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This was from another post, but I figured I would give it it's own thread as many of you will hear the little tiff between Trudeau and Trump. I would put it in politics, but since there's no link I didn't want it moved.
In all honesty, I think there is plenty of room for Trump to ht back with broader tariffs against Canada until we embrace capitalism and liberty. Anyways, below is what I typed up:
I will challenge anyone to argue that these tactics don't represent a National Security threat to America.
1) Canada allows Third Country Exports across the U.S border, especially from China; as they leverage NAFTA, for Canada and the third nations benefit
2) Canada allows, sometimes in plain site, Intellectual Property theft, abuses. We have entire massive malls here in Toronto where out in the open you can see knock off movies, fashion, high end sunglasses, you name it, that are fake U.S products. They are shyte made in China, sold for full retail price, and they are clearly fake. The question is, knowing how centrally controlled the Canadian economy is, how much does the state of Canada benefit from this, and why are some of these malls who've been around for 20+ years, not shut down?
3) We enter U.S corporations on Canadian soil, tamper with HR depts, spread interest in unions and other nefarious tactics that I know of first hand, they would shock Americans.
4) We have zero enforcement of bribery. In fact, there is an International agency that oversees this that places Canada on the absolte bottom, second worst if Britain.
5) We support supply management and even today in Parliament Trudeau said "I will never stop supporting supply management". This is nothing more than full blown communism of another name.
6) Excessive protectionism. We've had complaints from Australia, NZ and many others. We pretend to be free market, but that's only if your jobs are coming to us, not vice versa.
7) Not so hidden grants to auto companies like GM to the tune of $400M, recently Toyota for $150M more. On top of additional costs which are in effect, tariffs, 13% GST tax, subsidies, barriers to U.S and foreign products and of course, that all encompassing Nation Security which Trump wisely leveraged.
Go back to my posts soon after Trump won, a lengthy post in which I outlined how Canada does all of this to violate NAFTA via National Security, it just not promoted as America has been getting fleeced by everyone, so noone cares.
God Bless America Get 'er done Trump!
$400 million?$150 million? Pikers! US states have dropped $17 billion in subsidies on automakers. Not the federal government - states. Christ, a small town in America will subsidize Walmart to the tune of a few million.
How about the rest of it?
Openly allows intellectual property theft? Bullshit.
Every country that imports, assembles and exports allows 3rd-country-exports. It's not hidden.
Canada requires foreign corporations operating on Canadian soil to follow Canadian HR laws? Oh, say it ain't so. Why don't you let them pay the Burundi minimum wage?
Supply management? That's between you and you. Canadian doesn't manage for any other nation, and the US is involved in Supply management in different ways, including our agricultural supports, and our foreign relations programs.
"Zero enforcement of bribery"? Again, bullshit.
For God's sake, if you love Trump so much, take him with you.
Took me 10 seconds on useless google, I could have posted 20 more, maybe 50 more if I used a beter search engine like duckduckgo
Your opinion on supply management is a huge issue, it impacts all exporters into Canada. This is Communism, plain and simple. America and the West fought communism only to embrace it and trade with those who do?
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption
Canada coddles counterfeiters
Canada coddles counterfeiters