Shadowing Practice: Canada Gets MASSIVE Boost In Trade War With Trump - Export Surplus DOUBLES! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We've got some pretty big updates to get to regarding Donald Trump's economic trade war with Canada, as some new information is coming out that Canada's crushing it,
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at least when it comes to their trade surplus, which has doubled.
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I'm going to get into this story.
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Plus, we've also got some new information coming out regarding the separatist movement that the United States government, mainly Donald Trump, has been meddling in,
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and also a new push to have Mark Carney win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Guys, can you believe this reality we live in?
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Everything Trump touches fails.
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Breaking news, Canada's trade surplus with the U .S nearly doubles to $11 .2 billion.
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Now, I'll explain exactly why this is going on.
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Because, you know, of course, I am an expert in tariffs.
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Living here in the United States, we witnessed what the hell happened to our economy when Trump threatened all of these tariffs.
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And when there are deadlines to when tariffs will begin, you see a lot of business and trade happening right before then.
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You know, people trying to sell more in order to get in at a price before the tariffs, which are, you know, taxes on the importers, would be received.
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So, again, this doesn't tell the entire story, but it's still a victory nonetheless.
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Economists warn that the trade outlook remains clouded unless a new deal with the United States is reached.
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So, yes, the surplus has doubled, but at the same time,
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what happens next in the next quarter or two will really tell more of a complete story.
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You're going to see pressure by people in Canada, and through a lot of propaganda coming from the United States, you're going to see pressure that Mark Carney's sinking the economy.
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This is bad for Canadians, but really when it comes down to it, what was their choice, really?
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Were they supposed to give up their language in Quebec? heck?
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Were they supposed to give up their mineral rights?
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Were they supposed to give up the ability to freely trade with others?
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I mean, they were stuck between a rock and a hard place, right?
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I mean, what was their option?
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To capitulate to Trump?
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How does that work out for people?
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So again, a little bit on this story.
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Canada's trade surplus with the U .S grew to $11 .2 billion in August, from $6 billion in July, the largest positive monthly change since 1997,
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as exports surged ahead of the implementation of U .S.
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Section 338 levies.
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Exports to the U .S jumped by 8 % in August, while imports were down 2 .5%.
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And again, part of that's also going to be due to a little bit of that, you know, supporting Canada, right?
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They're going to import less and they're going to export more as, of course, American companies and other, you know, companies are going to want to make sure that they can get what they need from Canada,
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stock up on it, as it were, before those new levies take place.
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So the Section 338 tariffs targeted roughly $27 .6 billion worth in Canadian goods, including auto, dairy, and alcohol.
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And again, you know, maybe you can't stock up on dairy, but you can stock up on alcohol, right?
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You can get that Crown Royale all loaded up for a long winter.
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We're going to need it.
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You know, we're not going to be able to afford to heat our homes.
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Home heating oils double in price.
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So you do what you got to do.
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But there it is.
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That tells the story.
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All of 2026, really, is that the trade surplus continues to soar.
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So you might say, well, this isn't great necessarily long term because, you know, this sort of shock of people stocking up right now might make it
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so that the next couple quarters would be really bad.
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But, hey, you take the wins where you can get them, right?
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The silent strategist, how Ottawa has now upended Washington's trade war.
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The latest numbers are out.
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They reveal an extremely unexpected reality in the North American trade dynamic.
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As highlighted in a recent Financial Post report, Canada's bilateral trade surplus with the U .S doubled.
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While Washington claims its heavy tariffs aim to isolate the Canadian economy, the actual market reaction tells a completely different story.
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American companies are now facing panic.
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Desperate to secure stable supply chains, U .S trade reps
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and major domestic industries are frantically calling their Canadian counterparts to secure vital goods.
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This massive surge in exports is accelerating
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because American factories are rushing to stockpile critical Canadian raw minerals and products before trade conditions tighten further.
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Now, it's kind of complicated, right?
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Because I'm reporting this here from the U .S., but on your side, you're saying that it's a search in exports.
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Of course, to us, that's an import.
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I know that's not rocket science, but I'm just explaining if I get it wrong in one way or another.
