and I am a humanist/ realist..........Let's get back to the tariffs that the tyrant is imposing.
You are on, my "friend" . My treat ;-)
Us imposes steel/aluminum tariffs
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/10/harley-davidson-tariffs-trump-motorcycles
Why does Canada even need to retaliate when Trump's steel tariffs will hurt the US consumer far more than it will any Canadian?
Now that I think about it, if Canadian steel producers can't sell as much to the US market, then they'll have to drop their prices to sell to the Canadian market. That makes for business opportunities. Perhaps Canada could invite Harley Davidson to Canada and even offer a five-year work visa to any of its workers who were already working there prior to the day Trump imposed the tariffs.
You got poutine where you live?
Why does Canada even need to retaliate when Trump's steel tariffs will hurt the US consumer far more than it will any Canadian?
Now that I think about it, if Canadian steel producers can't sell as much to the US market, then they'll have to drop their prices to sell to the Canadian market. That makes for business opportunities. Perhaps Canada could invite Harley Davidson to Canada and even offer a five-year work visa to any of its workers who were already working there prior to the day Trump imposed the tariffs.
You got poutine where you live?
Given how at most Trump can sit eight years, Canada might have been wise to introduce an eight-year sunset clause until we could negotiate with a saner mind.
Well no more cheap cheese when filling up onAmericanfuel .
He hides with his goats , I believe your roe forbids the slaughter of domestic animals .
as in no body. Might even consider to stop buying American.......until Trump is out of office. He does not want to get along with anyone........he jsut wants to be a tryant and dictate the terms to favor the US and therefore HIM It is all about HIM......and his narcissism........whether fair or legal......... it matters little.
A true psychopath......and dangerous. Perhaps this is what the tRump cult enjoys so much..... they feel aggressively empowered by his bellicosity; and nastiness.
He is a deal breaker. a destroyer...........so why should anyone deal with him........he cannot be trusted. too volatile and unpredictable. this is not a leadership tactic......itis a mental illness.
the issue is far larger than the tariffs. and the damage could be lasting.
Are you delusional ? TB hates Trump as much as you do , way to make allies . As they say democrats eat their own .
Every deal should have a sunset clause , situations and markets change and international agreements should change along with the times . IMHO .
You made me think of something here. Let's suppose Canada didn't legally retaliate against the US but Canadian consumers just decided to boycott US products. Clearly Trump would look like an idiot to order Canada to force Canadians to buy US products. So if Canada doesn't officially raise tariffs and instead Canadians themselves just choose to boycott the US at the grassroots, the US would have a hard time arguing Canada is engaging in unfair trade.
We sure need to be trading farther afield than solely with our US neighbour. We have all of our eggs in one basket and our neighbour is becoming increasingly unstable and untrustworthy. The sooner we distance ourselves from the convulsing monster to the South, the better.
I Like your thinking about this. The crazy thing in all this too is that the reason he gave for this action is: "national security"........The things that can be done under the guise/ excuse of "national security"
By not buying American until Trump is out of office........might just be a way to go....... quietly...... without fanfare other drama........ just doing it.
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Sorry. That was supposed to be a "green". I think that you're on your something. It wouldn't take much at all to spread a movement like that to the EU and UK.
Oh definitely. remember too that our government finds itself in a tough spot. If it legally retaliates, that can lead to escalation as the US could use that as a pretext to escalate to additional trade barriers in an ever-escalating trade war.
If Canadians at the grassroots decided to help the Canadian government out of this dilemma but just boycotting the US, then we'd help Canada escape this dilemma. Canada could choose to not retaliate or even drop tariffs against the US but to no avail since Canadians would have just chosen to boycott US products.
Again, what's Trump going to do? Order Canada to force Canadians to buy American?
And China and Mexico and whoever else got hit too.
If this caught on, our governments could ironically lower tariffs against the US out of pity as masses of people at the grassroots just wouldn't buy American no matter how much we lowered tariffs against US products.
TOTALLY AGREE That was our mistake........ not branching out .......when we have good realtions within the commonwealth etc.
this could be a defining moment for CDA...... and in a good way if handled properly.
Also, if US businesses got wind of this, many of them might choose to move to our countries so that they could stamp Made in (anywhere but the US) just to avoid the boycott.