Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.
Let me get this straight. Canada a country already over burdened with regulations with a faltering economy wants to join the EU an other over regulated market with faltering economy? No thanks
Probably by fair trading without US oligarchs and its unhinged financial sector sucking up all profit derived from their respective countries. And hopefully with more equal wealth distribution not completely derailing nice infographics. Because the one above is utterly useless if what you care for actually is quality of life, not just numbers going up.
We already have a major free trade agreement with the EU, and we’re not burdened by their regulations on most resources that we want to export to them anyways.
This is different from those people who are talking about actually joining the EU. We’re just shipping our raw resources (or preferably refined resources).
And frankly speaking, a lot of the US’s growth comes from the fact that they’ve been taking advantage of their legacy infrastructure like 60 year old power plants, and the fact that we sell them oil and minerals at costs much lower than the world average. We redirect a ton of that to the EU and other countries, and the US’s growth with drastically slow down while giving us huge growth as the profit margin of our products will rise substantially.
EU might not be as rich as the US, but it is still quite rich, and isn’t about to collapse under its own weight like China. As economies go, they are literally the next best thing after the US, and their reliability makes them far more attractive partners for the next half century.
Based on what the US has been doing over the past month, I’m not so sure your trend will continue like this. And in any case, the US is at best an unreliable trading partner, and at worst an enemy of Canada, so we need new trading partners. The EU seems like as good as any.
Didn’t we recently sign a major contract with Japan for natural gas? On top of the new natural gas facility we’re building in BC?
Though I suspect that this relationship will only be good for a decade or two, becoming the #1 supplier of natural gas to eastern Asia will be good both from an economic and political stance, as that’s the area that is likely to have the biggest economic impact on the world aside from India over the next half century.
More trade with EU is great. All for it. Trade with China and friendly relations/trade with Russia is needed because these are countries that will help stand up against US. Getting a commitment for next agricultural harvests to export to China/asia or EU is a critical win to displace US agriculture.
Unless you think Ukraine can stand up to US more than Russia, it’s the wrong side to back. Caring more about Ukraine than Canada is normal for downvoters.
The real evil direct threats of nazi B, vs the reasonable right to not be diminished that side A has asserted, and nazi B fabricated to get you to side with nazi B all this time?
Maybe it’s all Europeans downvoting me. Keep in mind that very extensive US led propaganda is responsible for your hatreds.
For Canada, and what should be Europeans too, the phantom threat of Russia should not be weighed as a real threat. The direct tangilbe threat of war by US should weigh very heavily.
If the downvotes are not all from your propaganda handlers, you don’t have time to be too shocked to lose your fantasized hatred (direct cause of your economic and political underperformance/destruction since Ukraine war) in order to deal with the real hatred towards you, that comes from the same assholes who’ve be propagandizing you all along.
As a European, I don’t need US propaganda to know what Russia has done to my people and other European peoples not just in recent history but for centuries. Recent Russian actions are simply a continuation of the same. Their excuses change but their actions don’t.
I’m not talking about the USSR, I’m talking about Russia before the USSR, as a part of the USSR, and after the USSR. Other than that I can’t comment on anything you’re saying because I have no idea what point you’re trying to make.
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Canada will join the EU by 2028
I’m all for it.
Our telcos would block it for sure
I will happily burn down a Telus office building if it means entry into the EU.
I’ll bring the marshmallows
AND MY AXE!
I’ll get Rogers
We’ll make our own free trade agreement. With blackjack and hookers!
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Let me get this straight. Canada a country already over burdened with regulations with a faltering economy wants to join the EU an other over regulated market with faltering economy? No thanks
Probably by fair trading without US oligarchs and its unhinged financial sector sucking up all profit derived from their respective countries. And hopefully with more equal wealth distribution not completely derailing nice infographics. Because the one above is utterly useless if what you care for actually is quality of life, not just numbers going up.
We already have a major free trade agreement with the EU, and we’re not burdened by their regulations on most resources that we want to export to them anyways.
This is different from those people who are talking about actually joining the EU. We’re just shipping our raw resources (or preferably refined resources).
And frankly speaking, a lot of the US’s growth comes from the fact that they’ve been taking advantage of their legacy infrastructure like 60 year old power plants, and the fact that we sell them oil and minerals at costs much lower than the world average. We redirect a ton of that to the EU and other countries, and the US’s growth with drastically slow down while giving us huge growth as the profit margin of our products will rise substantially.
EU might not be as rich as the US, but it is still quite rich, and isn’t about to collapse under its own weight like China. As economies go, they are literally the next best thing after the US, and their reliability makes them far more attractive partners for the next half century.
Based on what the US has been doing over the past month, I’m not so sure your trend will continue like this. And in any case, the US is at best an unreliable trading partner, and at worst an enemy of Canada, so we need new trading partners. The EU seems like as good as any.
I hear Asia is seeking rare earth minerals and energy
Didn’t we recently sign a major contract with Japan for natural gas? On top of the new natural gas facility we’re building in BC?
Though I suspect that this relationship will only be good for a decade or two, becoming the #1 supplier of natural gas to eastern Asia will be good both from an economic and political stance, as that’s the area that is likely to have the biggest economic impact on the world aside from India over the next half century.
Right… unless US is going full Russia on Ukraine type situation… what is the end goal here.
Canada was always a good hoe… then US goes and beats it anyway? What is the W?
US just looks mental aka “unreliable partner”
Canadians and their oligarchs would be stupid to not take notice here no matter how this resolves.
More trade with EU is great. All for it. Trade with China and friendly relations/trade with Russia is needed because these are countries that will help stand up against US. Getting a commitment for next agricultural harvests to export to China/asia or EU is a critical win to displace US agriculture.
Trade with Russia? WTF does Russia offer but trolls and BS
Unless you think Ukraine can stand up to US more than Russia, it’s the wrong side to back. Caring more about Ukraine than Canada is normal for downvoters.
Um, yes. I would rather ally with Ukraine, regardless of who else my friends and enemies are.
How about one doesn’t oppose Nazi B by siding with Nazi A
The real evil direct threats of nazi B, vs the reasonable right to not be diminished that side A has asserted, and nazi B fabricated to get you to side with nazi B all this time?
Yeah I’d rather die fighting than fight alongside people I’d like to fight.
Maybe it’s all Europeans downvoting me. Keep in mind that very extensive US led propaganda is responsible for your hatreds.
For Canada, and what should be Europeans too, the phantom threat of Russia should not be weighed as a real threat. The direct tangilbe threat of war by US should weigh very heavily.
If the downvotes are not all from your propaganda handlers, you don’t have time to be too shocked to lose your fantasized hatred (direct cause of your economic and political underperformance/destruction since Ukraine war) in order to deal with the real hatred towards you, that comes from the same assholes who’ve be propagandizing you all along.
That’s a lot of words for a ruski propaganda bot.
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Well you do make a point, except for the fact that you support teaming up with Russia.
So I think you just thought a bit too much about it and lost track of morals and ideals.
“US bad” does not mean “Russia good”.
“US bad” and “Russia bad” can both be true simultaneously. Didn’t Russia want a multipolar world? How about we the sane countries form another pole?
As a European, I don’t need US propaganda to know what Russia has done to my people and other European peoples not just in recent history but for centuries. Recent Russian actions are simply a continuation of the same. Their excuses change but their actions don’t.
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I’m not talking about the USSR, I’m talking about Russia before the USSR, as a part of the USSR, and after the USSR. Other than that I can’t comment on anything you’re saying because I have no idea what point you’re trying to make.