Sunday 10 June 2018

Trump's tweets undo a weekend of G7 diplomacy

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loonie-canadian-dollar-trump-1.4700831


Canadian dollar lower after Trump attacks Trudeau over tariffs

Trump complained Sunday about Trudeau's criticism of tariff threats


The loonie was trading at 76.87 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent from its average value of 77.15 cents US on Friday. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)

The Canadian dollar was trading lower Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trump complained on Sunday that he had been blindsided by Trudeau's criticism of his tariff threats at a summit-ending news conference.

In tweets, Trump insulted Trudeau as "dishonest" and "weak."

Other Trump advisers also attacked Trudeau in TV appearances on Sunday.

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said in an interview with Fox News that "there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door."

The loonie was trading at 76.87 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent from its average value of 77.15 cents US on Friday.


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Dax Randall
"POOF"
Dax Randall
The world all agrees that Trump is a joke.


David Amos
David Amos
@Dax Randall Methinks he is far more than that. The clown they call "The Donald" was duly elected to be the ringmaster of the Yankee Circus in Congress which is the greatest show on earth N'esy Pas?





Andrew Niall Gordanier
"POOF"
Andrew Niall Gordanier
Conservatives are like Trump's little lap dogs on here. So pathetic, grow a backbone and stand up for our country for once.


David Amos
David Amos
@Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy) "Rightists want Canada to fail."

Methinks Doug Ford would have at least convinced the left wingnuts that they need a new drum to beat on ASAP N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Gordon MacFarlane "Do not engage in the partisan conceit that being anti liberal is being anti Canada."

Methinks at least you must understand why I ran for public office five times as an Independent N'esy Pas?






Ian MacDonald 
Ian MacDonald
We must not back down. Do not give into the bully. Sanity and common sense will prevail


David Amos
David Amos
@david mccaig "The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing"

Methinks political people use that quote far too much then do nothing at all N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Ian MacDonald "Sanity and common sense will prevail"

Methinks in the "Meantime" we should simply enjoy the circus we are paying for N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Gordon MacFarlane "Harper, like every PM, always had Canada's best interest first and foremost. "

Methinks thou doth jest too much N'esy Pas?


Ian MacDonald
Ian MacDonald
@Ken Evans
Disinformation agents/trolls run rampant through these boards. They ignore facts and focus on rhetoric. Russian...American...Canadian it doesn't matter which nationality, the point is getting the gullible to believe their lies.

Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
@Ian MacDonald

Common sense would say that if a couple of mean tweets can lower the Canadian dollar, than a tit for tat trade war is not the best approach for JT.

David Amos
David Amos
@Tucker Carlson "a tit for tat trade war is not the best approach for JT."

Methinks we should expect no less of a comment from a wannabe Yankee Faux Newsman N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Ian MacDonald "Disinformation agents/trolls run rampant through these boards."

Methinks that a certain wannabe Yankee Faux Newsman resembles that remark N'esy Pas?







Nicole Temple 
Nicole Temple
Here is a comparison of agricultural subsidies to both Canadian and American farmers:

https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2018/06/farm-subsidies-in-canada-and-united.html

While the Trump Administration is pointing the finger at Canada's dairy industry, it need look no further than its own farming industry to see that it is clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black.


Dax Randall
Dax Randall
@Nicole Temple

23 US trade barriers stopped our company from exporting.

 
David Amos
David Amos
@Dax Randall What company?

Tamara Jae
Tamara Jae
@Dax Randall

what company is that Dax?



Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
@Nicole Temple And that’s why the marketing boards were left out of NAFTA in the first place - the US could never get a trade deal through Congress that ended US farm subsidies and they (were) smart enough to know that no one would or could agree to a deal where only one side addressed farm support programs.

David Amos
David Amos
@Marcus Garvey "the US could never get a trade deal through Congress that ended US farm subsidies"

Methinks somebody forgot to tell Trump that so he keeps putting his foot in his mouth about it for over a year N'esy Pas?






 Tamara Jae 
Greg Stafford
At least our PM is acting like an adult. Can't same the same for the child running the White House.
 

Rob Kov
Rob Kov
@James Baudelaire I got down voted for telling people to think for themselves so... I wouldn't expect much

 
David Amos
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David Amos
@Rob Kov Methinks it beats being blocked or deleted later N'esy Pas?


David Amos
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David Amos
@Josh Tanner "So you don't know what a 'cheap shot' is... interesting."

Methinks the cheapest shot of all is blocking a legit comment so others cannot read it N'esy Pas?







Andrew Niall Gordanier  
Andrew Niall Gordanier
Canadian supporters of Trump = turncoats selling out their country


Kenneth Jacobs
Kenneth Jacobs
@Cindy Louis Nice, I needed a morning chuckle with my coffee. Trudeau got me a job...? And who is Andy? confused.

David Amos
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David Amos
@Kenneth Jacobs Methinks you are not the only one who is confused. Lefties think that just because I don't like Trudeau The Younger and his cohorts I must be part of Andy's comedy act merely because they don't like my spelling and grammar in two official languages Now thats confusing N'esy Pas?


Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
@Jamie Tong

Were you making that argument on Harper's behalf too?


David Amos
David Amos
@Tucker Carlson Methinks its only proper to leave it to you to argue on Harper's behalf N'esy Pas?







Stephen McIntyre 
Stephen McIntyre
Trump has made it his goal to suck the life blood out of the rest of the world. His path to 'greatness' marries bullying with parasitism. Nice plan, DT!


