Justin Trudeau: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'

[mentalfloss]

Justin Trudeau: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'

Ordinary people around the world have been failed by globalisation, Justin Trudeau has told the Guardian, as he sought to explain a turbulent year marked by the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of anti-establishment, nation-first parties around the world.

“What we’re facing right now – in terms of the rise of populism and divisive and fearful narratives around the world – it’s based around the fact that globalisation doesn’t seem to be working for the middle class, for ordinary people,” the Canadian prime minister said in an interview at his oak-panelled office in the country’s parliament. “And this is something that we identified years ago and built an entire platform and agenda for governing on.”

Last year, at a time when Trump was being described as a long shot for president and the threat of Brexit seemed a distant possibility, Trudeau, 44, swept to a majority government on an ambitious platform that included addressing growing inequality and creating real change for the country’s middle class.

One year on, what has emerged is a government that seems to go against the political tide around the world; open to trade, immigration and diversity and led by a social media star whose views on feminism, Syrian refugees and LGBT rights have provoked delight among progressives.

But as he enters his second year in power, Trudeau – a former high school teacher and snowboarding instructor – is under pressure to show the world that his government has found an alternative means of tackling the concerns of those who feel they’ve been left behind.

He cited the signing of Ceta – the free trade deal between the EU and Canada – and a hotly contested decision to approve two pipelines as examples of this approach.

“We were able to sign free trade agreement with Europe at a time when people tend to be closing off,” he said. “We’re actually able to approve pipelines at a time when everyone wants protection of the environment. We’re being able to show that we get people’s fears and there are constructive ways of allaying them – and not just ways to lash out and give a big kick to the system.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-interview-globalisation-climate-change-trump

 

[petros]

He is better than Jesus.

 

[TenPenny]

Wow, he woke up and discovered the truth about globalization.

 

[DaSleeper]

And Flossy thinks this is some great innovation...
Damn.... the guy just woke up to reality....!

 

[Mokkajava]

So he has paid lip service to the masses against globalization... but he still signed a free trade deal with Europe...and he has opened up immigration more... so how is he really addressing the issue??
I am not saying I believe in immigration being shut down saving our nation from the effects of globalization on the middle class... but these are the two major factors at the forefront of the argument...

So what has Justin done to address the negatives of Globalization on Canada... exactly.

 

[Cannuck]

Looks like both lefties Justin and Donald have problems with globalization.

 

[tay]

So he has paid lip service to the masses against globalization... but he still signed a free trade deal with Europe...and he has opened up immigration more... so how is he really addressing the issue??
I am not saying I believe in immigration being shut down saving our nation from the effects of globalization on the middle class... but these are the two major factors at the forefront of the argument...

So what has Justin done to address the negatives of Globalization on Canada... exactly.

And he really wanted the TPP, which may, or may not be dead.

And he's full frontal on neoliberal relationships, TFW's etcetera.

And the sad thing is I hear no one in the opposition dissing him and offering alternatives............


Robert Fife and Steven Chase report (link is external) on Justin Trudeau's galling claim that in granting pay-for-play access to billionaires, he's not only avoiding being influenced personally, but taking wealthy donors' money to lobby them. And Susan Delacourt sees (link is external) the cash-for-access system as a strong indication that the Libs haven't changed an iota from their history of backroom politics.

 

[Colpy]

Justin says: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'

Well, neither are you, Justin.

Neither are you.

 

[tay]

Justin says: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'

Well, neither are you, Justin.

Neither are you.

And that's because he is full on F**king Globalist c**t.........

 

[mentalfloss]

This thread just proves that most people aren't really liberals or conservatives but rather what the platform of the Liberals and Conservatives are at a specific moment in time.


It's the same Trumpites who will be championing their triumphant leader if he ever signs a new free trade deal with Jina.

 

[Kreskin]

He is better than Jesus.

He is kind of like Jesus but with more vacation entitlement.

 

[MHz]

Justin says: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'

Well, neither are you, Justin.

Neither are you.

Nor should he, he should be more concerned with the 'local economy' and as such weapons of war are something we don't actually need at the moment.

Take the interest on the National Debt from the last 100 years and tell me we wouldn't have been better off making that an 'in-house task that could be done for pennies.
Now do that for the rest of the Nations that are listed in the CIA Factbook for the same period of time and throw that amount into the Global Community. Wait, it gets better, take 51% of the amount that stock made in that time and add that to the local budget and then globally and put that into the total of the money that should have been in circulation during that time. That means the 'dirty 30's' accomplished what was intended down to the black dirt being blown away so artificial soil would have to be used to grow high volume crops..

Please tell me we are smart enough to see the coming trend and won't let it pass us by. If the headline below is specifically for medical and recreational pot then new methods of planting and harvesting need to be invented and then built. It would be unwise to expect the 'weed' to produce a uniform crop and the taller ones will always be lower in THC as it is trying to become a hemp plant all on it's own. Rather than throw those ones away new uses will be found and that is a new industry which requires new equipment that is in the 'heavy catalog'. North America has about a decade lead in the ability to produce the design and running machines. (as I can't seem to stop referencing) All the way through to the spinning factories that are used for the latest designs.
In my case that swamp-land is dotted with ridges of dirt and if I was to work the south facing slopes the crop I grew would be better for hemp and unless the shadow side was better for medical pot then it would be left as natural forest. The swamp is an endless supply of liquid water covered by moss so it stays liquid even in the coldest winter. You shouldn't freeze medical pot but it would split the stalk into fine fibers almost by itself so it could be harvested after it freezes or gathered from the field when frozen. At -40 you can split firewood with a light tap from the dull end of an axe.
Nice that that number is the same on both scales

Pot Jobs Expected to Triple in Coming Years – High Times

 

[Cannuck]

This thread just proves that most people aren't really liberals or conservatives but rather what the platform of the Liberals and Conservatives are at a specific moment in time.