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It's like when you're a yoga teacher and you've got to do the move the opposite way.
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You know what I mean?
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Okay.
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I'm not a yoga teacher.
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Although I'm flexible when it comes to my support for Canada.
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Bumping it over backwards for you guys, right?
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Stay limber.
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The shifting momentum reveals a strategic change.
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While keeping the stereotypical polite Canadian smile on the world stage, Canada is now actively maximizing its economic intake from the U .S.
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Yeah, economic maxing, I think, is what I'm going to start calling it.
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The U .S independent behavior has created very deep anxiety inside the current American administration,
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especially as Ottawa refuses to chase after Washington until substantial respectful offers are brought to the negotiating table.
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Canada is happy to accept American capital for its high -value exports, but the country is no longer letting Washington dictate the terms of trade.
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Yeah, this is a big deal, right?
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Because on the U .S side...
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They've said, oh, we buy so much from Canada, therefore we can set the price.
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And Canada's like, we'll build markets, you know, oil pipelines to Asia.
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Well, not all the way to Asia, but to the coast and then ship to Asia.
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We'll start working with the European Union.
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We'll do this.
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We'll do that.
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So the U .S said, hey, it's our way or the highway.
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And then Canada found a new road to travel, basically, is how it goes.
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So, again, big updates coming there.
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And I hate to say it, it's common, but I always say, we'll see how it plays out.
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It's a game of chicken.
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Who's going to last longer?
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My guess is Canada will.
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It's kind of like the U .S.'s war with Iran is very similar to our trade war with Canada.
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With the Iranians, they have no choice but to win.
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With us, it's like, yeah, we'll fight this until gas is too high.
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When it comes to the Canadians, for the most part, correct me if I'm wrong, it seems as though you've been united by Trump's violent debauchery.
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In the U .S., it's like, what do we care?
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It's like, get rid of the tariffs.
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You know what I mean?
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Like this doesn't help us having a war with you guys, right?
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Nobody wants this.
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Here's Carrie Tate on the Alberta separatists traveling to Washington.
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If you didn't catch the story over the weekend, there's been, you know, this thought that a lot of people already knew,
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which was that the U .S government is meddling in trying to break off parts of Canada, trying to throw gasoline on some of the very low levels of dissent.
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There might be a percentage, 5, 10, 15 percent of people that want to separate their region.
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And the U .S is saying, let's let's like lean into that, which, again, is like, you know, it's like trying to bang your neighbor's wife.
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It's like a layoff.
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You know what I mean?
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And they have been bragging about meeting with state officials and,
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you know, feeling as though their message was warmly supported at the highest levels of the administration.
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We were able to tease out some new details, stuff we hadn't learned yet, what they were willing to say, hey, here's what Alberta is good for.
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Here's what we might be able to offer one day, you know, should we be in a position of independence or sovereignty.
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And that's where we started hearing about fresh water,
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oil royalties, access, right of way for railway, potential pipeline opportunities.
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It was really the crown jewels in Alberta.
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So again, for those that are catching up on this story, it's like it's one thing if Alberta wants to separate from the rest of the country.
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It's another thing to find out that some people within that movement are, I guess, agreeing to give the U .S., not that they would have this power,
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water rights, oil, minerals and things like that.
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And again, can you trust Trump to, you know, do what's right with it?
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No, he's going to he rapes and pillages that those terms exist for a reason.
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People that rape, pillage people that pillage rape.
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He does.
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He's a pirate.
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He kidnapped the president of Venezuela to steal the oil.
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Trump is a pirate.
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And that's what he's going to do.
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If he if he can convince a portion of Canadians to break off from Canada, he's going to then scoop you up and he's going to exploit you, extract you and do what he can with you.
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That's just what he's got.
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That's what you know, that's what Trump knows.
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It's wrong And of course I'll show you some evidence
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that that's the case He's still literally today talking about To the victor go the spoil
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So we'll get to
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that in a second Here's Mark Carney Canadian Goose says he's going to win the Nobel Peace Prize
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And Trump is going to lose his mind I don't disagree
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I also want to be precise About what I am not proposing
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I'm not proposing We are closing a third block in order to become a great power rival only with better manners.
