It's all politics folks, let us remember how Canada's Trudeau was playing hardball a couple of weeks ago and now he says this new deal is good for Canada.
Wisconsin dairy farmers could benefit from new trade deal with Canada
Goats are all in for American Dairy Farmers.
M-Bob
The United States stock market yesterday sure did enjoy this news.
We will see if that holds up?
M-Bob
Stocks pop after new US-Canada-Mexico deal
Same in Canada.
The biggest deal for Trump is probably that he gets to stop the unregulated inflow of Asian manufactured goods, including auto parts then used for assembly in the other two NA nations.But the biggest deal of all for Trump is that he gets to name it!
And now, we have a horrible trade deal not much different from NAFTA. He will probably get the deal through Congress, since NAFTA was a Republican deal to start with. At least if they can do it before the elections. NAFTA 2.0: The Best, the Good, the Ugly, and the Ugliest | National ReviewCanada agreed late Sunday to join the trade deal that the United States and Mexico reached last month, meeting negotiators’ self-imposed midnight deadline designed to allow the current Mexican president to sign the accord on his final day in office and (giving President Trump a big win on trade.)
Canada agrees to join trade accord with U.S. and Mexico, sending new NAFTA deal to Congress
Though I can't disagree with what you say about Obama, Trump is full of it but he knows that his supporters don't know much about economics. His tactics mirror those which brought about the Great Depression.(Tax cuts for the rich and raising tariffs)Many if not most of us would agree that Obama did not know how to make a good deal. Definitely not one of his strong points.
Trump appears to be very good at this and enjoys it.
I have little doubt that Canadian media is spinning this in accordance with the sentiments of your post, but the fact is that relations were cordial until Trudeau backstabbed Trump right after Trump had left the G8 (I think it was) summit Canada was hosting, even while Trump was still on the plane. Trump had thought they were working toward an agreement, and that's when it went south. And Freeland taking time off from bilateral NAFTA negotiations to attend a virulent Trump-bashing conference was only an honest expression of what her attitude has been throughout. There is no shortage of opinion that Trudeau alienated Trump intentionally in order to gin up anti-Trump sentiment for his own political purposes. And he did this by putting the wellbeing of millions of Canadian auto workers, and indeed the entire Canadian economy, in jeopardy. Indeed, Trudeau is on record very early-on saying very negative and personal things against Trump, but Trump initially overlooked this in order to try to reach an agreement without roiling relations between the two nations.it was possible for America to conduct trade negotiations without treating its neighbor in a disrespectful manner - especially a neighbour with which it shares 5250 miles of "unwalled" border!
The Trump Administration had better hope that this outcome was really worth it, and not just an exercise whose sole purpose was to satisfy one man's ego
I don't think it's as simple as former President Obama didn't know how to make a good deal. When it comes to his approach, I think it's more like Neville Chamberlain coming back from Germany in the 1930's and announcing "peace for our time".Many if not most of us would agree that Obama did not know how to make a good deal. Definitely not one of his strong points.
Trump appears to be very good at this and enjoys it. We might only have Trump in office for a short while? Let's support our President and see what he can accomplish. He will be judged later in history. Why should some try to destroy the man before he even got started and when we are not even sure what he can accomplish?
I'm not sure why but, I keep thinking that the evil one may be playing a part here? For we know that he wants nothing good for us and only wishes to seek and destroy. Is that not what many wish for Trump ( to seek and destroy)?
As Trump would say, how sad.
M-Bob
As usual, Trump turned the negotiations into a "blood sport" - personal and nasty, attempting to intimidate his opponents to get a "quick "win," with no apparent thought as to the long term impact on US/Canada relations.I have little doubt that Canadian media is spinning this in accordance with the sentiments of your post, but the fact is that relations were cordial until Trudeau backstabbed Trump right after Trump had left the G8 (I think it was) summit Canada was hosting, even while Trump was still on the plane. Trump had thought they were working toward an agreement, and that's when it went south. And Freeland taking time off from bilateral NAFTA negotiations to attend a virulent Trump-bashing conference was only an honest expression of what her attitude has been throughout. There is no shortage of opinion that Trudeau alienated Trump intentionally in order to gin up anti-Trump sentiment for his own political purposes. And he did this by putting the wellbeing of millions of Canadian auto workers, and indeed the entire Canadian economy, in jeopardy. Indeed, Trudeau is on record very early-on saying very negative and personal things against Trump, but Trump initially overlooked this in order to try to reach an agreement without roiling relations between the two nations.
Trump's main goal was to stop the job-killing entry of cheap auto parts into the US, and this he achieved. The dairy thing, while valid, was just the tip of the spear, and it worked. I'm sure that Trump means it when he expresses his approval of the current trade agreement, which gives him effective veto over any deal Canada makes that affects foreign auto parts entering the US.
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