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Swede

(40,488 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:06 PM 4 hrs ago

Canada signs $1 billion defence contract with Australia.

BREAKING: AMERICA LAST: Canadian PM Carney SNUBS Trump, and signs $1.75 BILLION deal with Australia for radar tech — instead of U.S. systems!

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just made it pretty clear that the United States under Trump is no longer their go-to trade partner by signing a massive $1.75 billion deal with Australia to build an Australian-designed long-range Over-the-Horizon Radar system for Arctic defense.

Announced Monday, the deal announced Monday deepens defense ties between the two Commonwealth nations and marks Australia’s largest-ever defense export.

Canadian and Australian officials hailed their new “strategic partnership” as they stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” as the world adjusts to “new strategic and economic realities.”



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Canada signs $1 billion defence contract with Australia. (Original Post) Swede 4 hrs ago OP
Trump sure knows how to MAGA! sheshe2 3 hrs ago #1
Dayum! Katcat 1 hr ago #13
He is effn destroying our economy and alienating our allies vapor2 3 hrs ago #2
Putin's orders. Cha 3 hrs ago #5
Putin Katcat 1 hr ago #14
I'd bet he is. They all want to Cha 9 min ago #15
Can't blame him. ananda 3 hrs ago #3
Canada and Australia-- Two of my most Cha 3 hrs ago #4
I object to the terms "snubs." Mark Carney is above snubbing. He simply quietly does what is best for Canada, Amaryllis 2 hrs ago #6
See what happens when a country let's it's power go to it's brain? 1WorldHope 2 hrs ago #7
Wait. Didn't Trump's CUSMA fix all of this. progressoid 2 hrs ago #8
As much as I love relogic 2 hrs ago #9
Given Trump's attitude toward annexing Canada, wnylib 2 hrs ago #10
You say a defenCe contract, eh? ABC123Easy 2 hrs ago #11
Gee, THANKS, Donald. calimary 2 hrs ago #12

Katcat

(666 posts)
13. Dayum!
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:19 PM
1 hr ago

Do you think that maybe trumplethinskin is sooooo dumb that he thought MAGA meant MakeAustraliaGreatAgain.

Katcat

(666 posts)
14. Putin
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:20 PM
1 hr ago

Is he working with the Heritage Foundation and the Project2025 collaborators?

Cha

(321,503 posts)
15. I'd bet he is. They all want to
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 05:57 PM
9 min ago

Kill as many patriots as possible

And kill Democracy. They found their Stupid treasonous stooge in cult leader PEDO

Cha

(321,503 posts)
4. Canada and Australia-- Two of my most
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:46 PM
3 hrs ago

favorite Countries. Been to Canada many times. Never did get to Australia, but one of my grandsons lives in Sydney now. His dad is from Melbournee living in Portland, Ore witht his wife, my daughter.

Mahalo, Swede, and PM Carney, and Australia! Taking care of business!

Amaryllis

(11,548 posts)
6. I object to the terms "snubs." Mark Carney is above snubbing. He simply quietly does what is best for Canada,
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
2 hrs ago

and in the process what is best for their partners. From what i can see, he creates win/win situations all the way around. The orange man gets left out in the cold due to his own doings.

1WorldHope

(2,230 posts)
7. See what happens when a country let's it's power go to it's brain?
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:21 PM
2 hrs ago

It's ok if we have an empty stockpile of weapons and are pushed to the back row on the world stage. We have some work to do here at home.
Let's see if we can't get democracy right next time for All Americans. Tax the rich into oblivion. Expand free education. Toss citizens United in the trash heap with the East Wing and the pool sludge. Pass the equal rights amendment for women and make it illegal to abuse stalk and disappear immigrants. And universal health care!
I'm sure there is much much more.

relogic

(366 posts)
9. As much as I love
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:24 PM
2 hrs ago
what is left of our respectable nation, called USA I can only hope more countries firm up their sovereignty in this manner. America’s boy king has ripped out the integrity associated with our goodness. The goodwill of trusting our treaties, friendships and alliances has been dissolved.

We will see only more great leaders and their great countries rise above us to expose our great, isolated, pathetic independence.

wnylib

(26,792 posts)
10. Given Trump's attitude toward annexing Canada,
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:34 PM
2 hrs ago

and Trump"s adoration of Putin, Canadians would be foolish to trust the effectiveness of an Arctic defense system created by the US.

calimary

(91,399 posts)
12. Gee, THANKS, Donald.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:51 PM
2 hrs ago

Now that they know there’s someplace else that ISN’T being run by a freakin’ crazy-maker to do business with, I bet we’ll see more of this.

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