Canada, U.S. trade officials aim to present Trump with layout of deal before deadline
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Oh, I'm well aware. The pattern''s the same every time: impose CVDs and anti-dumping fees, knowing full well that you'll lose. Drag it out while Canadian producers dump billions into a "holding account". (Something like $10B so far). Eventually decide that you'd like some of that money, come to an "agreement" which returns some of the money to…
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I mean, you’re right, and I agree with you. But I was simply responding to someone implying there is no deal to be had because they want to cripple us. And I just don’t think the fact pattern over the last year fits with that. They want to strong arm us for sure but I think they do want a deal. And now may be a particularly good time for them…
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We do need to diversify away from the US, but this needs to be done in a managed and sustainable way. The reality is if our current trade relationship with the US just ended it would be bad for the US, but it devestating for the Canadian economy.
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As over played as elbows up is now, the fact canada is the only country with the balls to push back on the us with counter tariffs, outside china, shows the government has had more elbows up then all the other western nations
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I think the idea is you pick your battles so you can come out of this with the least amount of damage. Damage is unavoidable. Free trade is over, there has to be some level of negotiation.
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They just need to run down the clock with ongoing negotiations. Trump will be out in a little over two years, and hopefully whoever they elect next has less of a hate boner for Canada.
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Why do we want to be like Iran? Goodness sake. Long after Trump is gone Canada and the US are going to share the same border. We need to be thinking 50-100 years out on this.
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This is the exact argument for negotiating an agreement that's mutually beneficial, or at least provides protection to as much of the trading relationship as possible.
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A deal presentation where he'll crap himself, fall asleep, and then renege on anything agreed on within hours? Why even bother at this point?
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Yes, but at the cost of a recession themselves. Trump may say he doesn’t need anything from us, but that doesn’t make it true.