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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Like what would any American president gain from campaigning on a "we need to invest in Canada" campaign? How would that gain any traction anywhere at any time in the States?
People calling Trudeau weak on this is just low hanging fruit for people air their daily extremely tiring anti-Trudeau takes. I am not pro-Trudeau but some of these comments are groan-inducingly bad, "Sock boy"?. Yikes.
We have zero leverage in negotiating with the USA, none.
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I’m easier on Trudeau than most, and it’s not just him, but policy is a big issue.
It’s going to take some politically unpopular moves to enact the changes needed and every PM this country gets is more concerned with re-election than doing what is needed. Having term limits wouldn’t be a bad thing.
I was never a fan of the original NAFTA. It made Canadian politicians lazy and made us reliant on the US. But after having it for 30 years, it’s difficult to get away from it. It was a big criticism at the time when Mulroney and Reagan agreed on it. It put our economic sovereignty at the mercy of US economic policy.