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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2026 · 16 MIN

Canada MOCKED Pierre for THIS — Now We're Paying For It

from Tap The Maple · host Hosted By Chris Baker

What if Pierre Poilievre was actually better suited to negotiate with Donald Trump than Mark Carney?After Canada's trade negotiations with the United States collapsed and massive tariffs followed, it's worth examining a question few Canadians seriously considered: did Canada have the wrong negotiating personality at the table?For years, Pierre Poilievre has been criticized for being stubborn, repetitive and relentlessly disciplined. Reporters challenge him, interrupt him and try to knock him off message — and he rarely moves.But what happens when those exact characteristics are placed across a negotiating table from Donald Trump?Trump thrives on pressure, uncertainty, deadlines, public threats and sudden escalation. Poilievre has spent years demonstrating that pressure doesn't easily change his message.Maybe stubbornness becomes resolve.Maybe repetition becomes discipline.Maybe refusing to accept someone else's premise becomes refusing to negotiate against yourself.And maybe Canadians have confused standing up to Donald Trump with successfully negotiating with Donald Trump.This episode of Tap the Maple asks the uncomfortable question: if Canada could restart these negotiations and choose between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre to sit across from Donald Trump, who would you send into the room?Watch to the end, then tell me your choice.#PierrePoilievre #DonaldTrump #MarkCarney #Canada #CanadianPolitics #CanadaPolitics #Trump #Poilievre #Carney #CanadaUSTrade #TradeWar #Tariffs #CanadaUSTariffs #CanadaUSRelations #CanadianEconomy #CanadaNews #ConservativeParty #LiberalParty #TapTheMaple #BakesOnThings

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