Trump’s threatened 100% tariff on foreign-produced movies takes direct aim at Toronto’s film industry according to Toronto Star

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The Creepy Ones in Canada have decimated our reputation. They have infiltrated U.S corporations and many of them provide security during movie sets through their "covert creepy one allies" in security companies.

Torontos Security Industrial Complex are NOT happy about this. Trump is trying to protect U.S culture and national security, ensure employment for places in California. If they can't operate there, they will operate in other states.


Hollywood North is bracing for impact.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff target is movies produced outside the U.S., spelling trouble for Canada’s multibillion dollar film and TV industry.

Late Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he intends to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside the U.S.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States,” Trump posted. “Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated.”

Trump also called foreign-produced films “propaganda” and “a national security threat.”
“I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!,” Trump added.
In 2023, Canada’s film and TV industry had $12.2 billion worth of production, and contributed roughly $14 billion to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product.
Dozens of films and TV shows are being produced in Toronto alone at any given time, with many of them destined to be shown in the U.S., with this city often standing in for American cities.
 
So many cities in Canada look like the houses in the USA because they were built at the same time.

And you can hire a Canuck at like 60% (of the price American price) and case of Molosons.
 
If Canada wants to understand Americans they should speak to someone who thinks like an American instead of persecuting him with ancient NKVD tactics, updated with todays technology.

The fact is, the treatment of so many citizens in this country is a microcosm of the reasons we are failing as a nation. From B.C to PEI, we lack leadership and we piss on the sacrifices of those who died in Europe and those who fought for our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 
How much do we get from Canada? Our American companies film a lot in Canada, Hallmark comes to mind. But these aren't Canadian studios.
 
Ontario has taken American whiskey entirely off of their shelves.

It isn't like they want trade with America.

BTW, the Canada film industry can still peddle their pictures to the vast majority of the planet- just not America.
 
The biggest cost savings is when Producers don't have to pay SAG (screenactorsguild) wages of, $1,200 a day to people who stand around most of the time, waiting for their shot. Extras

The biggest thing killing Hollywood today is -- They make shit movies.

Trump is wrong to try to protect Hollywood. Canada is doing good work, let them compete. Hollywood sucks ass and has for a long time.
 
How much do we get from Canada? Our American companies film a lot in Canada, Hallmark comes to mind. But these aren't Canadian studios.
Better yet many of the Hallmark movies/shows are filmed in Canada, but they are portrayed as American cities.
 
Hollywood moguls want to talk to Trump to thank him, what's wrong with this picture?

Hollywood hates Trump.
 
Trump doesn’t seem to understand business. He played a successful businessman on TV, but history shows he was actually very poor.
 
Hollywood moguls want to talk to Trump to thank him, what's wrong with this picture?

Hollywood hates Trump.
Some of the people that work around Hollywood are good people.

I had one guy that was a volunteer for the VA. He'd drive me to the Miami VA for my eyes. Agent Orange Attacks the Pancreas, which in turn causes diabetes, which in turn destorys your eyes, which in turn......

But anyhoo, he was a Weight Trainer at Gold's Gym out there and worked with a bunch of Hollywood types. He told me stories about Arnie, said he was a wild man and very prejudiced. He didn't like Nicholas Cage at all. Said Katy Sagal was a sweetie (before Sons of Malarchy).

I met another guy who did lighting. Set Lighting.

Both decent guys. So while the entitled Actresses, producers and the Harvey Weinsteins of Hollywood are the most visible, I am sure there are many decent people who make their living there, support families and live good lives.

OTOH -- Huck Follywood
 
Your dear leader caved again...

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Better yet many of the Hallmark movies/shows are filmed in Canada, but they are portrayed as American cities.
Yes, but the studio and film crew are all American. These aren't foreign films. America isn't all that interested in foreign films. They are shown in small artsy theaters. Some British films find mainstream American audiences but most foreign films do not. They have more success with streaming.
 
Trump doesn’t seem to understand business. He played a successful businessman on TV, but history shows he was actually very poor.
One of the world's poorest multi-Billionaires!

What did you take home this month, mister business genius?
 
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You must apologize for Trump.
Really? Ok then.

President Trump, I’m sorry okfine is too ******* retarded to understand the words you use. Maybe crayon drawings would be something she could follow. Then again she is exceptionally retarded and may struggle with that as well.
 
What's your favorite Canadian Movie?

I guess Harry in Your Pocket was a good movie that mentioned Canada, and I think part of it was set there. I like movies that don't spend a lot of money on special effects and especially not on digital special effects.

I just looked up "great Canadian movies" and the only one I had even heard of was "The Sweet Hereafter," which was a movie that I at least watched when I stumbled on it on cable. It was good enough to keep watching, but not great.

If Canada never sent us another picture, would we really be losing out?
 
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