Posted on 07/05/2025 10:17:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
On Saturday, two "Elbows Up" rallies returned to Western New York, drawing crowds at both Freedom Park in Buffalo and Terrapin Point in Niagara Falls.
Dozens of participants expressed their opposition to tariffs already put in place by the Trump administration and comments made by the president about making Canada a ‘51st state’ back in January.
According to a White House fact sheet in April, Canada was left off the list of countries receiving "reciprocal tariffs,” making them largely exempt from the then-sweeping tariffs.
However, Tariffs still in place include a 25% tariff on non-compliant CUSMA goods, such as aluminum, steel and certain types of lumber and dairy.
"Hoping that if we continue to have these events all along the border, that we eventually get the message to Washington, that we do not annex our friends,” Kate Powers, who is an organizer of the event, said
“We’re seeing an unwanted, undesired and unneeded damage of relationships between the US and Canada,” Michael Powers said.
"This is a twofold message, to our friends in Canada, we support you, we love you,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said. “To the policymakers in Washington, stop the attacks on Canada, it’s hurting our local economy."
This was the second "Elbows Up" rally in Buffalo.
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How about we trade New York State for Alberta or BC?
What does the name of the rally mean: Elbows Up?
It means, ‘Elbows off the table eh? Was ya born in a barn?’
I believe it may be a hockey reference.
CC
It’s like nothing burger.
It has no meaning and you’ll probably never hear it again in a month.😊
Dozens!
Canaduh needs to pay a tax to Trump on all of the water going over the Horseshoe Falls.
Then drop the tariffs on US goods.
That’s all.
” that we do not annex our friends,”
We have done it. We annexed the Republic of Texas. Is Canada really our “friend”? The Canucks are always bragging about how “nice” they are, meaning we’re not like those awful Americans.
IOW, more astroturf riots sponsored by the DNC. No wonder it's gone broke after the USAid plug got pulled.
How about no tariffs on American goods?
Alberta, they have the cool dinosaurs.
Plus Burgess Shale Cambrian critters, AND the oldest crust up on Hudson Bay. (not pizza - Erf's)
Wbat utter bull shit.
Canada has jacked up its economy for over 70 years by riding on no tariffs on Canadian goods entering the USA, while protecting Canadian producers and industry with high tariffs which exclude US products from Canadian Markets.Almost 400% pn US dairy products for example.
And to add insult to injury Canada with its socialist Lilipution ,mandarin politicians sit smugly and decry how backward the USA is without Socialized medicine and family allowance checks.What a laugh.
And even more insulting is the fact that Canada’s military is incapable of defending its own nation with only 100,000 full time military in a nation with a population of 40 million.It has less than a dozen small naval vessels to secure the longest contigpous coastline in the world. Canada expects the USA to defend it for free.
All Trump wants is Canada to open up its markets to US goods, the competition is good for the Canadian consumer but not for the elitist businessmen who have enjoyed monopolistic markets since WWII.Irving, Seagrams,etc, you can list them a mile long.They financially support the retention of their monopolies by funding the liberal party.
That’s why this article and those protesting with elbows up are simply wrong, full of crappolla.Its time for Canada to open up its markets to US gods instead of remaining a backward nation , with a declining GDP, declining dollar , run by a bunch of social tyrants who preach “carbon neutral oil” to hold the Canadian economy back.
Canada is worse than Japan was back in 1865.A closed market. backward and uncivilized, well on its way to becoming a 3rd world nation called Zimbabwe Canada North.We informed Canadians want the Dominion of Canada back , with free trade without all of this socialist NWO nonsense.MAKE CANADA GREAT AGAIN.
They don’t hate the tariffs. They hate Trump.
These rallies are weekly meetings of the leftist delusional freaks... They’ll make great campaign ads.
Elbows Up is indeed a hockey reference. Elbowing is a penalty in hockey, and the term means we’re going to play rough and dirty. It’s inane as could be, as they’ve been playing dirty on trade and joint military spending for decades.
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