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Originally Posted by Torture
Yep. And what's to say Trump respects any trade deal that is negotiated? He already signed USCAMA and isn't following that.
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Exactly. Even if we do get some kind of new deal signed, it might give us a much needed reprieve from the uncertainty and rhetoric for a little while, but there's nothing stopping the orange lunatic from breaking it again by declaring another stupid "border emergency" or some other dumb s***.
The only shred of hope regarding a new USMCA is that maybe it buys us some time until the mid-terms. And you can't even put much faith in that right now, as they will probably be rigged in the GOP's favour, or they might just cancel elections altogether through executive order. Not even sure if a President can do that, but just looking at the damage they've already caused, I wouldn't put it past them to try.
At this point I think the only way forward for Canada is to shore up our economy as much as we can, get rid of all inter-provincial trade barriers, diversify and find new markets for our products and strengthen existing trade relationships with other allies, get the necessary pipelines/infrastructure built as quickly as possible, and gradually wean ourselves off the U.S. completely. And just hope that they don't try to invade any time soon.