To answer the original question, I cannot vote as I am a Canadian. I look at the election as a Canadian only, I mean I would like to see some things happen, but they are strictly from a Canadian point of view.
I mean if they went with a radical green shift that forced US companies to shutdown fossil fuel extraction and imported it from Canada it would be great for us. In that case go ahead and elect a big majority Democrat congress. I was worried about Trump because I knew he would tear up NAFTA, and that has been a big problem for us, as have the tariffs, but I don’t see that changing either way.
They is really not much in it for us anymore, the relationship peaked prior to the Obama era and has gone downhill. The “Buy American” rules brought in after Bush really tanked the NAFTA deal for Canada, and there is no turning back.
Beyond that it should be a easier to deal with Biden, but you know he will retain the protectionist policy, it’s too late to change that. Also, the constant obsession with Trump in Canada has been exploited by the left wing parties like the NDP, there will be no more “just like Trump” comments.
When talking to Americans in the last few years, almost all the time I would hear, yea Trump is a dope and a buffoon, but “he is good for my bottom
line”.
Last edited by Flamenspiel; 11-05-2020 at 07:43 PM.
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