David Amos
David Amos
@Stephen McIntyre "His path to 'greatness' marries bullying with parasitism. Nice plan,"

Methinks The Donald knew thats how greedy Yankees think Hence he got elected their Prez N'esy Pas?







Matthew Matt 
Matthew Matt
trump so deeply fears losing that he can only feel like he's winning if he thinks others are losing.


Bruce Nelson
Bruce Nelson
@Matthew Matt

Made me think of the refrain from the Gordon Lightfoot song 'Sundown'

"Sometimes I think it's a sin
When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again."

David Amos
David Amos
@Bruce Nelson Methinks Trump has no idea who Lightfoot is I bet plays "My Way" by Sinatra to his help all day long N'esy Pas?






Dionne Albert 
Dionne Albert
Even Conservatives leaders like Harper, Mulroney and Ford(!) are putting Canada first against that child down south in the WH with a major personality di sord er. It's too bad that the "Canadians" on here couldn't follow their lead instead of doing cheerleading for that child down south with the tantrums.

When he's gone, it will have been like the guy on the bus yelling and making a big scene until the cops come and drag him away, and rest of the bus clapping. What a glorious day that will be for the world!



Kevin Delaney
Kevin Delaney
@Dionne Albert
Telling Trump & his Republican Party to get lost is the prime job of all Canadians of any merit. That is why Kevin O... does not count.


David Amos
David Amos
@Kevin Delaney True





Michael Murphy 
Michael Murphy
"How dare Trudeau stand up for Canada"

Conservatives


Gordon MacFarlane
Gordon MacFarlane
@Michael Murphy

Completely misstate what others post and then get all snide and huffy puffy about what wasn't said in the first place.

How childish

David Amos
David Amos
@Gordon MacFarlane Methinks you should be accustomed to your political opposition by now They pull the same tricks you dudes do N'esy Pas?

Karen King
Karen King
@David Amos

You know what I am an anglophone but I find your repeated misspelling that quote insulting. Please stop, it takes away from anything credible you might have.

David Amos
David Amos 
@Karen King "I find your repeated misspelling that quote insulting"

Methinks that its only fair that an insulted anglophone should try to convince a Proud Maritimer with Scottish blood in his veins that you are credible as well. At least I put my name on a ballot five times and do try to inform political people of our common concerns. More importantly the French folks I know and love like my jokes and laugh at the fact that I write French like it sounds when I say it N'esy Pas?

BTW Crown knows that I truly am the Chief of the Amos Clan and its motto is Veritas Vincit





Allan Campbell 
Allan Campbell
To all the ones on here blaming this on Trudeau. Move to another country; please.


Tamara Jae
Tamara Jae
@Allan Campbell

lol.....

so if not a JT fawner...and not going googley eyed over him means you need to move to another country?

hilarious!

Karen King
Karen King
@Tamara Jae

What it means is that if you hate Trudeau and support Trump you might as well be elsewhere.

David Amos
David Amos
@Tamara Jae Methinks there were very good reasons why my forefathers told us to never trust a Campbell N'esy Pas?





http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/white-house-adviser-kudlow-trump-trudeau-g7-summit-blame-1.4700061


'Special place in hell': Trump advisers blast Trudeau for comments at G7 summit

PM didn't respond to reporters' questions on the matter Sunday morning

Elise von Scheel · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2018 10:59 AM ET



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David Amos
David Amos
Methinks we should thank CBC for publishing the quote of the year to enjoy N'esy Pas?

"There's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door," trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox News.






James Alexander 
"POOF"
James Alexander
Trump has nary a word of criticism for his master Putin who put him in the White House,
and nice words lately about Kim, ............ But he constantly attacks his US allies on a daily basis,
while his supporters continue to be oblivious to the obvious, that being he's trying to
undermine the west while he lauds dictators. What do the Russians have on him, other
than "fixing" the election for him, eh? The man is the mad hatter. Poor Larry supporting
what he has opposed trade wise for ever.


David Amos
David Amos
@Bill Nazarene Methinks your friends are missing you over here N'esy Pas?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-communique-leaders-negotiations-1.4699871










Al Park 
"POOF"  
Al Park
You cons taking Trumps side on this are an embarrassment to Canada...


Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
@Al Park

Nope. We see the reality, do not ignore reality for our biases. We know media propagandizes Canada and I have said for months Canada does unfairly tax America while out media was bashing Trump.

Reality is USA is just taxing us right back and wants a more fair deal. Tax greedy spoiled Trudeau knows it means he has to stop some Marxist protectionism if he wants NAFTA to live.

And if NAFTA dies, 50 cent money? Possible. In any case there will be pain in Canada.


David Amos
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David Amos
@Dave Anderson Methinks the lefties should have informed you and Louie Parks as to how much I love the circus N'esy Pas?






David James 
"POOF"  
David James
Actually, we Canadians won't be satisfied until this Trudeau character offers a public apology to America's President Trump and the American people. Then and only then can we begin the healing process with our dear friends to the south.



David Amos
David Amos
@David James Methinks thou doth not jest enough N'esy Pas?







Rick Bailey 
"POOF" 
Rick Bailey
Trudeau isn't being intimidated nor pushed around by Trump and the Cons can't stand it.
Regardless what Trump says about JT now, he secretly admires those that aren't weak. He even called
Kim Jong-un an honourable man a few weeks ago. Thank goodness someone like Scheer isn't representing us.


