Maine governor on #PnPCBC whinging that Canadians boycotting American tourism are hurting her state. Just ignoring the problem of border enforcement, even when it's brought up to her. Absolutely clueless.
Maine governor on #PnPCBC whinging that Canadians boycotting American tourism are hurting her state. Just ignoring the problem of border enforcement, even when it's brought up to her. Absolutely clueless.
The problem is trump. Canadians would love to visit but don't want to end up in Alligator Torture Terrorist prison. I love Maine and travelled there lots in the past.
Can someone take away her microphone and send her back home.
Meanwhile… www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
A NB resident told her that because his wife was Venezuelan, they cancelled their Maine trips, because of the disappearing. She said "Oh they're busy at other points of entry, we'll protect your wife" Would YOU take that chance?
Never
And how can the Governor give such assurance? She’s been under direct fire herself from the President and his officials.
How? How do they plan to protect any of us?
Oh no plan. Just vibes.
I figured.
More arrogant than clueless. She basically accuses Canadians of not be very good friends when they don't travel to Maine. I don't think this interview is helping her case.
I felt her attitude was quite entitled.
Absolutely.
Always victims and she really didn’t offer to change things to make it better.
Exactly. She only sees the need for Canadians to change our attitude. "Always victims" is a perfect description.
Very good friends don't disappear others. It's not in the handbook.
The CBC staff are funded by my taxes. I really resent what they call 'journalism' nowadays.
Typical US arrogance. So tired. 🥱
Hey, doesn't she know basically everyone in the world is boycotting tourism to the US? If I ever go back to Canada or Mexico, I'm afraid of even having to land there in an emergency.
She said we (Canadians) are not hurting the administration, we are hurting our friends. So now we (Canadians) are the bad guys and they are the victims. Isn't that called gaslighting?
Elbows up… boycotts are working and if we cave, nothing will improve.
There is one person she should complain to and he doesn't live in Canada
Bingo!
They could also let their Senator, Susan Collins know that Trump hasn’t, in fact, learned his lesson.
Yes it is.
Exactly that.
Not at all. Governor is trying to alleviate suffering in her state. As with all collective punishments, good, innocent people are also hurt. trying to point out that the felon pres does'nt care, does'nt suffer at all, if tourism in Maine is decreasing. Still, I'm in favor, fwiw, of the boycott.
We are also trying to alleviate suffering in our provinces. It's not Canadians job to make🌮care. It is the elected representatives in the states job to make him care. Do not turn it around and try to make us feel guilty. Many on here have experienced that in our lives and we're not having it!
not trying to do nothing just expressing surprise at the volume of venom spewed against a Gov making a plea on behalf of her peoples. I am surprised.
Because Canadians can cross that border without risk of being detained, phones searched, etc....so a governor trying to convince us to cross the federally controlled border w those risks is someone who either doesn't understand what's going on or doesn't care about the risks to their "friends".
No no, I wasn't referring to you.😊 I was referring to the governor. Though I still don't think you're getting the point that she was telling us WE were hurting our friends and should behave differently. She's given up on fighting her government and instead is appealing to our "nice" side.
What kind of friend tries to convince their friends to go into a situation that is dangerous for them?
Friends wouldn't have put a predatory con man in charge of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet. Americans are acting like this is something that happened to them instead of something they did
100% accurate assessment. You can't go back to friendly relations when your partner keeps on shitting the bed!
I just about threw the remote at the tv, they are always victims! Never the instigator of what caused their problem.
That's exactly what gaslighting is.
FVCK YOU Usians
She did the same on CBC Radio Mainstreet NS this evening. And local Bluesky was decidedly unimpressed.
Don't blame Canadians. It was the US president who said on international media that he wanted to economically subjugate my country. We're just supposed to forget that even while those policies are still in effect? We're not that dumb.