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We do not seek power to dominate others.
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On the contrary, we are pursuing resilience so no one, no one can control our open markets,
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impair our sovereignty, threaten our territorial integrity or undermine our freedoms, our democracies, our rule of law.
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I mean, what's going on with the Trump administration kind of meddling in the separatist movement and in these elections in Quebec, in Ontario, in Alberta?
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They've done it in Venezuela.
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Their Trump administration is accused of doing it in Brazil.
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Literally, as far as the eye can see, they're trying to install Trump sycophants so that they can control, exploit, extract.
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That's what he does.
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We all know the Greek myth about flying too close to the sun.
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It's about ego.
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It's about gluttony.
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It's about thinking you're better and stronger than you actually are.
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And that's hubris and all of that.
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That's the Trump administration.
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That's not what Mark Carney is all about.
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So here's some good, interesting news.
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A judge ordered the Alberta government
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and AHS to disclose records they had been fighting to keep
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private from the agency's former chief executive officer as she pursues her $1 .7 million wrongful dismissal case.
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I find this pretty fascinating here.
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And again, you know me, I love to catch up on my Edmonton journal.
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That's what I read every morning.
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I wake up, I have a nice Tim Hortons coffee, a Timmy's, and then I crack open my Edmonton journal.
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And of course, Canadians get very upset when I say Timmy's.
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You go, we don't drink that anymore.
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It's owned by whoever.
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It's like, I get it.
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I understand.
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I get corporatization of things.
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They stole Timmy's from you.
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Gaps and deficiencies.
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So they ordered to disclose the records in this lawsuit the
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records are among what menzelopolis is legal team these greeks call gaps
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and deficiencies and what the government and ahs have provided
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so again we'll have to see who's involved in the selling out of um of the resources
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or i mean look was somebody committing treason here honestly i
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don't know i don't know what in canada constitutes treason but
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if there's any gaps in deficiencies that show
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that somebody was colluding with trump to or in
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or the trump organization to undercut the rest of canadians
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or try to exploit uh you know do side deals you know uh we'll see what people think of
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that i mean it's above my pay grade
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but i find it very interesting last month her lawyer sought a court order arguing
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that records provided by ahs in the province as part of the court disclosure process included gaps
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and deficiencies and noted that the pair had each sworn under oath
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that it held no further materials relevant to the case well okay we'll have to see
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if it is now she's being accused of embarking on a
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fishing trip for records they may not actually be able to provide
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and again it's like okay well it doesn't know a fishing
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trip is of course just trying to sue for information to find ways
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that you could find something that's wrong here but it's like
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if there's more information about people possibly colluding uh
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or you know corresponding with foreign governments in order to sell out your own people don't you think
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that that would be less of a fishing trip
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and more like finding the evidence that you were looking for in a ruling issued friday court of king's bench justice
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Michael Lima largely sided with Menzelopoulos in ordering AHS and the government to disclose to her records, including email attachments, meeting minutes,
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and documents referred in other documents.
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Lima gave the two defendants until November 2nd to disclose those records.
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They must also justify why some records were redacted or removed the redactions.
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Look, I don't know if they're going to find what they're looking for, but I'll tell you this.
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I know that in the United States, the Epstein files have insane redactions that they shouldn't.
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There's plenty of times when high ranking and powerful people are being protected.
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And if we can demand anything from our government, it's that redactions are only used, you know, to protect the safety of victims to,
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you know, in very certain circumstances.
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But like give the people the information that they need.
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Mayor of Edmonton on separatists colluding with GOP operatives.
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Well, it's a reminder of what's at risk.
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You know, this is not about a conversation about being an independent Alberta.
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This is a conversation about, you know, the United States looking to just take us over.
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And that, to me, has been part of the challenge of this, is that this is a very dangerous path.
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And again, the vast majority of Edmontonians, the vast majority of Calgarians, vast majority of Albertans don't want this.
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And the fact
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that this is actually happening where you have Republican operatives coming in to to have these conversations is really troubling
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and is a reminder about why we all need to be involved in the upcoming vote.
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And Trump doesn't take no for an answer.
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You know, like that's just the world.
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By the way, do you need any more proof?
