Trudeau Calls Trump to Let Him Down Easy

[mentalfloss]

Poor orangutan.

Nice of him to give his condolences to the victims of yet another US shooting.

Weird how that happens so often over there.


Trudeau calls Trump 2 days before Canadian tariffs take effect to say Canada 'had no choice' but to act

Two days before Canada's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. steel, aluminum and some consumer goods are set to take effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone explaining Canada had no choice but to act.

According to a readout of the call provided by the Prime Minister's Office, Trudeau began the conversation by expressing his condolences for the victims of the mass shooting at an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper before going on to talk about trade.

"As he has said in past conversations and in public," the readout said. "The Prime Minister conveyed that Canada has had no choice but to announce reciprocal countermeasures to the steel and aluminum tariffs that the United States imposed on June 1, 2018."

Trudeau also spoke by phone with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico. Trudeau updated the president on Canada's tariffs on U.S. imports, according to the readout, which also said the two leaders discussed "the North American Free Trade negotiations and agreed to continue working toward a mutually beneficial outcome."

Trudeau calls Trump 2 days before Canadian tariffs take effect to say Canada 'had no choice' but to act | CBC News

 

[JLM]

Poor orangutan.

Nice of him to give his condolences to the victims of yet another US shooting.

Weird how that happens so often over there.


Trudeau calls Trump 2 days before Canadian tariffs take effect to say Canada 'had no choice' but to act

Two days before Canada's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. steel, aluminum and some consumer goods are set to take effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone explaining Canada had no choice but to act.

According to a readout of the call provided by the Prime Minister's Office, Trudeau began the conversation by expressing his condolences for the victims of the mass shooting at an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper before going on to talk about trade.

"As he has said in past conversations and in public," the readout said. "The Prime Minister conveyed that Canada has had no choice but to announce reciprocal countermeasures to the steel and aluminum tariffs that the United States imposed on June 1, 2018."

Trudeau also spoke by phone with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico. Trudeau updated the president on Canada's tariffs on U.S. imports, according to the readout, which also said the two leaders discussed "the North American Free Trade negotiations and agreed to continue working toward a mutually beneficial outcome."

Trudeau calls Trump 2 days before Canadian tariffs take effect to say Canada 'had no choice' but to act | CBC News

While I'm not a big fan of Trudeau for about 80% of what he does, he didn't do anything wrong calling Trump. It's just part of proper etiquette to express condolences for tragic events like what happened in Annapolis. Then he just iterated he was standing firm on imposing tariffs. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Bambi vs Godzilla.

This trade war will be bad for all involved. The sooner these two idiots are gone, the better.

 

[Danbones]

lol. So, no one has ever heard of negotiation ...?

WE have an adult in our government somewhere, right?




Right?

 

[pgs]

Bambi vs Godzilla.

This trade war will be bad for all involved. The sooner these two idiots are gone, the better.

Well we get a chance to remove our idiot next year , Americans not for two , but I think Trump is in for two terms . Time will tell .

 

[Danbones]

FFS LOL, Some people know nothing about negotiation at all.

How Long Does It Take to Conclude a Trade Agreement With the US?

Negotiated by former President George W. Bush and concluded by President Barack Obama, the FTA took 8½ years from launch to implementation. The delay was driven by concerns over Panama’s labor practices and tax transparency.

A look at the negotiation period for 20 US trade agreements reveals interesting details about the actual process. On average it takes 1½ years to negotiate an FTA with the United States but over 3½ years to reach the implementation stage, though there is a lot of variation (table 1).
https://piie.com/blogs/trade-invest...long-does-it-take-conclude-trade-agreement-us

Poor mentalfloss, his primemating joke backfired...yet again...

someone must have put pickle water in the lie barrel.

 

[Jinentonix]

Too bad Turdoh isn't smart enough to see how badly the supply management system is hurting Canada.

 

[taxslave]

The whole process is controlled by carreer bureaucraps that have nothing bettter to do with their time and our money.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Bambi vs Godzilla.

This trade war will be bad for all involved. The sooner these two idiots are gone, the better.

Unfortunately, this trade war is much wider spread than that. We concentrate on our little corner of it for obvious reasons but it extends deeply into China and Europe, now and it touches Mexico, Japan, Korea in fairly significant ways, too. The consequences are global. Trudeau is irrelevant, really.

 

[JLM]

Unfortunately, this trade war is much wider spread than that. We concentrate on our little corner of it for obvious reasons but it xtendesdeeply into China and Europe, now and it touches Mexico, Japan, Korea in fairly significant ways, too. The consequences are global. Trudeau is irrelevant, really.

Maybe irrelevant to those who don't live in Canada!

 

[Curious Cdn]

Maybe irrelevant to those who don't live in Canada!

He's not much of a factor either way. Trump is doing pretty much exactly what he said he'd do to us while on the stump.

 

[Hoid]

He's not much of a factor either way. Trump is doing pretty much exactly what he said he'd do to us while on the stump.

what an odd thing to say.

he has done literally nothing that he said he was going to do.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

what an odd thing to say.

he has done literally nothing that he said he was going to do.

On that, you are wrong.

 

[Hoid]

oh that's right. He built the wall and repealed and replaced and locked her up.

I forgot all of that.

 

[JLM]

what an odd thing to say.

he has done literally nothing that he said he was going to do.

That's bull shit. He started writing executive orders 20 minutes after taking office! :lol: