Jon Parmenter
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And you see Canada kind of had to play catch up to U.S.-driven initiatives. And I think there is some resentment over that. What ended up happening here is, was that the United States, after 9-11, decided to make the management of its border uniform between Canada and Mexico. This is what they refer to as the Mexicanization of the Canadian border.
And you see Canada kind of had to play catch up to U.S.-driven initiatives. And I think there is some resentment over that. What ended up happening here is, was that the United States, after 9-11, decided to make the management of its border uniform between Canada and Mexico. This is what they refer to as the Mexicanization of the Canadian border.
There was a rumor that went around that The 9-11 terrorists came in through the Canadian border. They did not. I remember that. Okay, that was not true.
There was a rumor that went around that The 9-11 terrorists came in through the Canadian border. They did not. I remember that. Okay, that was not true.
There was a rumor that went around that The 9-11 terrorists came in through the Canadian border. They did not. I remember that. Okay, that was not true.
And Canada's not doing its job and it's not pulling its fair share. So the U.S. is going to step in and fill that vacuum.
And Canada's not doing its job and it's not pulling its fair share. So the U.S. is going to step in and fill that vacuum.
And Canada's not doing its job and it's not pulling its fair share. So the U.S. is going to step in and fill that vacuum.
I mean, like America makes all the stuff we like.
I mean, like America makes all the stuff we like.
I mean, like America makes all the stuff we like.
so sometimes we're big fans we watch all your tv we listen to all your music like we're on board you guys are obviously driving a lot of your own consumerism but we are in lockstep with you we do a good job we do a good job yeah but there's also kind of always been i think like a quiet simmering irritation with the u.s this like big brother kind of like oh there they go again but at the same time like you're older than us and you get us beer and that's so nice of you
so sometimes we're big fans we watch all your tv we listen to all your music like we're on board you guys are obviously driving a lot of your own consumerism but we are in lockstep with you we do a good job we do a good job yeah but there's also kind of always been i think like a quiet simmering irritation with the u.s this like big brother kind of like oh there they go again but at the same time like you're older than us and you get us beer and that's so nice of you
so sometimes we're big fans we watch all your tv we listen to all your music like we're on board you guys are obviously driving a lot of your own consumerism but we are in lockstep with you we do a good job we do a good job yeah but there's also kind of always been i think like a quiet simmering irritation with the u.s this like big brother kind of like oh there they go again but at the same time like you're older than us and you get us beer and that's so nice of you
And so with this tariff war, as soon as I started hearing about it, I knew I was like, this isn't going to fly. My dad has never engaged in a boycott in his life. He's at the grocery store looking for Mexican peas, Vijay Cole walking around with his little list, trying to make sure that not a single thing has been grown in the United States.
And so with this tariff war, as soon as I started hearing about it, I knew I was like, this isn't going to fly. My dad has never engaged in a boycott in his life. He's at the grocery store looking for Mexican peas, Vijay Cole walking around with his little list, trying to make sure that not a single thing has been grown in the United States.
And so with this tariff war, as soon as I started hearing about it, I knew I was like, this isn't going to fly. My dad has never engaged in a boycott in his life. He's at the grocery store looking for Mexican peas, Vijay Cole walking around with his little list, trying to make sure that not a single thing has been grown in the United States.
Like it has activated people, but it's activated people because that has always been a dormant reality and a quiet truth for us that we will laugh about this until you don't make it funny anymore.
Like it has activated people, but it's activated people because that has always been a dormant reality and a quiet truth for us that we will laugh about this until you don't make it funny anymore.
Like it has activated people, but it's activated people because that has always been a dormant reality and a quiet truth for us that we will laugh about this until you don't make it funny anymore.