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Here's what he said about Venezuela, Canada.
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This could be you next, but luckily I don't think it will because it looks like Canada learned.
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I shouldn't even say learn the lessons of Venezuela.
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I feel like Canadians would have stood up to Trump either way, but now they've seen the sample size of Trump kidnapping presidents
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that much anymore in this country
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but uh to the victor belong the spoils right an old -fashioned expression
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that we've brought back that much
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and by the way to the victor belong the spoils i mean this
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so what we're just going to allow other countries to kidnap trump
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and then they get our spoils i guess that's i guess
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that's the saying right i mean what is it history is
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written by the winner now we're not claiming trump's winning this whatsoever
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and trump will go down as the worst president of all time.
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Of course, this is going to lead to a lot of, you know, this already has led to a lot of issues with trade relations
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and it's going to take years to repair them.
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I think the right leadership could, but what it means is moving forward when we're voting an election here on the American side of Lake Ontario.
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You like that pandering?
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We call it Lake Ontario where I come from.
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On the American side, we need a leader that's got the tone of mark carney
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that's got the brilliance the intelligence the the ability to um you know deny the easy culture war win
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and just speak towards what people care about
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which is like we can have a military that's strong and not need to flex When you're a strong person, you don't need to flex.
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You just are strong.
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The same thing like if we have a country that has a great economy and has a lot of great resources,
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like we used to champion ourselves to having with Canada before, these great relationships.
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Car parts travel back and forth across the borders because we learned
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that it was better to make cars that way because we could all offer something to the table.
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If we can really come to that conclusion and solidify relations for a long time, I can see that unity coming back.
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I can also see Canadians, and I expect that you'll say this in the comment section,
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saying no. The fact that every four years the U .S can have something like this is pretty frightening.
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I agree with you.
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I hope that we've learned our lesson on this Trump phenomenon
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and that we really begin to educate ourselves as Americans where we put our vote
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because it is scary that this could take place.
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And enough MAGA people were activated because there were cattle prodded through their limbic system to this cult of personality.
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Like, it sucks.
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Blame the lead poisoning.
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I don't know.
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Because it is corrupt as hell.
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Look, just today, Trump's Department of War gave a $2 .9 billion contract to a company
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that is invested in by Donald Trump Jr. I mean, this is just today.
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Every day, Trump does something that could have been career -ending in a previous world.
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And now we're just sort of like watching as the next month goes by to see
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if these elections will even be free and fair.
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That's it.
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And again, trust me when I say if they're not free and fair, we're going to raise hell.
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So we're already doing everything we can, I believe.
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It might be frustrating to watch this from the other side of the aisle
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or I should say from the other side of the border.
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But we are like we are raising awareness about what Trump's capable of
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and now it's kind of like all right he's going to
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try to break in the home we just have to wait
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for him to do it we're we're sitting here with our
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shotgun metaphorically speaking saying try it mother effer you know what I mean
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and we'll have to see how it goes down those are
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your updates we'll be back later I'm Dave this is The Rush
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 266 sentences and 3272 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:09. The speaker talks fast, about 191 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| export noun | /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/ | Something that is exported. |
| surplus noun | /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ | That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage. |
| gap noun | /ɡæp/ | An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting. |
| disclose verb | /dɪsˈkləʊz/ | To uncover; physically expose to view. |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| deficiency noun | /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/ | Inadequacy or incompleteness. |
| vast adjective | /væst/ | Very large or wide (literally or figuratively). |
| victor noun | /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ | The winner in a fight or contest. |
| import noun | /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/ | Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. |
| mineral noun | /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/ | Any naturally occurring solid material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic… |
| exploit noun | /ˈɛksplɔɪt/ | A heroic or extraordinary deed. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| reveal verb | /ɹɪˈviːl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| break off verb | To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping. | |
| bring back verb | /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ | To fetch something. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been meddling · have been bragging |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has doubled · has now upended · has created |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | would be received · is reached · were stuck |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | surplus, which has · tariffs, which are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 76 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, myth /mɪθ/, nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/, oath /ˈoʊθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/, operative /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/, sovereignty /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like export, surplus, gap.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.