What on earth are you talking about? …
China's not the one trying to completely upend the established rules of international trade.

Okay.

I don't really understand what you're thinking, here.

I’ve explained my positions a number of times. Here’s another.

1. For decades we were sold “free trade” and watched industry after industry close down in the US. The assumption was always that “free”==“fair”. In looking into some of these things we find that US goods were being restricted in all sorts of ways.

2. I believe in free trade. But free trade needs to be fair at the same time where US exporters have a chance. The existing trade deals it seems were open to many restrictions.

The left for decades would complain about the “hollowing out” of America’s middle class and industrial base. I guess that all goes by the wayside when a Republican is in office.

3. China is gearing up to take Taiwan and perhaps other things by force. The original year was 2027 but the recent scandal in the Strategic Rocket Force plus Xi’s purge of their top general likely sets that timetable back. Canada wanting to partner with them? That’s nuts.

4. Canada’s economy is suffering from high costs and an affordability problem. Carney inherited a mess from Trudeau and sees in Trump a way to lay it all on the feet of the US. Hey, that’s politics.

5. If someone thinks that the Chinese are reliable in any way they’re nuts. China’s economy is some ways like the fake town of Rock Ridge in the last couple of scenes in Blazing Saddles: a cardboard facade. Corruption is endemic in many places in the economic structure and their “banking system” is highly suspect.


But if Canada wants to flood itself with cheap stuff and the. Wonder where all their jobs went in 10 years… that’s on them.

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