Big Guy Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) So Canada has just signed a free trade deal with Ukraine. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/harper-discusses-russian-aggression-and-signs-free-trade-agreement-in-meeting-with-ukraine-pm What benefits does it give to Canada and the Canadian economy? Edited July 15, 2015 by Big Guy Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
-1=e^ipi Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 What benefits does it give to Canada and the Canadian economy? The benefits of trade. Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 What benefits does it give to Canada and the Canadian economy? Sounds more like a "screw you" to Russia above anything else, honestly. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
The_Squid Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 Yes, this is Harper attempting to have Canada as an international player that "punches above its weight".... but he has no clue how to do so. Thumbing our nose at nRussia does nothing good. Quote
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Pointless deal. Better for Ukraine than Canada. Like most deal Harper or any of our governments sign they tend to do more for the other countries involved than they do for us. One that could really benefit us, with Japan, hasn't come to fruition. Maybe because it benefits us more than them. Quote “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”― Bruce Lee
Moonlight Graham Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Yes, this is Harper attempting to have Canada as an international player that "punches above its weight".... but he has no clue how to do so. Thumbing our nose at nRussia does nothing good. Well, on the one hand, punishing Russia makes some sense because they've acted like jerks. Sanctions and what not. On the other hand, isolating Russia even further and making Putin and the Russian people develop even more anti-Western sentiment can only worsen our relations thus worsening international security. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Shady Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Right. So we need Russia's permission to make trade deals with other countries. Quote
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Right. So we need Russia's permission to make trade deals with other countries. Who said that? Quote “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”― Bruce Lee
-1=e^ipi Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 One that could really benefit us, with Japan, hasn't come to fruition. Probably because of the idiotic supply management system that the Canadian government refuses to give up. Quote
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 Probably because of the idiotic supply management system that the Canadian government refuses to give up. That among other things. Quote “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”― Bruce Lee
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