Jack O Hill
Jack O Hill
@Philip Weigel

"they can try to paint Trudeau as terrible on the international stage,"

That has been the case every time he leaves the country.


David Amos
David Amos
@Jack O Hill Methinks Trudeau the Younger had a bad habit of putting his foot in his mouth years before he became our Prime Minister N'esy Pas?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/justin-trudeau-s-foolish-china-remarks-spark-anger-1.2421351


Edith Grey
Edith Grey
@David Amos You do know it's spelled "n'est pas"............


David Amos
David Amos
@Robert Paul "Still... considering Satan's mighty power, I wouldn't recommend thinking that you're the one calling the shots when it comes to Satan."

Methinks it must be hard for Satan to get good help in Hell Perhaps he will hire me to torture politicians and their evil lawyers etc for eternity just like I did in my lifetime N'esy Pas?







Gordon Olafsen
guy pope
That Special Trade advisor Peter Navarro must have gone to Trump's University and forget the " Art of Diplomacy " course.

Donald was scheduled to teach it but had to go to the bathroom so he assigned it to Bolton (A.K.A Captain Kangaroo)


David Amos
David Amos
@guy pope Methinks the evil Yankee lawyer Johnny "Never Been Good" Bolton may have cheated on his bar exams N'esy Pas?








Bertrum G.Gruff  
Bertrum G.Gruff
on NK summit, there can be no progress until American Forces leave SK


Jim Payne
Jim Payne
@Bertrum G.Gruff

Saskatchewan? :)

David Amos
David Amos
@Bertrum G.Gruff Methinks you may mean the dudes who control Potash Corp N'esy Pas?








Gordon Olafsen
Richard Bruce
Mr. Kudlow is merely elevating the BS level..So thin skinned Mr. Trump packed up his toys in to Air Force 1 and left early - arriving in Singapore 36 hours early....Canada needs to look for other trading partners...


David Amos
David Amos 
 @Richard Bruce "Mr. Kudlow is merely elevating the BS level"

 YUP

 
Lee Hall
Lee Hall
@Richard Bruce <--- and="" because="" br="" charlatan="" conservative="" dairy="" for="" friend="" from="" industry="" is="" looking="" major="" much="" out="" paul="" ryan="" s="" so="" specifically="" trump="" why="" wisconsin.="" wisconsin="">
Trump and Conservatives in general are largely about *self interests*.

Always.... Follow the money.


Scotty Davidson
Scotty Davidson
@Martin Howser Have you seen Canada's debt load? 1.4 trillion if you add in provincial debt. I do not care what America does I care what Canada is doing. Shipping raw resources away while importing refined goods is bankrupting this country.


Al. C  Hill
Al. C Hill
@Richard Bruce Canada should have cut the cord with the USA decades ago..now we have to deal with an inept prime minister and a belligerent president...wanna guess who will lose?



Daniel McKay
Daniel McKay
@Richard Bruce Perhaps the rest of the world should decide to start trading petroleum in Euroes, see if that motivates a bit of sanity back at the table.

David Amos
David Amos
@Lee Hall "Always.... Follow the money."

Methinks everybody knows I followed the money home in 2002 before I sued many greedy Yankees N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Scotty Davidson "Shipping raw resources away while importing refined goods is bankrupting this country."

I agree

David Amos
David Amos
@Al. C Hill "wanna guess who will lose?"

Survey Says???

David Amos
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David Amos
@Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy) "I can tel you're siding against Canada. Typical rightist."

Methinks you need to review his comment In my humble opinion Mr Hill is far more insightful than most folks N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Daniel McKay "Perhaps the rest of the world should decide to start trading petroleum in Euroes,"

Methinks that whereas the Russians and the Chinese have been buying gold by the ton for years they may have another plan to sink the Yankee petrodolar N'esy Pas?


Daniel McKay
Daniel McKay
@David Amos Perhaps. I've wondered if they'd been buying up greenbacks as well, getting ready to make the transition to whatever-is-next, holding them over Trumpmerica like a puppeteer.

Rick Turpin
Rick Turpin
@Richard Bruce
We might not need to. I wonder why Trump's advisors neglected to tell him that Kim had his cousin murdered in Singapore?


mo bennett
mo bennett
@David Amos slimy politicians always follow the money. are you new?


David Amos
David Amos
@mo bennett "slimy politicians always follow the money. are you new?"

Nope You know who I am

Methinks everybody else knows that Trump was not joking about Trudeau The Younger being two faced. Hell just the week before Dairy Farmers were giving him Hell about talking to Yankees on NBC about throwing them under the bus. N'esy Pas?

https://www.realagriculture.com/2018/06/trudeau-confirms-flexibility-on-dairy-in-nafta-talks-but-what-does-that-mean/


David Amos
David Amos
@Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy) Methinks Mr Hill is far more insightful than most folks N'esy Pas?








Don Luft 
Don Luft
Are these people for real?. Trump plays the bully then when people don't beg for mercy he says they stabbed him in the back. Trump reminds me of a bully who punches someone in the jaw then blames the other guy because his hand hurts.

Trump slaps tariffs on Canadian goods then whines because we do the same to them.


David Amos
David Amos
@Philip Weigel Methinks the upcoming circus in Singapore will make history bigtime in Trump's little mind N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Don Luft "Trump reminds me of a bully who punches someone in the jaw then blames the other guy because his hand hurts."

