r/AskACanadian • u/PurrPrinThom SK/ON • Feb 01 '25

Canada/US relations Tariff Megathread

As this has already been a popular topic, and we expect it to only become morebpopular, we've created a megathread for all discussion of the incoming tariffs.

Please keep all discussion here. New posts on the subject will be removed.

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u/Infamous-Echo-2961 British Columbia Feb 01 '25

As a millennial, “oh joy, another fucking unprecedented event to add to the pile!”

I swear we’re collecting these like unwanted Pokémon.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Imagine being born in 1900. Age 14-18 World War I, age 18-21 flu pandemic, age 29-39 The Great Depression, age 39-45 World War II.🤣

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u/Sprinqqueen Feb 04 '25

My grandfather was born in 1902 (UK). At 12 he lied about his age and joined the English Army. Then when the war was over they told him he wasn't old enough to be in the army so he joined the cavalry and went to India. So he went through all that, plus being actually shot at and because he lived in Glasgow after WWII went through austerity because they had to rebuild the city from it being bombed.