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He can have all the opinions he wants. However, as head of a foreign government meddling in domestic policies of another country is a really, really bad idea.
The Canadians went ballistic
"De Gaulle and "Vive le Québec libre"
On 24 July 1967, during a state visit to Expo '67, General Charles de Gaulle, president of France and a hero of the 20th century, proclaimed from the balcony of Montréal's City Hall a sentence that would change the history of Canada: “Vive le Québec libre.”
He can have all the opinions he wants. However, as head of a foreign government meddling in domestic policies of another country is a really, really bad idea.
Trade between the U.S. and Canada is Canada's business too.
Just three months ago, Trump was complaining that Canadian domestic dairy policies were unfair to U.S. dairy farmers. He either didn't know or ignored the fact that U.S. dairy exports to Canada are more than FIVE TIMES higher than dairy imports from Canada to the U.S.. Does that sound like the U.S. is getting a raw deal on dairy like Trump claimed?
An increase in U.S. protectionist policies will have an impact on what Canada will do in response e.g. countervailing tariffs. Again, that is Canada's business.
I think what Hesychios objects to is the fact that your comment not only contributed nothing to the discussion, but it was not half as funny as you thought it was.
If you are going to go off on a tangent, at least put some effort and wit into it.
Why do you think that? Did the two of you discuss it? Or are you merely engaging in presumptuous speculation?
I enjoy it all. That's why I'm here. Mind your own business.
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Canada's strategy is to bypass Trump and deal directly with governors and mayors.
It is not "meddling" any more than is US states sending trade missions abroad and offering state incentives to get foreign investment.
Canada can have whatever strategy it wants. But US governors are prohibited from dealing with foreign powers unless Congress authorizes it. Article 1 of the US Constitution gives to Congress and only Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign powers. And Congress has made it a felony for governors to kiss that ****** Trudeau's ass: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/953
He can have all the opinions he wants. However, as head of a foreign government meddling in domestic policies of another country is a really, really bad idea.
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Got to love the outrage from the right about heads of foreign governments meddling in our business.
Canada can have whatever strategy it wants. But US governors are prohibited from dealing with foreign powers unless Congress authorizes it. Article 1 of the US Constitution gives to Congress and only Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign powers. And Congress has made it a felony for governors to kiss that ****** Trudeau's ass: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/953
I guess you don't like the guy that was invited to speak to a forum of governors with the specific topic of the invitation being "trade"..
Don't invite him to address you and more to the point don't invite him to give an opinion about a specific topic if you're not going to like what you think he might have to say.
AND maybe you should talk to this ****** while you're on the topic of foreign leaders expressing opinions that WERE NOT INVITED:
I guess you don't like the guy that was invited to speak to a forum of governors with the specific topic of the invitation being "trade"..
Don't invite him to address you and more to the point don't invite him to give an opinion about a specific topic if you're not going to like what you think he might have to say.
AND maybe you should talk to this ****** while you're on the topic of foreign leaders expressing opinions that WERE NOT INVITED:
I believe the President is authorized to deal with foreign powers, although most of those duties are typically delegated to the Secretary of State.
How do you explain this then?
Quote:
June marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement, a pivotal point in the story of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
On June 15, 2012, the Government of Canada and the State of Michigan signed the agreement which established the framework for Canada’s and Michigan’s roles and responsibilities for the largest and most ambitious bi-national infrastructure project along the Canada-US border.
That is an actual formal agreement, not simply discussions by Canadian officials with U.S. local and state officials and business associations, aimed at convincing them that it is in their best interest to put pressure on Washington not to make certain specific changes to NAFTA. No agreements are signed. It's just a dialogue. I imagine Canada listened to the concerns too and took that into consideration when coming up with its negotiating position.
Congress, for the first time I think, will have input in the NAFTA negotiations. Won't the members be listening to what their states want?
The article was from the BBC, (i.e. British Broadcasting Corporation). Typically, the BBC is rated one of the finest, most objective news gathering operations..
BBC is left wing. Very biased coverage. Openly anti Brexit and continues to trash it. It's the CNN of the UK but with sexy accents.
But BBC Radio 4 has hilarious readings by David Sedaris as well as lots of comedy programs.
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