this post. That's how it feels here in Canada. . . . nt

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:43 AM

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Spazito

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2. It has been astonishing to watch and to participate in...

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:53 AM

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I'm 71 and have never seen anything like it. There is a strength of purpose, a renewed sense of unity that had been badly damaged by the cons and their divisive message. The first day of early voting was record breaking, not that that necessarily means more Canadians will vote overall but it does indicate a strong will to get out there and make a difference. I waited more than an hour to vote and that had never happened to me before in all my voting years.

The election is probably going to be close but the Liberals are still 5 points ahead in the polls at this point and the cons have changed their ads to exclude any visuals of PP entirely, indicating they know he is unpopular with Canadians, and have begun using Stephen Harper, a former Prime Minister touting PP instead. Hopefully it's too little, too late.

riverbendviewgal

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3. The article is so true here in Canada

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:36 AM

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Thank you for posting it. It writes exactly of what is happening in Canada. My friends are all excited and voted early. We all look at where our
purchases are made. We do not buy anything made in America. I liked the writer's description of Canadians. We are standing up and bonding together. We are feeling very proud to do this. I am 77 and have never experienced this happening before in Canada. I was thrilled Mark Carney stepped up to run for Prime Minister. He has the experience needed in these times. His international standing is well respected.

I think we have a good chance to win.

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