Two poems in honour of the tariffs President Trump is imposing on Canada and Mexico today. Economists expect these to wreak havoc on the economies of all three countries.

“The tariffs, you know, they’re all set. They go into effect tomorrow.”
– Donald Trump

“Make that make sense.”
– Justin Trudeau

T is for tariffs that start up today.
A is for allies he’s driving away.
R is for rationale – no one knows what it is.
I is for ignorance, mostly it’s his. One
F is for fairness, a feature that’s missing, and one 
F is for future, the thing that we’re risking.
S is for senseless, the markets all shriek

It turns out that tariffs are economically weak.

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Found poem
from Justin Trudeau’s speech in response to Trump’s tariffs – March 4, 2025

War against Canada
We don’t want this: your government has chosen to do this to you.

Make that make sense.

Your government has chosen to put America at risk.
They have chosen to harm American national security
They have chosen to launch a war that will harm American families.

Make that make sense.

They have chosen to sabotage their own agenda

Make that make sense.

Let’s look at the facts: We
made commitments
appointed
designated
launched.
In sum, we stepped up. 

We did everything we promised,
we stuck to our word, and
we did it because we believe
in working together.

Make that make sense.

Donald, this is a very dumb thing to do.

Make it make sense.

We’re all going to pull
together, because that’s what we do. We will
use every tool, we will
be there to help.

We will defend, we will prevent, we will relentlessly fight. 

We will stand up
every single second of every single day,
because this is worth fighting for.

There is no price we aren’t willing to pay,
and today is no different.

Make it make sense.