Me Too


Andrew Hebda (NS)
Andrew Hebda (NS)
@Don Luft

Congress should take back authority over trade issues and assign a competent adult to undertake negotiations. by negotiations I do not mean "cave in to us, and then we will let you carry on as if nothing had happened"...


Robert Paul
Robert Paul
@Don Luft

I say they have a boxing match. Trudeau will bloody him and knock him out.


David Amos
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David Amos
@Andrew Hebda (NS) "I do not mean "cave in to us, and then we will let you carry on as if nothing had happened"

Methinks if there truly is a "Special Place In Hell" for Trump and Trudeau trust that I am gonna enjoy crossing paths with them again N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Robert Paul Methinks you just made a presidential threat Somebody should contact the RCMP and the US Secret Service N'esy Pas?







Jennifer McIsaac 
Jennifer McIsaac
Stabbed in the back!!! How often has Trump done exactly that? Don't these guys ever worry about being hypocritical?

They look so ridiculous with bleats like this.


thomas stewart
thomas stewart
@Jennifer McIsaac

They thrive on being hypocritical.

David Amos
David Amos
@thomas stewart YUP


David Amos
David Amos
@John Goode "They would have to know what the word means first."

Oh so true

Methinks your middle name must start with a B N'esy Pas?



Jennifer McIsaac
Jennifer McIsaac
@David Amos

Do you mean N'est-ce Pas ????


David Amos
David Amos
@Jennifer McIsaac Nope

David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer "Shouldn't be a problem, perhaps Donnie can save JT the seat next to him"

Methinks there may be a few Dairy Farmers waiting to greet them N'esy Pas?

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/27/586586267/as-milk-prices-decline-worries-about-dairy-farmer-suicides-rise






  
thomas stewart
Darius Spence
ya and drumpf never stabs anyone in the back. seriously what is wrong with the drumpf administration?


Charles Maturin
Charles Maturin
@Darius Spence

What's wrong? Psychopaths have no difficulty attracting sycophants (we all know what attracts flies)

David Amos
David Amos
@Charles Maturin Money


Richard Sharp
Richard Sharp
@Bernice White

Lance is anti-Trudeau, on everything.

David Amos
David Amos
@Richard Sharp Methinks thats kinda like you being pro Trudeau N'esy Pas?


David Amos
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David Amos
@Richard Sharp Methinks you should keep a tally of the comments of yours which are disabled or deleted later N'esy Pas?










Joe Renaud 
Joe Renaud
Aww - Donnie - did we hurt your feeling?


Igor Nordham
Igor Nordham
@Joe Renaud
Now go away or we shall taunt you for a second time!


David Amos
David Amos
@Igor Nordham Methinks he is already gone N'esy Pas?


Agnes Day
Agnes Day
@Joe Renaud

psychopaths don't have genuine feelings or empathy

David Amos
David Amos
@Agnes Day True but methiinks that usually they are far more clever than Trump and his cohorts N'esy Pas?


Mike Trahan
Mike Trahan
@David Amos Hi the French spelling would be

''N’est ce pas''








Paul Gardiner 
Paul Gardiner
The U.S. Congress authorizes large subsidies to specified farm producers, e.g. dairy producers. Canada has supply management. Both are institutional approaches which are politically sensitive. Let us see how the US Congress feels about eliminating farm subsidies?


David Amos
David Amos
@Paul Gardiner Well put sir








John Gerrits 
Roger Andover
I predict that, in the future, anyone accused of stabbing Trump in the back will be considered a hero and those who now pander to him will be considered with contempt.

David Amos
David Amos
@Roger Andover I would not bet on it


Robert Paul
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Robert Paul
@Roger Andover

Absolutely right!

The biggest mistake anyone could make these days is to appear to be in any way, shape or form associated with Trump.

Everyone is fleeing his company like flies flee Raid.


Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer
@Roger Andover

Figuratively and Literally ?


David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer "POOF" Figuratively and Literally ?

Methinks the same can be said of my replies to you and your friends N'esy Pas?










Guy Czaika
Albert Ford Upton
What a crock!
Negotiating with a narcissistic egomaniac making up his own rules and ignoring facts seems pointless. Trump has everything framed in "I win, you lose" mentality. Bullys usually want to win at other's expense.


Robert Paul
Robert Paul
@Albert Ford Upton

Bullies meet their match one day and then it's all over for them. Some of us like fighting back and can't help but to fight back. I do not at all like Trudeau as our leader, but I think he is one of these types and he will fight back.


David Amos
David Amos
@Robert Paul "Some of us like fighting back and can't help but to fight back."

Methinks you should have Googled me before you attacked me N'esy Pas?









Stanley Baird
Jamie Robins
Canada do not give in to the bully. Congrats JT for taking a stand!!


Stanley Baird
Stanley Baird
@Jamie Robins JT will be off on vacation while Trump is on the job all summer.

Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson
@Stanley Baird Didn't know golfing was a job?

David Amos
David Amos
@Ryan Johnson Methinks keeping his hair done just right is the biggest job for Trump every day all day long N'esy Pas?








Ryan Johnson 
Josephine Sutton
II think we just got made into stooges to make Trump look like a tough guy standing up to the world. All to impress Kim Jong Un. Kudlow almost said so. My speculation is that Trump is a bit envious of Trudeau and Canada.


Mike Hilton
Mike Hilton
@Josephine Sutton
Trump doesn't impress Kim, China does.

