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Politics : Gold and Silver Stocks and Related Commentary

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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (17091)8/12/2005 10:51:33 PM
From: ogi  Read Replies (2) of 18308
 
It is crazy and it is a huge public relations disaster for the U.S in Canada. Although Canadians suffer under delusions of false superiority they are not wrong when they see the U.S. as a pretender in free trade and an economic imperialist nation. The U.S. only wants free trade if it is winning. If it isn't winning it is whining!

I think the determining factor is in the power of the political lobbying system in the U.S. which is too successful representing its clients . The softwood lumber dispute is one of many in which all the trade mediation bodies, to which the U.S. is a signatory , has ruled in Canada's favour and it makes no difference to U.S. behaviour, actions and or policy. The collective attitude here now is, what can we do to hurt their trade? How about tightening the noose on oil? Maybe an export tax? We are sick of being the nice guy at the beach having sand kicked on us.

Cheers,
Ogi
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