Canada’s Coast Guard Told to Run If War Breaks Out

This week’s “Clown World” roundup highlights two major stories showcasing the absurdities of Canadian politics and governance.

The first focuses on revelations that Canada’s Coast Guard has been instructed to flee in the event of war. Despite being placed under the Department of National Defence to bolster NATO optics, the Coast Guard’s $2.4-billion annual budget does not include weaponry or combat readiness. None of its vessels are armed, leaving them effectively powerless in any military conflict. The hosts ridicule the contradiction of labeling an unarmed, retreat-ordered fleet a “Coast Guard,” comparing it to lifeguards who once rescued people but are now told to run at the first sign of danger—an example they call peak bureaucratic clownery.

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadian-coast-guard-told-to-flee-if-war-breaks-out/68656

The second story examines the escalating fallout from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s controversial anti-Trump ad, which used a Ronald Reagan clip to criticize tariffs. Ford claims Prime Minister Mark Carney approved the ad, while Carney denies it, asserting he actually advised scrapping it. The confusion deepened when Carney apologized directly to Donald Trump during a meeting in Asia—an apology Trump publicly confirmed while rejecting any renewed tariff talks. The hosts argue the episode reveals a deeper diplomatic fiasco: Ford implicating Carney, Carney backpedaling, and Canada still failing to secure a trade deal months later while allies like Japan and the U.K. already have. They conclude by mocking the situation as a full-blown “clown show,” where Canada’s leadership seems more focused on damage control than defending national interests.

https://www.junonews.com/p/ford-says-carney-was-present-in-the
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/carney-says-he-told-ontario-premier-not-to-run-anti-tariff-ad-apologized-to-trump
https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/1984368021658636729/video/1
https://x.com/JoeMoose14/status/1951097134302085369

0:02 – Coast Guard told to flee during war
2:33 – Ford’s Anti-Trump Ad Scandal and Carney’s Denial
3:34 – Trump’s Response and Trade Fallout
5:26 – Comparisons with Other Nations’ Deals