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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
Or we could figure our own issues out without ANY outside influence.
Strange concept I know.
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Seems more like Trudeau was seeking advice on how to campaign, not how to run the country.
I agree, you don't want outside influence on policy. But that's almost impossible to prevent or determine. So Trudeau and Obama meet at a world leader summit and discuss everything from family to policy, is that outside influence? Are these people not allowed to talk to each other just in case what one says is absorbed by the other. People are influenced to vote by the multinational company they work for in the form of being employed by them (and possibly other pressures we've heard about), does that count?
Outside influence from multinational corporations and/or labor unions in form of financial pressure/lobbying is definitely not OK, and is why that law mentioned by Oliver even exists. Advice from one politician to another? Come on. It's going to happen.