Trudeau under preasure to get NAFTA done.

[macdon02]

The thing to note groom Texas isn't the fact it went Republican, but the fact the status quo got the boot. It's a worldwide phenomena not just USA. People are sick and tired of "conventional" politics as there's no difference, anywhere, in the mainstream parties. We saw it in Alberta going NDP, Ford in Ontario, its about to happen in Quebec... even the racist dirty Swede's. I have no idea what'll happen in the mid terms but if the guy or gal has been there awhile, they'll get the boot.

[bucket]

The loss of Ontario's auto industry, would likely mean Ontario would be a permanent have-not province, into which the west will continue to pay via transfers.

Pay with what...no oil moving ,no pulse exports , industry pulling out of Canada....sounds like the east will get a windfall.....good plan Justine.

[beaverdam]

bucket, that translate into,,,a much lower standard of living, which undoubtedly means much lower land prices.

Isn't there a saying, something like, "just when everyone thinks prices can't go lower"

[jazz]

That equalization nonsense is going to come to an end. Kenny will start it, Bernier will enter the fray eventually.

All kenny has to do is claim non-renewable resources under provincial jurisdiction which they are and exempt from transfers. That should trim a few billion off the transfers. Trudeau isnt going to just sabotage entire industries in trade negotiations then get free western money to prop them. Thats a revolt in the making.

[Oliver88]

Here is the Trudeau circus main representative for NAFTA seen in Washington DC....



Looks like our team is taking our multi billion trade agreement seriously. 🙈

[bucket]

Does anyone know her qualifications?

Even if its a fake picture ...the question still stands.

[grassfarmer]

To sacrifice 100,000 auto jobs would be political suicide. Yet even Ford is touting this to protect dairy farmers.

Not true - Ford is saying that both SM and auto jobs have to be protected. Should tell you something when both the Government and opposition at Provincial and Federal are solidly behind Canada's efforts with NAFTA. Only here on Agriville does the majority want to sell out to the US in an attempt to discredit the Trudeau Government.

[SASKFARMER3]

Wow grass and explain how your not a liberal

[grassfarmer]

Wow grass and explain how your not a liberal

Easy, i've never voted for them in my life. You on the other hand do.

But what's that got to do with my post highlighting that there is in fact solidarity across the political spectrum in Canada on our approach to renegotiating NAFTA and the fact that Canada must get a good deal. The only place I ever see suggestions of capitulation to the US, or hoping the USA defeats Canada in these negotiations is on Agriville.

[WiltonRanch]

I see a national revolt in the making headed up by Saskatchewan and Alberta against the carbon tax, Quebec against loss of supply management, and Ontario to boot, and there is nothing the feds can do because they let Quebec not sign the constitution and do their own thing. It set a precedent and other jurisdictions have stayed in line preserving the federation for sake of stability. Now we have an incompetent federal government that has lost the allegiance of provincial counterparts. This country is on the verge of collapse cause the feds can’t and won’t reign in dissenters because they have no real power, especially if the 3 big provinces get together.

As much as I don’t care for the zeitgeist of the American administration it in a way is doing us a service in a strange way by its destabilization of the world because it forces us to not be lazy traders, improve infrastructure to facilitate more foreign exports, and possibly refurbish a more fair and effective federal govt. We still need a good relationship with the USA and it will come but relying on them and being controlled by them isn’t good neither. Trump will be gone in 6 years or less and another will take his place; friendly to us or not, but the same influences and controls no matter political stripe. We don’t need idiots dealing with them.