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better for the citizenry, it has everything couldn’t believe my ears, I wasn’t sure right now.
to do with trying to build up your pop- what he was talking about at first - was
ularity with those who have even less he going to send me to bed early without I know some of you reading this hate
knowledge and understanding on trade, dinner or take me out to the woodshed? NAFTA, but let me also confirm you’re in
tariffs, and economic values. Then unfortunately it became clearer - the minority. The reason free trade is vi-
more Tariffs!
Two images tell the story, one showing
exports from the United States to Canada He announced that if Can-
and the other showing imports from Can- ada retaliates as promised
ada to the United States. Clearly, Canada on July 1st, he would then
means a lot to the US economy, 75% of invoke tariffs on the auto
US States say Canada is their #1 export sector. This is where Mr.
market and over 50% say Canada is their Trump demonstrates a lack
#1 import market, clearly for the majority of understanding on the
of US Citizens, Canada is a vital part of trade file. An automobile
their economy. built in Canada or the Unit-
ed States has thousands
At June’s G7 Summit, the heat was turned of parts and processes to
up, our Prime Minister suggested, rightly, go through. Many, no, most
that the Presidents imposition of tariffs of the parts go back and
on Steel and Aluminum were insulting forth across the borders
and illegal, and Canada has no other numerous times before
choice but to retaliate with an equal mea- they end up in the car in
sure and he announced the imposition Detroit, Kentucky, Texas,
of tariffs on Canadian products heading Alabama, California, Os-
to the United States that would balance hawa, Oakville, Alliston or
the affect. He further went on to say that even Cambridge. The Auto
we are a polite people, but we will not be Sector in North America is
pushed around. While I like the strength probably the most power-
and conviction our Prime Minister dem- ful lobby next to the Energy
onstrated, that is probably the last thing Sector. They are united on
you would say with your outside voice to the front of free and open
a bully, and globally, that is a common trading borders through-
description of Mr. Trump. And just for out Canada, US and Mexico,
the record, it is quite fair to describe him no pun intended, but this
like that, we all recall his commentaries might be where the rubber
“Crooked Hillary”, “Little Rocket Man”, hits the road. He will and
“Pocahontas”. But maybe the larger con- probably already is, inun-
cern is, how the President responded to dated or blanketed with a united front tal, is not for the governments, or even
Justin Trudeau’s articulate and fair com- from the auto sector - now would not be the businesses, it is all about the con-
ments. Typically, he lashed out on Twitter, the time you’d like to be him. They will sumer, you and me, average everyday
yes - a few tweets actually, calling him point clearly to the fact that the 2008 re- people just trying to get by, have some
weak, dishonest, unfortunately a typical cession, where consumers lost complete things in our lives, make some purchas-
rant and then suggested this was going confidence around the globe, may look es and have a relatively affordable life.
to cost Justin a lot of money, that he was like a bump in the road compared to a When a product or service gets charged a
going to punish the Canadian people. I Trade War President Trump is presenting tariff or “Duty”, the end (con't on pag 53)

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