https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tr...neral-assembly-private-sector-pitch-1.4834352
Let me get this straight. Canada wants to protect its milk cartels and promote protectionism at every turn and then somehow expects foreign countries to want to trade with us?
Does he not understand how the world works? If he wants Canada to have a greater presence abroad, then maybe he should make Canada more attractive to foreign investors and traders? Just a thought.
If I were a third-world milk producer, I would turn my back on the Canadian market. If I were a third-world telecom, I'd turn my back on Canadian telecom rules. If I were a third-world cultural-content producer, I'd turn my back on CanCon rules. Not because I'd have any personal hatred for Canada per se. I might even love Canada and Canadians. But from a business standpoint, why would I waste so much energy navigating Canadian protectionism in agriculture, telecommunications, cultural production, and so many other areas when I could instead do business with another country that would actually welcome my business?
If Canada can't understand why third-world countries aren't interested in trading with us, it might be time for our MPs to take a course in economics 101.
Let me get this straight. Canada wants to protect its milk cartels and promote protectionism at every turn and then somehow expects foreign countries to want to trade with us?
Does he not understand how the world works? If he wants Canada to have a greater presence abroad, then maybe he should make Canada more attractive to foreign investors and traders? Just a thought.
If I were a third-world milk producer, I would turn my back on the Canadian market. If I were a third-world telecom, I'd turn my back on Canadian telecom rules. If I were a third-world cultural-content producer, I'd turn my back on CanCon rules. Not because I'd have any personal hatred for Canada per se. I might even love Canada and Canadians. But from a business standpoint, why would I waste so much energy navigating Canadian protectionism in agriculture, telecommunications, cultural production, and so many other areas when I could instead do business with another country that would actually welcome my business?
If Canada can't understand why third-world countries aren't interested in trading with us, it might be time for our MPs to take a course in economics 101.
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