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jaspersdad's avatar

The tweets show that the tariffs were about extortion in negotiations rather than the excuse of security. Canada could present this evidence to the WTO - the security excuse is bogus and the tariffs are illegal.

Of course that does not solve the problem. The issue is what do you do when another party in a negotiation brings extortion to the table?

When one side is using extortion your choice is either to capitulate or leave the table.

Many can debate this but the NAFTA talks are down to a single question -- which is worse for Canada capitulation or walking away from NAFTA for now? To assume there is some third way at the moment looks unrealistic. Such a third way could come from a reaction in the US to Canada walking away. It could come only when Trump is no longer president. It will not come from any other source.

Perhaps Canada has to accept that NAFTA is over until Trump is gone. The alternative is a renegotiated terrible NAFTA Canada could be stuck with for a generation at least. Short term pain might be less expensive as extreme as it may be.

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TakingAmes's avatar

Really means (((globalist))).

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