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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Because she’s poisoned any illusion of unity and positioned herself as a headache for the side of negotiations she’s on that Trump can easily manipulate.
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Negotiating based on illusions is not a good idea.
The real negotiating mistake that was made here was by Central Canada, saying that energy controls were on the table. I think that was mostly Ford. Stupid move. That was the moment disunity was chosen, not Smith's response. Central Canada decided that maintaining unity was less important than putting on the table an option that we would never be able to use anyway. They managed to shoot themselves in both feet with one bullet. Impressive, if you think about it.
Indeed, the entire idea of having the premiers all get together to talk about negotiating strategy implies disunity and bolsters the "illusion" that the premiers have influence. You claim they don't have such influence, so presumably that bit of kabuki theater had very negative consequences to Canada's negotiating position.
Your position is paradoxical.