David Amos
David Amos
@Mike Hilton YUP










Eli Sunday
Neil Austen
Seriously, it's like the White House has been overrun by trailer park yahoos.


David Amos
David Amos
@Neil Austen Methinks it makes for a great circus to watch N'esy Pas?









John Douglas 
John Douglas
if you look at Kudlow's past you can see why these negotiations are going down the Trump Crazy Train path


Bill Clay
Bill Clay
@John Douglas

No doubt John. Trump surrounds himself with like minded people.

John Oaktree
John Oaktree
@Bill Clay

That's one of his main problems...

Bill Clay
Bill Clay
@John Oaktree

Of course it is.

David Amos
David Amos
@John Oaktree Methinks you have the same problem N'esy Pas?










Samuel Spade 
Samuel Spade
Those Canadians supporting Trump in this dispute are less than patriotic. Sometimes one has to stand up to a bully rather than standing meekly behind him.


bren hynes
bren hynes
@Samuel Spade I agree 100%.... but trudeau is reknowned for saying one thing in the press and another in private. When you stand up to a bully you do it to his face

Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy)
Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy)
@bren hynes

Provide PROOF of that. Sounds like rightist propaganda and nothing more.


David Amos
David Amos
@Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy) "Provide PROOF of that. "

Methinks you Implied that I had mental health issues N'esy Pas?

Well folks should Google the following

Trump, NAFTA, FATCA, TPP and Cohen










Eli Sunday
Greg Stafford
Trump doesn't have "advisers". Just a bunch of hand picked yes men that he surrounds himself with.


David Amos
David Amos
@Greg Stafford YUP

 








Eli Sunday
Rick Wier
I see Rona Ambrose is willing to throw out supply management and destroy our agricultural industry to appease the Donald, conservatives never change


Eli Sunday
Eli Sunday
@Rick Wier

You have a very low opinion of Canada's dairy farmers.

They would become more competitive, invest in appropriate automation and would compete on the international stage. The weak would fail, of course. That's the way of things.

But the best would prtobably come to internationally dominate the sector.

They are better than you think they are.


Allan Campbell
Allan Campbell
@Eli Sunday
They would be put out of business bu u s dumped product.

Ralph Ashton
Ralph Ashton
@Eli Sunday
"Free trade" always sounds good ... until you are on the losing end of the deal ...

Stanley Baird
Stanley Baird
@Rick Wier a lot of reasonable people have concerns about the Canadian supply management system. Beyond keeping prices high by limiting supply and setting prices, it is also a barrier to new farmers with an entrenched quota system. These quotas are not renewed and sold every year - farmers can hang on to them year after year. It only protects the interests of existing farmers. You can view this as a good thing but it is a stretch to say protecting this system is in the interests of all Canadians, many of whom have to deal with domestic and international competition. Do we really want to trade off things like our steel industry or auto industry to protect it?

Arlond Lynds
Arlond Lynds
@Rick Wier
She and the cons would throw out supply management and national healthcare and many, many of the parts of our social safety net if they could manage it.

David Amos
David Amos
@Rick Wier "David Amos just another Russian patriot"

"David Amos I thought you might be a Russian patriot but I am thinking you are a poorly designed Russian random word generator"

Methinks folks should not be surprised by anything you may wish to state N'esy Pas?










http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-communique-leaders-negotiations-1.4699871


Trump's tweets undo a weekend of G7 diplomacy - and baffle Canadian officials

Trudeau said nothing Saturday he hasn't said before, his office says



David Cochrane · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2018 4:00 AM ET



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Anne  Bochan 
Anne Bochan
Trump needs help. Help to decipher the truth from fiction, He is so used to telling false stories he doesn't know the truth at all. Don't give in to a bully. Don't give in to Donald Trump.


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "It includes the ruling elites in those countries where
democracy is simply *staged* and not truly present."

Methinks you should know it all N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Anne Bochan "no Lou, the only thing that Americans understand is money."

True


David Amos
David Amos
@Kevin Delaney "The world is in for a lot more pain before this gets better as America is not interested in any form of self correction. They have not hit their bottom yet."

Sad but oh so true


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> Methinks you should know it all N'esy Pas?

No. I don't "know it all".

For example, I don't know what
your ridiculous "N'esy Pas" nonsense is all about


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks For example, I don't know what your ridiculous "N'esy Pas" nonsense is all about

Methinks you know as well as I that I have explained it several times within the CBC domain N'esy Pas?


Daniel McKay
Daniel McKay
@Anne Bochan "Bush invaded Iraq for control of the oil."

There is a lot of speculation as to the "why" of that invasion. I am under the impression Bush invaded Iraq, because Iraq was trading oil in Euroes. Petroleum trade in greenbacks is key to keeping that currency afloat.


David Amos
David Amos 
@Daniel McKay "Petroleum trade in greenbacks is key to keeping that currency afloat."

FYI just before I ran for a seat Parliament in 2004 a secrets beqan to be revealed within the US Banking Committee about Power Corp and their UBS Bankster buddies. The New York Times had finally reported that after "shock and awe" was history in 2003 rooms full of brand new Federal Reserve Bank Notes (Yankee petrodollars) were found iaround Bagdad (Not in a bank) it was a big mystery to Yankees how all their cold cash had got there particularly when there had been embargo on Iraq for years. However none of it was a mystery to me and the Yankee lawyer David Aufhauser so I called his pals in the UBS Bank in New York in order to congratulate him about his new job.

