Well ... we are, aren't we?
In every distopian novel set in the United States, the protagonists eventually escape to Canada for their freedom.
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Well ... we are, aren't we?
In every distopian novel set in the United States, the protagonists eventually escape to Canada for their freedom.
Yet the one cheering 1/2M kids being killed is? You people are so strange at times.
Last time I saw Florida being rescued from the weather some guy was crying cause there wasn't a teddy for his little girl. Turns out he was single and had no kids at all. Welcome to the home of the brave. They must mean the ones locked up on the Rez.
You certainly like reading your own bias into news stories don't you? Since when has Canada begged for anything in any international agreement? And Canada already has a trade deal with the EU.
And Why would Japan use the EU as a back door to the US? It already has manufacturing plants in several US states, which actually makes it an US automaker.
Canada rejected in bid to be part of high-level NAFTA talks between Mexico and U.S.: sources
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American officials have taken the “highly unusual” step of rejecting Canada’s bid to take part in senior-level NAFTA talks between the U.S. and Mexico later this week, sources familiar with the trade negotiations said Monday.
One person said attempts by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to get a seat at the table in Washington Thursday were either ignored, or spurned outright by the office of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Another source said the request to be at the meeting was made in a low-key fashion “so as not to spark a diplomatic incident” and was followed by “a retreat to diplomatic silence.”
Lighthizer is scheduled to meet Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo of Mexico after similar bilateral meetings between the officials last week made significant progress, analysts say.
Canada’s apparent sidelining follows Lighthizer’s recent comments that he hoped to strike a separate deal with Mexico, then use that as pressure to win compromises from Canada.
“It is highly unusual, after more than a year of three-party talks, for Canada not to participate in the new discussions between U.S. and Mexican negotiators,” said Chris Sands, head of the Center for Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Indeed, recent developments point to a steady souring of relations between Ottawa and the White House. Formal, three-way talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement have not been held since May, though had been expected to restart after the Mexican presidential election earlier this month.
A third source briefed on the negotiations said the U.S. side, fuelled in part by Lighthizer’s dislike of Freeland, has decided to not even let Canada back into the process until it makes some kind of substantive concession.
Canadian officials have been waiting until talks enter the final stages before making such a move, but President Donald Trump’s representatives expect an overture sooner, said the source.
“Until Canada signals to the White House or tells them even privately ‘We’re going to give you something that you want,’ they’re going to be on the outside looking in,” said the person, citing private discussions with administration officials. “The negotiating style of the Trump administration is so kind of balls to the wall, just being prepared to sit down earnestly and roll up your sleeves isn’t close to enough at this stage.”
Lighthizer’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
Alex Lawrence, a spokesman for Freeland, said late Monday only that Canada is committed to modernizing NAFTA “while standing up for Canadian interests.”
“We will continue to work toward a good deal for Canada,” he said.
A Canadian official familiar with the negotiations said they were not aware of any request by Freeland to be part of Thursday’s meeting, and called reports of breakthroughs in the Mexico-U.S. talks a positive sign that Canada welcomes.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Mexico City, on July 25, 2018.
Canada EU agreement is stuck in limbo with Italy balking the deal, Canada is going to be 2nd last to the table unless China caves, then we will be last, where we should have been one of the first and creating the model for everyone else. Parts manufacturing is a sticking point for the Foreign automakers Japan imports their parts and assemble in Canada, U.S. and Mexico and are subject to tariffs as of now through NAFTA, 0 tariff with US-EU and EU-Japan makes it a backdoor until Japan-US make their deal
Trump officials consider more than doubling tariffs on Chinese goods, ramping up trade war with Beijing
Walter I know you already posted this link but I wanted to highlight the following from the article
Walter I know you already posted this link but I wanted to highlight the following from the article
WE R Q
‘We are Q’: A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump’s ‘MAGA’ tour
Does it really matter how the headlines read as the US exits the world stage as long as she does and in a timely fashion? (unlike the UK exit from the EU)
Trump administration nearing deal with Mexico on revised NAFTA — but issues with Canada remain
https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_599976db-fea0-540a-a95b-6e3e924fc1a0.html
And Turdoh sits on his ass.
https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_599976db-fea0-540a-a95b-6e3e924fc1a0.html
And Turdoh sits on his ass.
