Jasmin Laine's Canada argument: "not a Trump problem"
Her commentary shifts the focus from Trump's rhetoric to Canadian policy, drawing roughly ten times her usual first-day views.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 133,997 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (13,294).
"Not Anymore" | Trump Just Changed the Rules for Canada... And Carney Knows It
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- 1:11Trump criticizes Canadian tariffs in rally footage and presents the trade relationship as more necessary for Canada.
- 2:10Laine argues that Canadian domestic policies, rather than American hostility, explain the country's economic vulnerability.
- 9:27Joly discusses American foreign policy shifts across both major U.S. parties.
- 10:25Greer identifies Chinese transshipment through Canada as a concern in the trade relationship.
- 21:10Laine argues that Carney's trade warnings seek to frighten Albertans ahead of the referendum.
Where does Jasmin Laine think Canada's trade vulnerability begins? At home, rather than in Donald Trump's speeches. That is the argument running through her unusually fast-starting commentary, which drew about 134,000 views in its first day.
The video, titled "\"Not Anymore\" | Trump Just Changed the Rules for Canada... And Carney Knows It", opens with rally footage of Trump criticizing Canada's tariffs and declaring, "We don't need them, but they need us." Laine treats that posture as an expression of American economic self-interest. Her criticism falls instead on Canadian leadership and the domestic policies she argues have weakened the country's position.
"We have a foundational state competence problem, not a Trump problem," she says.
Beyond that central argument, the episode brings together two different perspectives on the trade relationship. Mélanie Joly discusses shifts in American foreign policy across both major parties. In a radio interview with Glenn Beck, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer identifies Chinese goods moving through Canada as an American concern: "We cannot have them as a proxy for China."
The video includes a sponsored segment for Ground News.
Laine then turns to footage of Mark Carney in Calgary discussing trade agreements and making the case for Alberta to remain in Canada. She argues that his warnings ahead of the referendum use Canada's economic vulnerability to discourage separation. Rather than another warning about what Alberta could lose, she says Canadian workers and builders deserve an acknowledgment of the policies she believes left them exposed.
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- Channel
- Jasmin Laine
- Subscribers
- 231,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,041,832
- Channel views, pace per day
- 144,984 (on a normal day: 136,456)
- Video published
- October 15, 2026
- Video views so far
- 145,636 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 77,163
The numbers
This episode's first-day views were far above Laine's usual start. Its comment count, however, was close to her normal first-day level.
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In which U.S. state does Trump deliver the rally remarks shown in this video?
The rally footage shows Trump speaking in Bullhead City, Arizona.