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/business/lockboxes-iraqi-loot-and-a-trail-to-the-fed.html

Methinks that is one o the main reasons I was falsely imprisoned as soon as I returned to the USA in 2004 N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

I don't know what your ridiculous "N'esy Pas" nonsense is all about

> Methinks you know as well ...

You think incorrectly.

> ... I have explained it several times within the CBC domain

I never saw any such explanation

David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Google it then


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

You seem to be trying,
and badly failing,
to write "N'est-ce pas"


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "It might be something else entirely. Americans who benefit from Trump's tax cuts might think it's simply a case of very stable genius."

Methinks most of Trumps supporters do not pay the lion's share of the taxes in the USA. You must be from the same planet Trump is from N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer "there is no doubt that The Orange One has some serious mental 'issues'"

Methinks "The Orange One" makes for a fun circus to watch N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> Methinks most of Trumps supporters do not pay the lion's share of the taxes in the USA.

That's probably correct but many of those supporters
have *other* reasons to consider Trump
to be a very stable genius

> You must be from the same planet Trump is from ...

We're both from the same planet you're from.

> ... N'esy Pas?

If you're trying to write "N'est-ce pas",
then you're clearly failing miserably at it


Stanley Brooks
Stanley Brooks
@Anne Bochan "The Donald" is so used to getting his way that when he does he results to name calling, and making things up. This is what a silver spoon your mouth gets you as a president, a childish, malcontent where everything boils down to winning and losing and for his winning is the only thing he knows, but he far from a winner. He is irrational, not fit to lead anything, and now feels it necessary to close ranks on the US and lash out at everyone else...take your ball and bat Donnie and go home...


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@Stanley Brooks

> He is irrational ...

Inaccurate.
He is *very* rational in some tasks -- such as
in the task of maintaining his support.
And that task matters a lot.
In that task, he's a very stable genius.

David Amos
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David Amos
@Lou Parks "he's a very stable genius"

Methinks you truly believe your nonsense N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

Your premise -- that what
I wrote would be nonsense --
is faulty.

Since Trump succeeded in getting
enough support to be elected president,
and to maintain a sufficient approval rating so far,
then Trump is *at least sufficiently smart* in those tasks.

That's what I meant when I humorously used
his own expression "a very stable genius".


Neil Gregory
Neil Gregory
@David Amos

Your continued use of "N'esy Pas" after a number of people have tried to correct you on it's proper spelling is offensive.


David Amos
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David Amos
@Lou Parks "Your premise -- that what I wrote would be nonsense --
is faulty. "

Methinks if I were oh so wrong then why did the comment you replied to go "Poof" Inquiring minds would like to know N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Neil Gregory Methinks you failed to ask me if I cared N'esy Pas?


Myles Grant
Myles Grant
@David Amos Why can't you learn to write n'est-ce pas? You are an embarrassment to this bilingual country.

Russ Ball
Russ Ball
@Myles Grant
Why can't you learn to write n'est-ce pas? You are an embarrassment to this bilingual country.

Just waving at him sometimes helps.

David Amos
David Amos
@Myles Grant Methinks many folks would agree that I should feel honoured by your insult N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Russ Ball "Just waving at him sometimes helps."

Methinks I should ask every snob waving at me what their name is Its better than being illegally ignored by a Crown Corp while running for public office N'esy Pas?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "Your premise -- that what
I wrote would be nonsense --
is faulty. "

How many of my replies to you within this thread have been deleted thus far?

Methinks I should holler "Survey Says?" about now N'esy Pas?


John Dunn
John Dunn
@Lou Parks You mean like Fawx News? The cheerleading team for Trump.

David Amos
David Amos
@John Dunn LOL


David Amos
David Amos
@Oksana Szulhan Methinks I should tell the shrinks and "Powers That Be" in Trump's world that I Tweeted them a link to this article before he woke up on Air Farce One N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amo

> @Neil Gregory -- Methinks you failed to ask me if I cared N'esy Pas?

if you don't care about the criticism
of your nonsensical "N'esy Pas",
and your chronic failure to spell it correctly
(it's "n'est-ce pas"),
and your ridiculously frequent usage of it,
then presumably you have a good reason
to persist.

But you never even implied having any such good reason.
You seem just to be trying to annoy people around here.

David Amos
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David Amos 
@Lou Parks "You seem just to be trying to annoy people around here."

Methinks that is your forte EH?

I have been watching you for quite some time It is you who is the political person trying to pick a wordy fights within the CBC comment sections for no reason I will ever understand. Your mistake today was supprting Trump while tangling with a Proud Maritimer whom you think does not know how to spell. Well at least I ran for public office five times and sued more lawyers in the USA than most folks can name. What have you done?

BTW I Googled you hours ago You are nobody special. Other than the fact that your name now pops up in my blog you don't seem to exist on the Internet N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "You seem just to be trying to annoy people around here."

Methinks CBC should explain why they block my relies to you N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks CBC just did me a favour over here N'esy Pas?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/white-house-adviser-kudlow-trump-trudeau-g7-summit-blame-1.4700061


James Timberly
James Timberly
@Lou Parks “if you don't care about the criticism of your nonsensical "N'esy Pas",
and your chronic failure to spell it correctly (it's "n'est-ce pas"), and your ridiculously frequent usage of it,
then presumably you have a good reason
to persist. ”

Oh my.. Lou! .. This is a breakthrough moment.. I have read one of your posts, from beginning to end, and find that i whole-heartedly agree with you! No *asterisks*, or anything - And the logic is both sound, and supported by facts that stem from actual reality. Makes me question my earlier conclusion that Trump supporters were just not capable of acknowledging reality! Is it possible? Are there others like you?