White House to Announce Breakthrough in NAFTA Negotiations with Mexico - One America News Network
The OP poster is always wrong. MAGA
The OP poster is always wrong. MAGA
The pink diapers the trumphaters appear to be wearing as hats seem to be causing arrested development.
Technically, I make a certain amount of money betting MF is wrong, and he has not let me down yet.
Especially when he, Bar, Ciffy and Hoid agree.
...well, wouldn't you at a pride parade?
I'll bet his wife has him in chastity underwear with all the buckles locked up to do that do.
Well, if you can't have a lot of gin with your breakfast, there isn't much point in having breakfast, now is there?
Personally, I have never been, as you are, up on "Q".
thanks for the tip though, I'll take that into consideration.
Canada need not apply
Mexican negotiator suggests there is no need for Canada to rejoin NAFTA talks after U.S.-Mexico reach deal
A top Mexican negotiator put a new question mark Wednesday over Canada’s participation in NAFTA talks, suggesting this country will not necessarily join in next week if the U.S. and its southern neighbour finish their own, two-way deal.
And Jesus Seade seemed to indicate that any bilateral agreement with the U.S. could cover major trilateral issues — issues of pressing importance to Canadian officials.
Seade, who represents incoming Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said the U.S.-Mexico agreement could be struck as soon as this week, but possibly next week.
Asked by reporters outside the offices of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington if Canada would then join the talks, he said: “I don’t see any reason why they have to come after we finish. It’s up to (U.S. Trade Representative Robert) Lighthizer to organize his time.”
The Mexican delegation — and sources familiar with the closed-door negotiations — have said previously Canada would return to the table as soon as the other two resolved their bilateral issues — maybe even this week.
Seade’s comments seemed to indicate otherwise.
To complicate matters further, however, he said in Spanish during the same news scrum that “Canada has to come aboard” to complete a revised NAFTA agreement.
Two American sources briefed on the talks said this week that Canada is likely to come under intense pressure to compromise when it does finally rejoin the negotiations — and is presented with a finished accord between the other two.
But Canadian officials said Wednesday they are not worried about the most recent developments.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she was “very encouraged” by the progress made by the other two countries on bilateral issues, stressing that she has remained in close contact with both their trade teams.
“Canada is looking forward to join the negotiations and a swift conclusion to negotiations,” she told reporters in Nanaimo, B.C.
Formal trilateral talks involving all three parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement have not taken place since May.
Mexico and the U.S. are now in their fifth straight week of two-way negotiations after, sources say, Canada tried to get an invitation but was rebuffed.
Little has been said publicly about the content of those talks, but Canadian officials and other sources suggested they have focused on U.S. demands around the automotive sector — issues of particular concern to the States and Mexico.
On Wednesday, Seade confirmed that the two nations have also been haggling over unquestionably trilateral issues, such as the American request for a sunset clause that would require NAFTA to be re-approved every five years.
Canada calls that idea a non-starter, believing it would breed uncertainty and stymie investment. Seade suggested Mexico and the U.S. are nearing an agreement on some version of it.
“It’s being discussed now,” he said Wednesday. “We’re exploring new options.”
As for when the U.S. and Mexico might wrap up their talks, he was less definitive than some sources have been recently.
“It could be that we finish everything between the U.S. and Mexico this week,” said Seade. “But it doesn’t have to be. I always say ‘Don’t rush it.’ ”
The negotiator said, though, a deal would have to be struck by the end of next week. That would allow it to be signed before López Obrador takes over as president on Dec. 1, given the 90 days of review by Congress required under American law.
Striking an agreement during the transition period is considered important for various political reasons in Mexico.
Not to worry Mexico gots our backs I thought Freeland said the negotiations were going good
Another thread title by the poster that is always 180 degrees wrong.
U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ith-canada-to-start-immediately-idUSKCN1LC1E7
Turdoh sits there with his thumbs up his ass.
U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ith-canada-to-start-immediately-idUSKCN1LC1E7
Turdoh sits there with his thumbs up his ass.