Canada has been importing much of its news from the USA for many months, but since November and particularly January, it has been an uncontrolled dump. The last ¾-hour newscast I watched (yesterday) still hadn't progressed to any other topic after 12 minutes. Tarifs, annexation, trade and wars dominate the news, with the USA now so worried about fentanyl supply that Canada is now importing czars to appease it.
The USA's new focus might be reassuring, but mostly surprising to see, now that it is leaving the WHO, has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as its Health and Human Services Secretary and that its new President is pardoning druglords.
But perhaps this is all more coherent than it looks; indeed, by avoiding imports of recreational drugs, the USA will encourage local production, ensuring USA leaders don't stay dependant on… foreign drugs. Given the outlook for the next 4 years, it is visibly high time for North America to ramp up its local production of opioids―not just for its new leadersresurrected czars, but also for the population suffering them.
Let's drink a good shot of vodka to our recovered liberty and independence, all thanks to Russia and our new owners!
Update
This post, intended to be sarcastic, was unknowingly published just a few hours after the CBC published its news report Trump complains about Canada — but new data shows spike in U.S. drugs and guns coming north. I guess this should be funny.
2025-02-17 Update
The pardoned druglord's release has already contributed to the glorious $ROSS memecoin. As long as the planet is not entirely burned, there's money to be burned!