Trudeau’s Freetrade negotiations with China failed

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Is it perhaps a little early to draw that conclusion? (Nothing like getting rumours started) I'm not a fan of his but once in a blue moon he has to get something right!
 

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I don't actually believe that Trudeau had anything to do with the failure. He didn't have much of a chance to get anything accomplished. The Chinese weren't interested.

Consider that China, with a population of 1.2 billion people, and a growing industry serving many markets, is visited by the PM of a country that has 33 million people and little to offer them. This is a political meeting. But Canada isn't particularly powerful - economically or militarily - so apart from a few photo ops, what did China have to gain by this? They are the stronger of the two in the room. If I were Li, I would think, who cares what Trudeau says?

It would be nice to know what was said privately between them, but more importantly, what was discussed by the negotiators of both countries.

Contrast that with Ontario. It just signed a billion dollar agreement with Chinese businesses. Same purpose, but different approach. Why was Ontario successful, but Trudeau wasn't?



Premier Kathleen Wynne addresses questions from the public during a town hall meeting in Toronto on Monday, November 20, 2017. , THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Ontario trade mission to China has secured more than $1B in agreements so far

Premier Kathleen Wynne's trade mission to China has so far secured more than $1 billion in agreements between Ontario and Chinese companies.

The government says those agreements will create more than 1,100 jobs in Ontario.

Speaking from Nanjing, Wynne told The Canadian Press that these types of trade missions are important to build ties to other countries.

The rest here.

https://www.bnn.ca/ontario-trade-mi...ed-more-than-1b-in-agreements-so-far-1.927395
 
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Danbones

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Which as I said, is just a euphemism for regulated trade. Trump calls for tarrifs. Trumpites get excited. Trump says NAFTA is a failure (despites the doubling of manufacturing output since it's inception) and Trumpites get excited. Trudeau fails on free trade and Trumpites get excited.

It's quite clear Trumpites love government regulation...er... I mean "fairness"



Yup...and I've been calling him a New York City liberal from day one. Trumpites are socialists that simply lack the testicles to stand up and admit the want the gubmint to look after them



Typical Trumpite.

lol...yes well, following Trump the way you do
:)
you do smell like....um.....the stuff that often follows a "trump".

just sayin
 

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Trudeau’s trade deal with China turns into an embarrassment


BONOKOSKI: Trudeau

The big buildup, the anticipation and then … nothing.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have stayed in bed, colloquially speaking, and spared taxpayers the expense of yet another high-end jaunt to Beijing with a cadre of cabinet ministers and bureaucrats.
 

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Trudeau’s trade deal with China turns into an embarrassment


BONOKOSKI: Trudeau

The big buildup, the anticipation and then … nothing.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have stayed in bed, colloquially speaking, and spared taxpayers the expense of yet another high-end jaunt to Beijing with a cadre of cabinet ministers and bureaucrats.

The last sentence of the article says it all

"It’s a wonder he didn’t cry."

Oh well, at least tater tot can check-off another major city where he got the taxpayer to pay for another date-nite
 

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The last sentence of the article says it all

"It’s a wonder he didn’t cry."

Oh well, at least tater tot can check-off another major city where he got the taxpayer to pay for another date-nite


Hey, Cap't. Where did the moniker "Tater tot" arise?