So, more than a year after talks began to renew NAFTA, that’s what’s been achieved: Trump refuses to meet Trudeau and says he doesn’t like Freeland. And we’re on the brink of a complete failure, with our gov willing to put 20% of our economy at risk to protect the dairy cartel.
1/ A little reminder of what I wrote almost two years ago after Trump’s election: “Six months ago, I proposed abolishing supply management. The main reason is not to please the Americans; it is to get rid of a legal cartel and to give a break to 35 million Canadians...
2/ ...and particularly low-income families who are paying too much for dairy products, eggs and chicken.
But why not do it also to preserve NAFTA and guarantee an open access to the U.S. market?”
business.financialpost.com/opinion/maxime…
But why not do it also to preserve NAFTA and guarantee an open access to the U.S. market?”
business.financialpost.com/opinion/maxime…
3/ During all this time, my former party has stood side by side with the Lib gov, defending the supply management cartel and “standing up” to Trump because they had polls showing this is currently popular. No vision whatsoever. And some people are still wondering why I left?
