UNIFORis conused about free trade.

[Machjo]

Trump's opposition to trade deals could help Canadian workers, says union president - CBC.ca | Metro Morning

Unifor says NAFTA bad but worries Trump will slap a 35% tariff of Canadian auto exports to the US.

So what does UNIFOR want? That the US support unilateral free trade whereby Canada can raise tariffs but the US won't retaliate?

 

[tay]

Re-instate the Auto Pact ......

 

[PoliticalNick]

Trump's opposition to trade deals could help Canadian workers, says union president - CBC.ca | Metro Morning

Unifor says NAFTA bad but worries Trump will slap a 35% tariff of Canadian auto exports to the US.

So what does UNIFOR want? That the US support unilateral free trade whereby Canada can raise tariffs but the US won't retaliate?

I didn't read anything about 35% tariffs in the article. What I did read was some straight talk about how our manufacturing sector and solid jobs have been shipped out of the country to benefit international corporations at the expense of the Canadian and American middle class workers which is all true.

 

[tay]

Thomas Walkom points out (link is external) that Canada could well end up in a better position if Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of NAFTA - which raises the question of why Justin Trudeau is going out of his way (link is external) to ensure that tariff-free trade is paired with corporate control over public policy.