geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.ca · 12 hours agoBest I can do is 200 characterslemmy.mlimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down12
arrow-up190arrow-down1imageBest I can do is 200 characterslemmy.mlgeneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to Canada@lemmy.ca · 12 hours agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 hours agoThat is more than just a tweet. It is an explicit public statement of government policy, and an implicit statement that there is a lot going on behind the scenes, out of the public eye, based on the position taken in the public statement.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 minutes agoMaybe that would be true - if there was much the Canadian government could do at all. It’s not our region, and the one major player in our region has very strong opinions of their own.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoNo it’s a Tweet. There is zero action behind it.
minus-squareVictor Villas@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·60 minutes agoI agree this is just a tweet, but how do we know there’s “zero” action behind it? What available options are not being pursued by the minister?
minus-squareProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoUnlike Trump, who tweets indiscriminately, tweets from the Canadian government are not ‘just a tweet’. They are used judiciously and with forethought.
That is more than just a tweet. It is an explicit public statement of government policy, and an implicit statement that there is a lot going on behind the scenes, out of the public eye, based on the position taken in the public statement.
Maybe that would be true - if there was much the Canadian government could do at all.
It’s not our region, and the one major player in our region has very strong opinions of their own.
No it’s a Tweet. There is zero action behind it.
I agree this is just a tweet, but how do we know there’s “zero” action behind it? What available options are not being pursued by the minister?
Unlike Trump, who tweets indiscriminately, tweets from the Canadian government are not ‘just a tweet’. They are used judiciously and with forethought.