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To: marcos who wrote (117326)	2/3/2009 4:22:46 AM
From: axial	Respond to of 206114

marcos, we mostly agree. But I reiterate, things change: global markets in oil, softwood lumber, coal, fish, automobiles. Nations change, and so do political realities. Friends become enemies, enemies become friends. Globalism would have nations wipe out their own production in favor of supply from the lowest-cost producer. All nations become engaged in a race to the bottom, increasingly reliant on others for their goods. We're friends, but we must be clear about our friendship. Does the US want a strong, competitive northern neighbour? Typically, no: it wants a fifty-first state: docile, doing what it's told, ripe for the picking. Only the best US thinkers recognize the benefit of strong neighbours: the best thinkers are a distinct minority, not necessarily guiding US policy, as we've seen. There's no safety in words on paper. Whether or not we reach an interim accord with the current US administration, Canada should redouble its efforts to reach other markets. If we don't we'll be making a bad mistake. For Canada, the US should be one important market, among many. There's no absolute safety, only relative safety. That safety lies partly in cooperative agreements, but most, in independence and self-reliance. Jim