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2018-06-07 Great White North

Canadian PM rejects Washington's NAFTA scrapping proposal

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Posted by Fred 2018-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top

#1 ..except it allows any member to opt out. Socialist never really understood economics.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-06-07 07:35|| 2018-06-07 07:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Procopius2k, the issue isn't opting out, it's whether Canada would negotiate a bilateral agreement if we did.

Posted by Snoluting Phomoth8901 2018-06-07 07:56|| 2018-06-07 07:56|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem isn't trade with Canada, it's with Canada acting as a fence for Chinese goods.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-06-07 08:07|| 2018-06-07 08:07|| Front Page Top

#4 "...Canada acting as a fence for Chinese goods."

THIS. ^

Ditto with Mexico.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-06-07 10:45|| 2018-06-07 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 the issue isn't opting out, it's whether Canada would negotiate a bilateral agreement if we did.

I think this is another fantasy vs. reality thing. I doubt Canada would want to lose the US as a trading partner, whether they realize it or not.

Posted by gorb 2018-06-07 10:51|| 2018-06-07 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Darth ~~Vader~~ Trump : I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further...
Seriously, does Trudeau understand the meaning of the word 'scrapped'?

Posted by magpie 2018-06-07 11:11|| 2018-06-07 11:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Justin Trudeau - making Obama look like Reagan with every statement.

Posted by Raj 2018-06-07 12:25|| 2018-06-07 12:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Trudeau is in way over his head against Trump. I will enjoy watching this unfold.

Posted by airandee 2018-06-07 13:18|| 2018-06-07 13:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Fidel's boy - not so smart

Posted by Frank G 2018-06-07 13:25|| 2018-06-07 13:25|| Front Page Top

#10 The Canadians have long standing trade "issues" with the US: fishing rights, wood products, durum wheat, and recently oil exports. Trudeau has plenty of Canadian issues to worry about before even thinking about Mexico's issues.

Posted by magpie 2018-06-07 13:26|| 2018-06-07 13:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Call it a coincidence, but during this morning's commute, I saw on the BNSF spur to the Anacortes refinery an oil unit train powered by CN locomotives. First time in over 20 years I have seen foreign (non BNSF) power on that line.
Leased units or what???

Posted by USN, Ret. 2018-06-07 13:38|| 2018-06-07 13:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Coincidence. The major railroads swap power (locomotives) all the time - a CN train might cross the border without switching locos. At the train's terminal, the locos are cut off and sent back north. Also when railroad 'balance' the power in other deals, the railroad that 'owes' the other so many horsepower-hours may see their locos running all over the place.

Posted by Bobby 2018-06-07 15:36|| 2018-06-07 15:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Now that is cool info Bobby. Thanks.

Posted by Blackbeard Bumble5724 2018-06-07 20:14|| 2018-06-07 20:14|| Front Page Top

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