Author Topic: What the hell happened to NAFTA? (Read 959 times)

Thrawn · « **on:** November 20, 2002, 09:53:34 AM »

Holy crap can the US compete on a fair playing field or not??

"U.S. trade ruling could hurt Canadian farmers
Last Updated Wed, 20 Nov 2002 9:42:13

OTTAWA - The Canadian farmer took another possible hit on Tuesday as the United States International Trade Commission ruled that Canadian wheat imports hurt U.S. farmers.

"They're plainly wrong," said Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale, reacting to the U.S. ruling. Goodale is the minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board. "

"The U.S. had looked at the operation of the Canadian Wheat Board on nine previous occasions and never found unfair trade practices. "

http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/11/19/wheat_us021119

Cripes, the US government keeps on doing this! They kick our tulips in a bunch of other industries, but the second we kick their butts, whamo...Tariff time!

We then take you to world court, they say the US is wrong the US removes the tariffs. Meanwhile years have past and another of one of our few industries that are kicking bellybutton has taken a HUGE finacial hit and thousands of empolyees are out of work!

Soviet Cananuckistan my ass, more like USistan or something, you guys ever hear of something called CAPITALISM??

I guess your industries would rather have that socialist bowl of rice.

SOB · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:06:08 AM »

Sorry Thrawn, but Uncle Sam has a hard-on for the great American farmer and not much is gonna change that.

SOB

Thrawn · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:08:08 AM »

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Originally posted by SOB
Sorry Thrawn, but Uncle Sam has a hard-on for the great American farmer and not much is gonna change that.

SOB

Then Uncle Sam shouldn't have agreed to NAFTA.

Uncle Sam have a hard-on for soft wood lumberers as well?

popeye · « **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:12:49 AM »

Sounds like you Canadians might need a little "regime change"....

Wlfgng · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:17:29 AM »

ironic. you're here asking the people but it's the government that you should be asking.

SOB · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:21:29 AM »

I dunno Thrawn, just pointing out a fact of life in the US.

Thrawn · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:23:45 AM »

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Originally posted by Wlfgng
ironic. you're here asking the people but it's the government that you should be asking.

They are YOUR representives who are diddlying over my country.

Cripes, this is how the US treats its friends, allies, greatest trading partner?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:41:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
They are YOUR representives who are diddlying over my country.

Cripes, this is how the US treats its friends, allies, greatest trading partner?

Stand by us, or stand aside...

OIO · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2002, 10:59:31 AM »

Welcome to International Politics.

Money is its law, self-interest is its religion.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #9 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:09:29 AM »

and canada has no protectionist regulations??

an americans try to get work up there? it's virtually imposable for construction type work. as I understand it you have to run an add for 60 days and have no canadians aply in order to hire from out of country (we usually don't have that kind of time frame to work with so you effectivly block most americans from working there)

on the other hand canadians are here working all the time.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #10 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:12:55 AM »

yeah it's my country but I don't rule it Thrawn.. get a grip man.

so I guess i should fault you personally for the crappy non-military your country has.. or the long list of other things I could fault your country for ?

chill

Thrawn · « **Reply #11 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:19:45 AM »

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Originally posted by capt. apathy
and canada has no protectionist regulations??

Yes, we do, but none that break our treaty with the US and Mexico.

And Canada and Mexico are trying to convince the US government to agree to a common labour market, blame your own government if that hasn't happened yet.

Wlfgng, I would expect you to hold the Canadian people responisble for their government. Just to clarify, I'm not blaming any individual.

SOB · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:24:04 AM »

Bryan Adams. WTG Thrawn, ya dickhead!

SOB

Thrawn · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:28:56 AM »

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Originally posted by SOB
Bryan Adams. WTG Thrawn, ya dickhead!

SOB

Michael Bolton.

Sikboy · « **Reply #14 on:** November 20, 2002, 11:30:05 AM »

Thrawn,

Is it your contention that this action (if it were to continue to it's logical conclusion next summer) is a violation of the provisions of NAFTA?

Really, I agree with you. It's lame as hell for the US to use a double standard for Free trade in my opinion. However, it is my guess that this current situation is being played out within the provisions of the NAFTA treaty. I'll see what I can find.

-Sik