It's the same Trumpites who will be championing their triumphant leader if he ever signs a new free trade deal with Jina.

There are a lot of stupid people but Trumpites take the cake. I actually think Donald is pretty smart. He uses the same tactics that professor Peterson (rightly) accuses the radical left of using. The Eaglesmack's and Loc's of the world see themselves as losers and victims and need to blame somebody. Lefties blame privileged white males while Trumpites blamed Jina, immigrants and raping Mexicans. Trump is smart enough to know that automation and not free trade is killing manufacturing jobs but blaming the latter gets votes from the uneducated.

 

[MHz]

Are you advocating that the machines be parked and all tasks are done by people for hire? We just came from where you need 95% of the people working so 5% can sit around. The ration should be the other way around.

 

[Cannuck]

Are you advocating that the machines be parked and all tasks are done by people for hire? ...

I'm not advocating anything other than the idea that the Trumpites have been sold a fairytale by Donald.

 

[MHz]

It sounds better than the nightmare the other side was delivering. He didn't get involved to see it go further downhill. Why do you and the usual suspects have such a hard time accepting that? Say the 'nay sayers' that are around today could be charged with treason for their negitive actions since Nov.8 and to deal with that they booked it to the far north of Canada. How much would our population increase??

Where would you rather your grandkids live, in a society that is thriving or one that is dying because it cannot adapt to changing conditions?

 

[Cannuck]

Perhaps if you put the crack pipe down when you were posting, your posts would make some sense

 

[mentalfloss]

He would just smoke it off the floor.

 

[Cannuck]

He would just smoke it off the floor.

The funny thing is, she makes about as much sense as any other Trumpite

 

[tay]

I do not believe he is sincere in his sudden reversal on 'globalization after giving up who knows what to get CETA signed


The Trade Deal Crusaders: Can They Never Learn?

One certain outcome of the 2016 election is that the TPP is dead, for the moment. The qualification is necessary because the proponents of the TPP and similar trade pacts refuse to accept that the country is not interested in further trade agreements along the same lines as past pacts.

Rather than accepting the reality that these trade deals really are unpopular, they seem to believe that they really just face a marketing problem. With a better jingle or a few witty phrases, the public will suddenly be anxious to buy the trade deals they are trying to sell.

Viewing the unpopularity of failed trade deals as being a problem of messaging is a denial of reality that deserves the name Trumpian. In the last 15 years, millions of workers have lost jobs due to imports and tens of millions have seen weaker wage growth — this is not a problem that will go away with better messaging.

Deals like the TPP are unlikely to substantially worsen the jobs situation, but this is only because most of the trade barriers with most potential trading partners are already low. For better or worse, there is not another China out there, which can potentially displace millions of manufacturing workers with low cost exports. This doesn’t mean that we may not still lose more jobs due to trade, but we are unlikely to ever again see anything like the mass displacement of the years 2000-2008.

Since trade barriers are already low, the TPP and other “trade” deals are not really about free trade, they are about setting up a business friendly structure of regulation. While a few representatives of labor unions and consumer groups got to sit on the working groups that provide input on drafts of the TPP, according to a Washington Post analysis, 85 percent of the members came from business groups.

The TPP and other next generation trade deals are also about putting in place stronger and longer patent and copyright protections (yes, that is "protections” as in protectionism, the opposite of free trade). The proponents of these trade deals continue to argue, almost as a holy cause, that we have to move forward with their agenda or something bad will happen.

If the issue is just that we need ever more trade deals, we can come up with directions that will increase the flows of goods and services between countries. How about a trade pact that reduces the barriers for the most highly paid professionals? Doctors are prohibited from practicing medicine in the United States unless they complete a U.S. residency program. Dentists have to graduate from a U.S. dental school (Canadian dental school graduates have been allowed in recent years).

These and other barriers are classic protectionist measures. Only knuckle-scraping Neanderthals would support them. Yet, our free traders invariably look dumbfounded when asked how come these barriers persist in spite of their massive efforts at liberalizing trade over the last three decades.

Apparently protectionism is only a problem when it might benefit less educated workers. The protectionism that benefits the friends and family members of the people who negotiate trade deals is just fine. (And for those concerned about brain drain from developing countries, we know how to compensate them for the loss of highly trained workers so that they can train two or three professionals for every one that comes to the United States.)

If we are interested in the wide sharing of knowledge to benefit the world economy and advance of civilization, we should be looking for ways around patents and copyrights. We should be looking at ways to dispense this information at the least possible cost.
This means, for example, that we would want all drugs to be sold at their free market price, with some mechanism for sharing the cost of the research needed to develop these drugs. This is 180 degrees at odds with the drive for ever stronger and longer patent and related protections in the TPP and other trade deals.

We should also be looking for ways to support creative and artistic work that don’t depend on copyright monopolies. The internet is a fantastic tool for sharing this work instantaneously at near zero cost.

Unfortunately, the protectionists who design our free trade agreements are focused on limiting its potential to ensure that Disney and other entertainment conglomerates can get every last penny out of any creative work to which they can lay claim.

The reality is that the free traders are hopeless hacks who have devoted a career to pushing trade agreements designed to redistribute upward. It is unreasonable to expect that they will change their tune; the rest of us have to learn to ignore them.

The Trade Deal Crusaders: Can They Never Learn? | Alternet