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Swede

(40,544 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:06 PM Tuesday

Canada signs $1 billion defence contract with Australia.

BREAKING: AMERICA LAST: Canadian PM Carney SNUBS Trump, and signs $1.75 BILLION deal with Australia for radar tech — instead of U.S. systems!

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just made it pretty clear that the United States under Trump is no longer their go-to trade partner by signing a massive $1.75 billion deal with Australia to build an Australian-designed long-range Over-the-Horizon Radar system for Arctic defense.

Announced Monday, the deal announced Monday deepens defense ties between the two Commonwealth nations and marks Australia’s largest-ever defense export.

Canadian and Australian officials hailed their new “strategic partnership” as they stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” as the world adjusts to “new strategic and economic realities.”

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Canada signs $1 billion defence contract with Australia. (Original Post) Swede Tuesday OP

Trump sure knows how to MAGA! sheshe2 Tuesday #1

Dayum! Katcat Tuesday #13

He is effn destroying our economy and alienating our allies vapor2 Tuesday #2

Putin's orders. Cha Tuesday #5

Putin Katcat Tuesday #14

I'd bet he is. They all want to Cha Tuesday #15

Can't blame him. ananda Tuesday #3

Canada and Australia-- Two of my most Cha Tuesday #4

I object to the terms "snubs." Mark Carney is above snubbing. He simply quietly does what is best for Canada, Amaryllis Tuesday #6

See what happens when a country let's it's power go to it's brain? 1WorldHope Tuesday #7

That's a pretty fair list! brakester Wednesday #16

Wait. Didn't Trump's CUSMA fix all of this. progressoid Tuesday #8

As much as I love relogic Tuesday #9

Given Trump's attitude toward annexing Canada, wnylib Tuesday #10

You say a defenCe contract, eh? ABC123Easy Tuesday #11

Gee, THANKS, Donald. calimary Tuesday #12

sheshe2

(99,089 posts)

1. Trump sure knows how to MAGA!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:30 PM

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Total isolation from our former allies.

Katcat

(670 posts)

13. Dayum!

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:19 PM

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Do you think that maybe trumplethinskin is sooooo dumb that he thought MAGA meant MakeAustraliaGreatAgain.

vapor2

(5,150 posts)

2. He is effn destroying our economy and alienating our allies

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:40 PM

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Cha

(321,620 posts)

5. Putin's orders.

Reply to vapor2 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:47 PM

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They have a plan.

Katcat

(670 posts)

14. Putin

Reply to Cha (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:20 PM

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Is he working with the Heritage Foundation and the Project2025 collaborators?

Cha

(321,620 posts)

15. I'd bet he is. They all want to

Reply to Katcat (Reply #14)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 05:57 PM

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Kill as many patriots as possible

And kill Democracy. They found their Stupid treasonous stooge in cult leader PEDO

ananda

(35,838 posts)

3. Can't blame him.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:42 PM

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Trump is no ally to any free democratic countries.

Cha

(321,620 posts)

4. Canada and Australia-- Two of my most

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:46 PM

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favorite Countries. Been to Canada many times. Never did get to Australia, but one of my grandsons lives in Sydney now. His dad is from Melbournee living in Portland, Ore witht his wife, my daughter.

Mahalo, Swede, and PM Carney, and Australia! Taking care of business!

Amaryllis

(11,566 posts)

6. I object to the terms "snubs." Mark Carney is above snubbing. He simply quietly does what is best for Canada,

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:07 PM

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and in the process what is best for their partners. From what i can see, he creates win/win situations all the way around. The orange man gets left out in the cold due to his own doings.

1WorldHope

(2,239 posts)

7. See what happens when a country let's it's power go to it's brain?

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:21 PM

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It's ok if we have an empty stockpile of weapons and are pushed to the back row on the world stage. We have some work to do here at home.
Let's see if we can't get democracy right next time for All Americans. Tax the rich into oblivion. Expand free education. Toss citizens United in the trash heap with the East Wing and the pool sludge. Pass the equal rights amendment for women and make it illegal to abuse stalk and disappear immigrants. And universal health care!
I'm sure there is much much more.

brakester

(641 posts)

16. That's a pretty fair list!

Reply to 1WorldHope (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 02:20 PM

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I wonder how many Americans have similar lists ready in their hip pockets!

To pull out at a moment's notice at some auspicious time...

progressoid

(53,578 posts)

8. Wait. Didn't Trump's CUSMA fix all of this.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:22 PM

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relogic

(403 posts)

9. As much as I love

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:24 PM

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what is left of our respectable nation, called USA I can only hope more countries firm up their sovereignty in this manner. America’s boy king has ripped out the integrity associated with our goodness. The goodwill of trusting our treaties, friendships and alliances has been dissolved.

We will see only more great leaders and their great countries rise above us to expose our great, isolated, pathetic independence.