On Friday President Trump noted (off-the-cuff) he was ambivalent to the trade interests of Canada and had no intention to restart discussions. However, Trump also said he holds no personal animosity toward Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the stupid and antagonistic move they made in purchasing a manipulative television ad intended to undermine the Trump trade position.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he did apologize to President Trump for the Canadian effort.
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff political advertisement and had told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run it.
Carney, speaking to reporters after attending an Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea, said he had made the apology privately to Trump when they both attended a dinner hosted by South Korea’s president on Wednesday.
“I did apologise to the president,” Carney said, confirming comments by Trump made on Friday.
Carney also confirmed that he had reviewed the ad with Ford before it aired but said he had opposed using it.
“I told Ford I did not want to go forward with the ad,” he said.
The ad, commissioned by Ford, an outspoken Conservative politician who is sometimes compared to Trump, uses a snippet of Republican icon and former President Ronald Reagan saying that tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.
In response, Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on goods from Canada, and Washington has also halted trade talks with Canada.
When departing South Korea earlier this week, Trump remarked he had a “very nice” conversation with Carney at that dinner but did not elaborate. On Friday Trump still said the United States and Canada will not restart trade talks. (read more)
Carney also noted he had great discussions with Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping but did not negotiate any trade deals.
Instead, the Canadian Prime Minister emphasized the release of Canadian citizens detained in China and requested that Beijing not interfere in Canadian domestic politics.
The irony is strong.
The current USMCA (CUSMA) trade pact covers approximately 60% of U.S-Canada trade; it is the remaining 40% is being debated and argued.
President Trump’s position is pragmatic. He would prefer to just deal with 100% of the trade sectors in one bilateral free trade agreement; hence, his ambivalence until the USMCA is dissolved.
Canada, on the other hand, is entirely dependent. They demand all trade conflicts be resolved without opening up the USMCA. Again, another conflict. Canada is like the dependent spouse in a divorce arguing for child support payments when the “children” are in their twenties.
The current status is President Trump pulling back completely from discussions with Canada, while the various provincial Premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney agonize over the issue.
At a certain point, when the entire national economic plan of Canada is based on “Donald Trump bad”, and all political messaging internally is to proclaim they have no alternative policy positions, the Canadians might not realize it, but they are confirming complete and total dependency on the nation Donald Trump represents.
What took place in last week’s tour of Asia, makes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney look very small.
Can we trade the Colorado Rockies to Canada for the Toronto Blue Jays?
/only half-joking
Thanks for the laugh. And as much as I don’t like California, I was rooting for LA and glad they won the world series, for obvious reasons.
I’m from Colorado and totally agree with that trade…..
They can keep their fans north of the border, though. I had to turn the series off several times due to such piss poor behavior on the part of Blue Jays fans. Says a lot about the country, actually. Entitled. Spoiled. Angry. Living in a bubble.
OUT: Little Rocket Man.
IN: Little Rockie Man.
apologies if this has been posted previously
https://slaynews.com/news/canadas-central-bank-warns-citizens-prepare-lower-standard-living/
wouldn’t be surprised if they are intentionally tanking their economy, after all…
‘those who cannot be named’
want everyone
destitute
diseased
or
deaad
most especially the lighter shaded, living in western countries
interesting times
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Elbows Up = the great Canadian Chicken Dance.
The commercial was a distraction,it was Canadian politicians playing the voters that support the Liberals.
Carney might want an election this year because he only has a minority government. He can bring out Trump bad and play the boomers whose vote decides elections like playing a cat with a laser pointer.
Carney’s many 100s of millions are 91% invested in the USA. He may not be making any deals for Canada, but the company he used to head and still has a stake in and is headed by his crony Bruce Flatt made a deal.
Carney moved Brookfield offices to tax havens, and he skipped out on paying 6 billion in Canadian taxes.
The head of Brookfield Asset Management who discussed the recent $80 billion nuclear deal with the U.S. government is Bruce Flatt, the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Brookfield Asset Management and Canadian firm Cameco, co-owners of Westinghouse Electric Company, are partnering with the U.S. government to build new nuclear reactors across the United States.
I hear Carney’s writing a book called “fart on the deal”
The Forward will be written by Swawell…..Brrrrrrap!”
Exactly how was this Carney guy installed? Maybe some kind Canadian can explain how the parliamentary system works? Carney was never elected by the people right? But appointed by a parliamentary majority? Is Trudoue still around?
Gay divorcée is cavorting with whacko 2-x divorced pop star Katy whatsername
Not Canadian, but as I understand it Canada Elections Law has the concept of “registered” political party. “Registered” parties are allowed to place their “endorsed” candidates on the ballot for Parliament.
Parties are required to have a “Party Leader” and party rules determine how the leader is selected. Parliament after an election determines the Party Leader to lead the government as PM.
The governor general, as representing the crown, has the power to open and dissolve Parliament, forcing elections.
President Trump has been too kind to his fellow New Yorker Mr. Carney. That is an odd habit that New Yorkers share though. Lucky for the Canucks that Carney was around to replace Trudeau as Trump would not be so kind with him in the negotiations to come.
Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, Canada, is Conservative in name only. He’s more of a Liberal. The only reason he got elected was because the Communists wanted (and did) grooming children for sex in their classrooms. Provincial Liberals were so corrupt no one wanted to vote for them. So now Ford is there and stays there because all other options are beyond bad.
Also, Ford was only compared to Trump in derision because the Canadian Media was against him. Ford is nothing like Trump. He grifted the seat as Premier to lead Ontario from his dead brother who was very different (though with issues). Ford used his dead twin (I believe) to get where he is.
Conservatives don’t like him because he isn’t one.
Liberals love him now because he talks smack against Trump, and in Canada that’s highly valued.
There is no conservative TV in Canada. It’s 24/7 Liberal propaganda.
Have Sec. Rubio rescind the student visa of PM Carney’s daughter who is studying at Harvard (as a white privileged “legacy” student as he graduated in ‘87)
And to think that Canada is best the UK could come up with when looking for the best option to fight back against the Trump reset!
Well … my first wife actually did argue for child support payments for the kids when they were in their twenties. Maybe she was Canadian and I didn’t know it.
This: Canada is like the dependent spouse in a divorce arguing for child support payments when the “children” are in their twenties.
is a very apt analogy, however when he makes it Sundance seems to be unaware that Canadian rulers, being flaming leftists, don’t see the problem with that analogy. They consider it proof of their reasonableness.
Those who have experience in the destruction of the family courts know that a mommy demanding support for kids well into their 20’s is in fact not unusual, and is often met with roaring success. The uniparty that has made that a reality is not taken aback at the notion that the Canadian position is akin to that.
PM Carney made that statement with his fingers crossed behind his back. The ad cost $75 million CDN which is $50 million US. BUT , the free advertising received from the US media reporting on the comments made by President Trump and some of his Cabinet was priceless.