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If anything as a Canadian I rather see Canada openly and aggressive court China, Russia, EU and Mexico+Brazil as trading partners to significantly reduce depend

If anything as a Canadian I rather see Canada openly and aggressive court China, Russia, EU and Mexico+Brazil as trading partners to significantly reduce dependence on US. Canada needs to understand need of the hour is not to engage in moral-schooling with China and not to support ire-invoking causes in China -- our priority is Canada, Canadian economy and Canadians. For too long our courting of USA and India has resulted in both US and India becoming arrogant towards us when it comes to foreign policy and diplomatic protocols. Finally, as a clear signal, Canada should step up border patrol and aggressively stop any intake of folks fleeing to Canada from USA - US needs to understand Canada is not a dumping ground for their unwanted folks.

microcolonel 8y ago
> If anything as a Canadian I rather see Canada openly and aggressive court China, Russia, EU and Mexico+Brazil as trading partners to significantly reduce dependence on US. Why? This is worse than working with the U.S. even with the tariffs. Furthermore, Canada is little more than a suburb of the U.S. as far as military projection; whose navy guards the Canadian ships if Canada flips the bird to the U.S? > Canada needs to understand need of the hour is not to engage in moral-schooling with China and not to support ire-invoking causes in China -- our priority is Canada, Canadian economy and Canadians. China is seizing Canadian property from Chinese people for political influence, I don't think this is the time to treat China with no suspicion. > For too long our courting of USA and India has resulted in both US and India becoming arrogant towards us when it comes to foreign policy and diplomatic protocols. > Finally, as a clear signal, Canada should step up border patrol and aggressively stop any intake of folks fleeing to Canada from USA - US needs to understand Canada is not a dumping ground for their unwanted folks. This is pretty limited.
Azeolus 8y ago
Less than 10,000 US citizens migrate to Canada annually. Approximately double that number (20,000) Canadians immigrate to the US annually. Seems you're ranting into the wind about nonsense.
- m23khan 8y ago
  don’t be naive, I am not talking about US citizens moving to Canada. I am referring to unwanted folks in US - refugees, illegals who are in US and trying to seek assylum in Canada. I sympathize with the refugees and so do most Canadians but one can’t help but get the feeling that US is more than happy with this arrangement while badmouthing our elected PM and threatening Canadian economy with tarrifs and other protectionist measures.
UncleEntity 8y ago
> Finally, as a clear signal, Canada should step up border patrol and aggressively stop any intake of folks fleeing to Canada from USA - US needs to understand Canada is not a dumping ground for their unwanted folks. You act as if ICE takes people it finds in the US, drives them to the Canadian border and tells them to walk north.
- m23khan 8y ago
  Agreed - and that is why I would like Canadian forces to aggressively block/restrict unwanted folks in USA to enter Canada - let US deal with the economic costs of handling them.

microcolonel 8y ago

> If anything as a Canadian I rather see Canada openly and aggressive court China, Russia, EU and Mexico+Brazil as trading partners to significantly reduce dependence on US. Why? This is worse than working with the U.S. even with the tariffs. Furthermore, Canada is little more than a suburb of the U.S. as far as military projection; whose navy guards the Canadian ships if Canada flips the bird to the U.S? > Canada needs to understand need of the hour is not to engage in moral-schooling with China and not to support ire-invoking causes in China -- our priority is Canada, Canadian economy and Canadians. China is seizing Canadian property from Chinese people for political influence, I don't think this is the time to treat China with no suspicion. > For too long our courting of USA and India has resulted in both US and India becoming arrogant towards us when it comes to foreign policy and diplomatic protocols. > Finally, as a clear signal, Canada should step up border patrol and aggressively stop any intake of folks fleeing to Canada from USA - US needs to understand Canada is not a dumping ground for their unwanted folks. This is pretty limited.

Azeolus 8y ago

Less than 10,000 US citizens migrate to Canada annually. Approximately double that number (20,000) Canadians immigrate to the US annually. Seems you're ranting into the wind about nonsense.

m23khan 8y ago
don’t be naive, I am not talking about US citizens moving to Canada. I am referring to unwanted folks in US - refugees, illegals who are in US and trying to seek assylum in Canada. I sympathize with the refugees and so do most Canadians but one can’t help but get the feeling that US is more than happy with this arrangement while badmouthing our elected PM and threatening Canadian economy with tarrifs and other protectionist measures.

UncleEntity 8y ago

> Finally, as a clear signal, Canada should step up border patrol and aggressively stop any intake of folks fleeing to Canada from USA - US needs to understand Canada is not a dumping ground for their unwanted folks. You act as if ICE takes people it finds in the US, drives them to the Canadian border and tells them to walk north.

m23khan 8y ago
Agreed - and that is why I would like Canadian forces to aggressively block/restrict unwanted folks in USA to enter Canada - let US deal with the economic costs of handling them.