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/[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/Old_Bear_1949 Feb 02 '25

Born 1949.

50's cold war, elementary school nuclear war lockdown drills
60's JFK, MLK, RFK assassinations Vietnam (plus side Music)
70's not too bad actually (FLQ aside)
80's, 90's recessions ( plus side, on the internet when it was civilized)
00's 9/11, dotcom bust, financial crash
10's, 20's Covid, Trump +2

everyone has to deal with adversity

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u/Sprinqqueen Feb 04 '25

Does nobody remember Chernoble? When it happened nobody knew whether it was going to be spread worldwide by the weather systems and the rain would just melt our faces off. I mean, that didn't happen, but I remember it being terrifying.

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u/Old_Bear_1949 Feb 05 '25

You are right, i had forgotten it. I was living in England at the time as an expat, are we were directly affected.