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Russia, and that should concern us not Trump also says he made a deal to sell LNG individuals right here in Cambridge, oddly
only from a business perspective but from to Japan recently, which is funny, since the enough, who will help us get into these
a political perspective as well. Alaska LNG project won’t be done for about business communities to seek out those
The political strain Trump is putting on the 10 years and Canada’s LNG project will be new relationships. We have a wonderful
world right now is exhausting, and despite completed by about August of this year relationship with the Jazan Chamber of
his advocates saying he has the best and the biggest customer so far is Japan. Commerce in Saudi Arabia who is begging
business mind in the world, I’m surprised Sorry Donald, we win that one too. There us to come over with a delegation of
he doesn’t seem to realize that business are no rare earth minerals in the U.S., we innovative partners ready to do business
requires certainty, above all else, and hold all of them and have won that game with them. This is an emerging area of
right now he alone is creating the most too because if the U.S. doesn’t want to buy Saudi Arabia, and extremely progressive.
uncertain of times for business. If we don’t them, the rest of the world is standing in Are you ready to cast nets around the
clear a new path, this will always loom line waiting for them as well. The U.S. also world? If so, let me know and we can make
over our heads. doesn’t have potash and we have massive it happen.
amounts which commercial farms can’t do
Politically, we need to match dollar for without it, so if our friends down south
dollar the taxation of business in Canada. want to grow food for themselves and for Greg Durocher
We need to build pipelines to tidewater export, they need ours. You see, Canada President & CEO
so we can export our crude oil to markets isn’t broken, we just haven’t used all our Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
other than the U.S., which by the way, assets to the best of our ability.
will give us market value where now we
discount our oil we sell south of the border. Ok, that is the lay of the land, or water if
Trump wants the Keystone XL pipeline you liked the fishing analogy. The point
built and I think we should reconsider the is we should have been doing all these
agreement with that, ensure Canada gets things all along, but I think we’ve finally
full market value for the oil in that line and had the slap in the face we needed to set
he can tariff it all he wants. We also need to us on the right course. This isn’t easy folks,
ignite the Ring of Fire as soon as possible but luckily, I have spent the last 24 years
to access the riches of those minerals that building business relationships around the
the world wants to buy. Ontario Premier world, as well as here at home. I not only
Doug Ford has successfully negotiated have built relationships with Provincial and
the access road to the area, so let's start Federal agencies that can help fund trade
digging. missions, but I have relationships with

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