I don't agree with everything but I certainly agree with Rob's conclusion that we are shooting ourselves in the foot with the tariffs we are imposing. It seem odd that in one breath the Prime Minister said the policy was "dumb" and then went on to do exactly the same thing. Yes, Canada should respond (not react), however we should have an internal response with the elimination of domestic trade barriers, building our internal economy with our own natural resources, and create jobs based on our needs including housing, building our military and security infrastructure, and expanding our trade partnerships...things we can control. In Trump's mind Canada is bringing a knife of a gunfight, and he has a bazooka. He is aware of the power vacuum in Ottawa and could care less about phone calls from Trudeau. Let's hope we can stabilize our national government and start making some sensible decisions on or future.
I don't agree with everything but I certainly agree with Rob's conclusion that we are shooting ourselves in the foot with the tariffs we are imposing. It seem odd that in one breath the Prime Minister said the policy was "dumb" and then went on to do exactly the same thing. Yes, Canada should respond (not react), however we should have an internal response with the elimination of domestic trade barriers, building our internal economy with our own natural resources, and create jobs based on our needs including housing, building our military and security infrastructure, and expanding our trade partnerships...things we can control. In Trump's mind Canada is bringing a knife of a gunfight, and he has a bazooka. He is aware of the power vacuum in Ottawa and could care less about phone calls from Trudeau. Let's hope we can stabilize our national government and start making some sensible decisions on or future.
"...things we can control." Indeed, those are the things we should all spend most of our time working on!