I agree 100% Nobody except Handy Capps, glued to their CPAP like
@Andy Capp want to escalate and threaten the US, our government does not actually think they have any leverage over the US. Who they have leverage over is the Canadian population, by fighting the evil conservative Trump they kill two birds with one stone.
They get to first look like the hero standing up for Canada and second they get to link the conservative opposition to Trump. Before this trade war the Liberals were absolutely being demolished in the polls and were on the verge of losing their status as a party if they continued on the same downward trend. Now they are a head by playing this game. They are sabotaging the economies of two countries to remain in power while the Andy Capps of the country scream "yes daddy please save me"
I would happily trade the entirety of our poutine reserves for a weeks supply of american bbq lol