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jammies · 04-30-2009, 10:31 PM

He wasn't elected President of Canada - I didn't expect anything other than an increase in economic nationalism in the US once their economy went in the tank. It's the Canadian gov't that has to step up and let the US know that there will be consequences if such bills are put into law without exemptions for Canada - ultimately if it comes down to keeping promises he makes to a foreign country, or promises he's made to domestic supporters, he's going to choose the home team every time.

Too often we play nice with the US - like in the softwood lumber dispute - instead of being upfront and telling them that as their #1 trading partner, they had best be cognizant of our desires or pay some penalties. Not to say let's go overboard and start seizing assets, but if they put a measure like this in place, retaliate in kind and link the revocation of your measures with equivalent concessions on their side.

04-30-2009, 10:31 PM	#4
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	He wasn't elected President of Canada - I didn't expect anything other than an increase in economic nationalism in the US once their economy went in the tank. It's the Canadian gov't that has to step up and let the US know that there will be consequences if such bills are put into law without exemptions for Canada - ultimately if it comes down to keeping promises he makes to a foreign country, or promises he's made to domestic supporters, he's going to choose the home team every time. Too often we play nice with the US - like in the softwood lumber dispute - instead of being upfront and telling them that as their #1 trading partner, they had best be cognizant of our desires or pay some penalties. Not to say let's go overboard and start seizing assets, but if they put a measure like this in place, retaliate in kind and link the revocation of your measures with equivalent concessions on their side. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.