David Amos
David Amos
@James Timberly "Oh my.. Lou! .. This is a breakthrough moment.. I have read one of your posts, from beginning to end, and find that i whole-heartedly agree with you! "

Methinks any decent circus could always use more clowns N'esy Pas?


James Timberly
James Timberly
@David Amos Oui, ce n’est pas. I don’t get it David - Are you insinuating that french speaking people are clowns, or just in search of like-minded people? Either way, good luck - you’ll need it.

David Amos
David Amos
@James Timberly Methinks the French folks and I all where you stand but I should ask who are you to presume to address me as a friend N'esy Pas?


James Timberly
James Timberly
@David Amos Hmmm.. David, maybe you’re letting all of this forum stuff get to you just a little too much. You’re at the point where every post is a pointed insult not only to a part of Canadian culture, but also at individuals.


David Amos
David Amos
@James Timberly Methinks most folks know who I am but it appears nobody but CBC has heard of you N'esy Pas?



Kathy Altenhofen
Kathy Altenhofen
@David Amos You're that guy who can't spell or speak French, n'est pas?

Rick Wier
Rick Wier
@David Amos just another Russian patriot












William Perry 
William Perry
Trump tweet about Trudeau:
"very dishonest & weak"
Dishonest ??????
This from the man who has told over 3000 untruths since he announced that he was running for president !


Nelson Barley
Nelson Barley
@William Perry

Only 3000 ? CNN has reprted 4700 & counting


David Amos
David Amos
@Nelson Barley Methinks Fox News should do a tally on Trudeau the Younger's untruths such as no more first past the post elections N'esy Pas?


William Perry
William Perry
@David Amos
There is a difference between what Trudeau would like to do but cannot and Trump's out and out untruths. N'est pas?


David Amos
David Amos 
@William Perry "There is a difference between what Trudeau would like to do but cannot and Trump's out and out untruths. N'est pas?"

Nope Trudeau The Younger had won a mandate to support ERRE and held hearings across the country in 2016 in which a majority of folks supported the plan yet he stopped it anyway. Methinks you should listen to what I told the ERRE Committee just before Thanksgiving 2016 in Fredericton NB It is a matter of parliamentary record just like the fact that I ran for public office fives times even though CBC ignores that fact as well N'esy Pas?


mo bennett
mo bennett
@David Amos whothinks politicians are honest definitely needs help, messy paws!

David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Methinks your buddy "mo bennett" is capable of reminding you politcal people as to why I employ the term N'esy Pas?

"mo bennett @David Amos whothinks politicians are honest definitely needs help, messy paws!"

Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> ... as to why I employ the term N'esy Pas?

Yeah, why?

Why did you make up that nonsensical "term"
and why do you use it repeatedly?


Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer
@Lou Parks (X2)

MeFinds that Davy's use of "MeThinks and N'esy Pas" (for what ever reason], most annoying, N'est-ce Pas ?
It makes it hard to take any of his comments seriously.


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Methinks many folks must wonder whether of not any of the minions working for Trump and Trudeau bother to read the Tweets I send to their bosses then publish them N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
 
@Jim Palmer Methinks you understand me just fine nobody is that dumb N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Methinks if folks wish to review my latest reply to you all they have to do is Google the following N'esy Pas?

David Amos Trump Twitter


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> ... must wonder whether ... any ... minions ... bother to read the Tweets I send to their bosses ...

For example?

> N'esy Pas?

There you go again -- seeming to be
trying to write "N'est-ce pas",
and failing miserably at it


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> ... if folks wish to review my latest reply ...

You mean your latest *retweet* -- not your own writing
and it was 3 days ago -- so not very recent

> ... N'esy Pas?

There you go again.
You seem to be
chronically trying to write "N'est-ce pas",
and failing miserably at it


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Methinks you do not understand how to check out Twitter Perhaps you buddies Jim Palmer or "mo bennett" will teach ya N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

> Methinks you do not understand how to check out Twitter ...

Or rather that Twitter might require that I have an account.

> N'esy Pas?

There you go again -- chronically trying
to write "N'est-ce pas",
and failing miserably at it

David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "Twitter might require that I have an account."

Methinks you have no right whatsoever to judge me after I ran or public office five times before Trump got elected. Better yet who are you to offer an opinion about what has transpired between your "stable genius" and the rest of the world when you did not even bother to open a free account in order to read his Tweets N'esy Pas?


Eugene Eklund
Eugene Eklund
@David Amos "when you did not even bother to open a free account in order to read his Tweets N'esy Pas?"

Why would anyone bother to follow his tweets? We get too much of them as it is.

David Amos
David Amos
@Eugene Eklund "Why would anyone bother to follow his tweets? We get too much of them as it is."

I agree However if someone is going to attempt to argue my Tweets to Trump et al methinks they really should read them first N'esy Pas?



David Amos
David Amos
@James Timberly "Stick together, because together we are strong enough to fight back and win."

Methinks that was your plan all along N'esy Pas?







Anne  Bochan 
daryl tan
Bought wine today,

Totally blew past the US section.

Not buying US anything.


Victor Cretu
Victor Cretu
@daryl tan

Hope you didn't buy it from BC as well.

