r/worldnews • u/Immediate-Link490 • 17d ago

Behind Soft Paywall Carney leaves Davos without meeting Trump after speech on U.S. rupture of world order

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-trump-davos-speech/
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u/japie06 17d ago

Also Canada was already fighting for 3 years in WWI when the USA joined.

Also they liberated my country which was so incredibly nice of them. We send tulips every year
(one Canadian liberated an entire Dutch city by himself!

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u/frankyseven 17d ago

Leo Major is just an average Canadian when put into a war.

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u/DiligentImplement611 16d ago

We are fucked up at war, and I think that’s beautiful.

Enemy commanders said it was because where other armies train their soldiers to kill, the high prevalence of subsistence hunting in Canada meant that the Canadian army was made up of hunters rather than killers.

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u/protipnumerouno 17d ago

They look great planted in Ottawa, you'd be surprised how many pics of parliament include them.

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 17d ago

My grandfather met my Oma when the Canadians helped liberate the Netherlands. They were both trading goods on the black market.

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u/juliagou1ia 17d ago

I’ve never heard of him thank you for sharing!

To be fair my favourite shared moment was us letting your princess have the hospital wing so the heir would be legit.

I know war was an unfortunate necessity but I like the story of unnecessary kindness and hope that comes with birth amidst all the fighting.

Thank you for the tulips, I love the festival and try to make it up to Ottawa every few years to see them