U.S. Slaps Duties On Canadian - Raising Trade Tensions

[chuckChuck]

Boeing, Air Bus and other air craft manufacturers are also subsidized.

So why do some of you guys cheer on the US Commerce departments 200 % duty on Bombardier that will likely cost Canadian jobs?

The only reason you seem to have is that it hurts Quebec, The Liberals and Trudeau.

Do you really think the US Commerce Department will act in fair way when it comes to trade?

[danny W1M]

Trudeau is using tax money from western Canadians to subsidizes an aircraft company in Quebec to garner votes to get re-elected and stay in power. The money sure as hell isn't coming from the east. A province like N.B. has 40% of it's provincial budget funded by the federal government. That's also coming from the west, but atleast it's being used by all the people of the province, not just a private Company like BBDb.

Most people will never fly in these executive jets, that's partially why it's different than helping out the auto industry, everyone uses cars or trucks.

[Oliver88]

Could be, I've been saying for years, we should adopt the exact same ag policy/system/programs as the U.S.A. Then there'd be no problems.

Solid points regarding mirroring USA farm bills.
Match renewable fuels act, railway and funding for moving grain through waterways as well.

Bombardier has been a disaster waiting to happen being propped up with taxpayer $ for a generation.
Trudeau gave them $300 million in an interest free loan last year and lately bad mouthed Boeing.....Justin brought on this mess.

[chuckChuck]

Trudeau is using tax money from western Canadians to subsidizes an aircraft company in Quebec to garner votes to get re-elected and stay in power. The money sure as hell isn't coming from the east. A province like N.B. has 40% of it's provincial budget funded by the federal government. That's also coming from the west, but atleast it's being used by all the people of the province, not just a private Company like BBDb.

Most people will never fly in these executive jets, that's partially why it's different than helping out the auto industry, everyone uses cars or trucks.

Federal tax revenues come from all provinces. Ontario and Quebec have the biggest economies therefore pay the most taxes into the federal government. So your arguments that the subsidies to Bombardier come from western Canada is totally out to lunch. You need to get your facts straight.

This east vs west bullshit is getting old on Agriville.

All major aircraft manufacturers receive subsidies. And you want to cut support and loose Canadian manufacturing jobs while other countries subsidize their jobs?

Coming from farmers that also receive subsidies courtesy taxpayers this is amazing and hypocritical.

[grassfarmer]

Bombardier has been a disaster waiting to happen being propped up with taxpayer $ for a generation.

.....through both Conservative and Liberal Governments.

As for matching US Ag programs/rules - even if we did that the US would find a way to discount our products and give their producers the advantage - that's the nature of competitive trade. There are no level playing fields in the real world.

[danny W1M]

chuckdeau, Ontario and Quebec are both have not provinces and do not contribute more to the federal government than those same provinces receive from the federal government. Pay attention to the news, will ya !

[danny W1M]

The $300,000,000.00 Trudeau just recently gave BBDb wasn't to help the company or the workers, it was to aid the Liberal Party in getting MP's re-elected in Quebec.
Using money from the Have Provinces, and of course,,,,don't forget added debt.
Added debt,,,,just to get re-elected!

[chuckChuck]

When I have more time we can over the equalization system and federal revenues and transfers. Harvest is waiting.

But in the mean time it is pretty clear that you are happy if jobs are lost in Quebec and transferred to the US, Europe, Brazil, or China.

Cheering on duties against your own countries manufacturing sector and cheering on potential job losses because you don't like the current government or prime minster is absolutely ****ing stupid and very short term thinking and partisan bullshit.

And at the same time you are receiving farm subsidies from the Federal and Provincial government.

Wholly shit man shake your head!

[danny W1M]

cc, "cheering on potential job losses"

Where in my posts did I state that?

liberals always like to put words in other people's mouths. same as calling them deniers or nazis.

[sumdumguy]

When I have more time we can over the equalization system and federal revenues and transfers. Harvest is waiting.

But in the mean time it is pretty clear that you are happy if jobs are lost in Quebec and transferred to the US, Europe, Brazil, or China.

Cheering on duties against your own countries manufacturing sector and cheering on potential job losses because you don't like the current government or prime minster is absolutely ****ing stupid and very short term thinking and partisan bullshit.

And at the same time you are receiving farm subsidies from the Federal and Provincial government.

Wholly shit man shake your head!

What farm subsidy am I receiving from the federal government?