U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has been meeting exclusively throughout the week in Washington, D.C., with his Mexican counterpart Economic Minister Ildefonso Guajardo to hammer out a deal, and both sides say they are very close. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tried to tamp down any fears that his country was being sidelined, arguing Canada is still very much involved in the process and not alarmed by the U.S. talking directly with Mexico.
“We are encouraged by the optimism expressed by the U.S. and Mexico … [and] continue the hard work of modernizing and negotiating a better deal for all of us,” Trudeau said Thursday in British Columbia following a Cabinet meeting.
h/t Latitude
I don’t believe a single word these Liberals say.
Haven’t you read “Zen and the art of the deal”?
How can you be “very much involved” ….when no one is talking to you?
PM Dummy is delusional – worse mental issues than his poor mother.
I’d be curious to know how much of the U.S. – Mexico deal is devoted to gender equity and LGBQWERTY etc. etc. issues.
DrD. I’d say NONE only Trudeau is insistent on that…..gender equality along with LGBQWERY???? and AFN RIGHTS plus new environmental regulations. All Trump has to do is let it run out then CANADA is up sh*t creek. The TPP I understand is a one way street. Joining the TTP will only increase the GDP by 0.082 by 2035, so this represents an one time increase after 15yrs. So why is Trudeau signing this stupid deal!! THIS IS A BAD DEAL FOR CANADIANS!!
I’d wager zilch.
I would like to know how much of Ontarios auto industry is being negotiated into the Mexican deal!
I’ll just park this here from our crack negotiating team last year, when they were sure that smug condescension was carrying the day:
“Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called “right to work” laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.”
Yes, Canada actually took the position – as a foreign government – that American workers should be forced to pay union dues. A real puzzle that we are now watching from afar as the adults work.
Canada’s strategy appears to be do nothing until the mid-terms when Trump will be neutered. A dangerous strategy suggested by Obomber I believe.
Whoever matched the photo to the article caption in the Examiner article did a great job of capturing “Canada watches nervously…”.
Robert of Ottawa, you may be right, and the gamble will backfire bigly if Trump keeps the House. On the other hand, Trump may well be letting PM Butts stew in the cesspool of his own making.
Trudeau and Freeland are awesome! Delegating Canada’s negotiating to Mexico. That frees up their summer for important stuff.
Well Juthtin can jutht unfriend Mexico cant he? That would show em for making an agreement with that man, that man with a thet. I hope you auto folks of ontario, who thought this dope of Margrets was worth the vote, see nothing but the tail lights of the auto manufacturing moving south.
Yes, and along with our discounted oil moving to US refineries and the silence of pipeline building crews staying home idle.
The genius with the pretty hair has sure messed up big time and the media applauds him.
The Media applauds everything these idiot Liberals do, no matter how irrational, no matter how damaging the fallout for Canadians… Glorious leader, one party State sheeite. Peeair really did a number on this once great nation, and to think some people think Margret was the crazy one. As for the retarded spawn, I didn’t know they stacked shit that high. Sending a Barney Turd (Freeland) as lead negotiator on the trade file was probably a dumb idea. I hear Freeland used to be a “journalist” of sorts which explains her effortless ability to lie.
Didn’t chrystia get the chicanos to agree to not negotiate with the Americans without Canada? They we’re going to stand shoulder to shoulder with Canada. Guess they had a change of plans…..
The Canadian auto workers have been strangely silent. They must know what’s coming.
Always wondered what happened to Bagdad Bob.
But I digress.
Its bad enough when he believes his own bs, but its a huge disservice to the public when the media regurgitates this without question.
And what does Andy Scheer think of this? No one really knows.
Don’t care if Scheer says or doesn’t say anything.
If he does, whatever he says is going to be closer to the truth and sound exceedingly far more intelligent than any member of the current liberal caucus, or their water carrier’s in the media. For that matter anyone could likely get the NAFTA negotiations back on track and have deal done before team sockmonkey figures out what pair of socks juthtin should wear today.
Mexico is negotiating for Canada’s auto industry,,,,then Ontario will forever be “a halve not province”.
Honestly I hope the Americans kick our hides because at this point it might be the only way for Canadians to realize the mistake they made by putting an arrogant, juvenille pothead in charge.