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Originally Posted by moneill
It continues to fascinate me the myths that circulate out and about and how folks will cite those myths without any source cited.
You just can't make up stuff to support your argument -- you have to at least try and find some information, preferably facts, that support your point.
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It doesn’t help when the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, blatently LIES about trade figures which are easily contradicted by published figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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But once again, jaws dropped in the room when Lighthizer began to criticize what he claimed was Canada's enormous surplus in goods with the United States.
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U.S. claims on trade deficit with Canada inflated by misleading numbers - CBC News
And then there was this earlier this week:
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Donald Trump's views on trade have taken a battering in a newly released report that was not only published by his own White House, but presented under his own signature.
The self-rebuke includes some of his talking points about Canada.
The president regularly bemoans a trade deficit with the northern neighbour. Once again Monday, he was complaining about Canadian trade, saying: "We lose a lot with Canada. People don't know it. Canada's very smooth. They have you believe that it's wonderful. And it is, for them. Not wonderful for us."
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White House publishes report on trade that contradicts Trump statements - CBC News