Big Guy Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1=e^ipi Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 What benefits does it give to Canada and the Canadian economy? The benefits of trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Right. So we need Russia's permission to make trade deals with other countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Right. So we need Russia's permission to make trade deals with other countries. Who said that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1=e^ipi Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeNumber Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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