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Well said, PM Trudeau. I'm a voting US citizen, yes, but donald's behavior this past week I cannot endorse or support. I think he has lost his mind. I'm ashamed, too, of his treatment this week of President Zelenskyy while at the WH. I applaud Zelenskyy for not being intimidated by foxx news as they sought an apology for standing up to the dual attack he suffered there. Stand your ground, I am not alone here.

I do not like Trudeau...but i applaud him for this...fruck Trump

As an embarrassed American who didn’t vote for Trump, I applaud Mr. Trudeau.

I'm with you Canada. Tell Donald Duck what is happening! I applaud you Prime Minister Trudeau, I wish the U.S. so called president was half as smart as you.

As an American, I applaud you, Justin Trudeau! If only we had a similar sane, smart, compassionate leader here! So glad that Canada is in your capable hands. If you’re the praying, kind, please pray for us! We are a sinking sinking ship…

I applaud our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He comes in strong, clear, no flourishes. No shade of weakness at all. Specially when he was addressing Trump directly. Polite like a true Canadian but pointed. Too bad, he won't be our PM after next week.

I applaud Justin Trudeau.

As an American, I applaud you Trudeau. \nStand up to The Moron!\ntrump, supposedly, bankrupted his Casinos. And that is suppose to be hard to do. Casinos always make money.\nBut, trump did it.

Looking in from the out side I applaud Trudeau on his speech. But........ Canada needs the USA more than the USA needs Canada. Trump is who the United States elected by a majority. No games..... no fraud..... He IS THE Average large pickup driving, loud and rude American. He Is America and the rest of the world needs to take note.\n\n To be fair, in historical terms, the USA was created to be isolated and different than Europe. They went to War to become an independent country away from Europe. This whole idea that they follow Europe everywhere is only a small blip in history since WW2, they were never set up to be that.\n\n If Anything, the rest of the world should see there mistake in becoming so dependent on the USA. You should never put that much faith and trust in just one country.

I applaud Trudeau.

??I always have and will again vote conservative but I applaud Trudeau today ??

I’m not a Trudeau fan, but I have to applaud how’s he’s spoken through this entire thing. The kinda leaders needed, instead of an emotionally charged loser.

I was never a fan of Trudeau but I applaud him here. Canada was pushed to edge so they are pushing back.\n\n??

President Trudeau. I applaud you for your honest and direct support to your people. \nI have decided that I will not stand with the American flag on holiday at our yearly sports fixtures to the USA. I will not step foot in that country again until these criminals running this country are gone. My trips twice a year will be in Canada instead. \nI’m from the UK, and we cannot believe the outrageous amount of egotism coming out of America with Musk, Trump, Vance and all his spineless minions and supporters. To all the USA victims, I pray you get through the next bumpy 4 long years with your traitors. God bless you all.

I don't understand why the land of the free America has launched a trade war on its allies whilst sucking up to a murdering gangster in the Kremlin - I applaud Trudeau on his powerful speech against the malignant orange blob in the Oval Office - We in Europe back Canada against a MAGA fascist regime - We will boycott US business in solidarity with Canada - The EU & the UK will support you - The land of the free is not the USA.

Now prime minister Trudeau you are a leader you are standing up and with your fellow Canadians. You sir are a true gentleman, a true leader and I applaud you and I pray your words will sink into the head of this egomaniac God bless you. God bless the USA

As a black female American we man, he has to do what he has to do and I applaud him for standing a a true leader. It’s going to be tough for us here, this government is selfish and this people voted him in now we all have to deal with this mess. I highly respect President Trudeau, a true leader

As an American for the whole of my 70 years, I applaud the actions of PM Trudeau. Please know that the majority of Americans value our friendships in this global community, and are ashamed of the actions taken by Donald Trump. I can only hope and pray that this insanity ends soon.

I applaud our Prime Minister for holding his ground amidst internal turmoils. It only takes a lost, uninformed person and misguided (?) person like Donald Trump, to sabotage the special relations between Canada and the U.S. \nMr. Trudeau, your eloquent speech depicts your patriotism and passion. And yes, these are the wise words of a a mature person who is firing up the patriotism as he leaves the office. Respect !Mr. Trudeau?

This is all a distraction by Maga....They're going to Steal this country Blind in plain site.....I applaud Trudeau for not kissing the ring.

I stand with Canada. Our so-called President is a Fascist and extremely mentally ill. We denounce Trump's Regime and how he is destroying our relationships with our allies. I applaud Trudeau and Canada!!!???

The biggest impact on the declining economic productivity coincides with the Trump administrations trade war against Canada. They ripped up the previous trade agreement, and tabled a new one that attempted to devour Canadian industry. No one ever talks about this, and it's unfortunate. That coupled with the pandemic, resulted in a one-two punch to the Canadian economy. On top of that the amount of investment into automation in the energy sector over the past 10 years has reduced the demand for labour. And now with the ever expanding encroachment of AI on nearly every industry, the Canadian economy is facing an uphill battle. Many think that a prime minister is the main reason, when it's not. Canada is at the whim of US economic policy, which I fear is going to get even worse when Trump returns to office. A transition to Conservatives at the Federal level may lighten the load on a few things like Carbon Tax, and Income Tax (maybe), but they won't be the party to introduce limitations and regulations on investors that are responsible for driving up housing prices, by treating the housing market like it's a stock exchange. \nI will applaud Trudeau on winning over the EV battery plant, for pulling us out of bombing Syria and Iraq, for legalizing Marijuana, and for including Dental Care in health coverage (albeit limited...), but some of his decisions should have been better thought through, like the capital gains tax, and should only be targeting investors that have more than 3 properties. While he increased the budget for the Military, he's spent his first two terms ignoring it and that's severely hampered our readiness, and equipment. And while I do think we needed to boost immigration to stave off economic disaster, the current level that its at is problematic, and many bad faith actors are taking advantage of it and enriching themselves like the diploma mills.