David Amos
David Amos
@Victor Cretu LOL


James Baudelaire
James Baudelaire
@daryl tan Oh man, the usual liberal stuff and Justin's questionable leadership material, though this time it was India on steroids ...

David Amos
David Amos
@James Baudelaire I agree



Mike Trahan
Mike Trahan
@James Baudelaire If you don't like Canada, move


David Amos
David Amos
@Mike Trahan Why?



John Oaktree
John Oaktree
@daryl tan

I went grocery shopping this weekend and passed up all of the USA produce and made in USA products. They can rot on the shelves...



David Amos
David Amos
@John Oaktree Methinks our Dairy Farmers will no doubt be glad to hear that you quit drinking Screwdrivers and switched to White Russians N'esy Pas?













Anne  Bochan 
Richard Gordon
Trump has proven one thing. Don’t negotiate with a mentally unstable narcissist.


David Amos
David Amos
@Richard Gordon Methinks two mentally unstable narcissists are about to negotiate something really important overseas N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks After he made quick work of you hero Trudeau The Younger on his stomping grounds methinks many folks will enjoy watching the circus as the old orange haired space cadet and his fellow clown he calls Rocketman strut their stuff on the world stage N'esy Pas?

Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

TTY isn't my "hero".

> ... methinks many folks will enjoy watching the circus as the old orange haired space cadet and his fellow clown he calls Rocketman strut their stuff on the world stage

Of course many will. But many won't.
China, for example, will probably be nervous.
South Korea too, probably.

> N'esy Pas?

What's that "N'esy Pas" nonsense?

Are you trying, but failing miserably,
to write "N'est-ce pas"?


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks "Are you trying, but failing miserably,"

Methinks not but you are certainly redundant N'esy Pas?


Lou Parks
Lou Parks
@David Amos

If you're trying to write "N'est-ce pas",
then you're clearly failing miserably at it


David Amos
David Amos
@Lou Parks Methinks you must understand why many folks would not be fond of a rather redundant critic who truly believes that Trump is a "stable genius" N'esy Pas?

Colinda Bean
Colinda Bean
@David Amos

"N'esy Pas?"

If you're going to use french in your posting, it should be at least properly spelled, n'est-ce pas?


Jim Graham
Jim Graham
@David Amos

Sorry, no normal person here would look to mo bennet for anything other than stale mouldie oldies ... he does Georgy Jessel proud.

David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Graham Methinks I should ask you the obvious question then but then again I bet you already know what it is N'esy Pas?



Jim Graham
Jim Graham
@David Amos

So nothing, eh?


Andreas Burnett
Andreas Burnett
@Richard Gordon

Nothing burgers. Yum.

David Amos
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David Amos
@Jim Graham Methinks you knew my question would be why is it that every time I ask a Troll a tough question CBC blocks it However I already know the answer N'esy Pas?

David Amos
David Amos
@Andreas Burnett Methinks there are lots of nothing burgers when CBC selects what you can read N'esy Pas?













William Perry
William Perry
“Canadians . . . who stood shoulder to shoulder with American soldiers in far off lands in conflicts from the First World War onward, it’s kind of insulting.”
Actually, Justin is showing admirable restraint with this statement. A more accurate statement would be
"Canadians fought in far-off lands for three years before Americans showed up in the First World War, and for two full years before Pearl Harbor persuaded Americans that the Axis was bad enough to be worth fighting."


Graham Fawcett
Graham Fawcett
@William Perry Trump also conveniently forgets who pulled their diplomats out of Tehran at great personal risk. Nor is he aware of how Canadians and Australians saved the day for them to withdraw at the Battle of Kapyong - Hill 677 during the Korean War.

David Amos
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David Amos
@Graham Fawcett Methinks he remembered who burnt down the White House N'esy Pas?

Anne  Bochan
Anne Bochan
@David Amos he knew nothing about it. He does not do history very well. John Bolton passed him a note. War is Boltons main interest.

David Amos
David Amos 
@Anne Bochan FYI I crossed paths with the evil Yankee lawyer Johnny "Never Been Good" Bolton bigtime before I ran in the election of the 39th Parliament. Perhaps you should read paragraph 83 of my lawsuit against the Crown? Google it I trust that you will find it


David Amos
David Amos
@Anne Bochan "War is Boltons main interest."

Did you notice what you responded to went "Poof"


George Halbert McKinney
George Halbert McKinney
@David Amos " Perhaps you should read paragraph 83 of my lawsuit against the Crown? "

I did ( search term "david amos lawsuit" ), or at least tried to get the gist of the suit. I couldn't follow the argument, but it appears that he believes that he should get at least as much as the $10 million that was paid to Maher Arar for Canada's collusion in his treatment.

I can't find any explanation of his refusal to use conventional spelling

David Amos
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David Amos 
@George Halbert McKinney I thank you for that.

Did you check out the entire lawsuit or at least as far as paragraph 83 where Justin Trudeau is mentioned? If so then you should have Googled the names of the bloggers Charles Leblanc of Fredericton and Barry Winters of Edmonton?

This was in the news before I met three judges from Ottawa on May 24th, 2018

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/charles-leblanc-libel-charge-dropped-1.4106455

This was in the news afterwards

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/nobody-safe-from-edmonton-blogger-charged-with-hate-crime-1.4161015

With regards to your interest in my employment of the term N'esy Pas? Methinks you should do what I told other people in CBC to do months ago just Google Charles Leblanc ROOMERS TRULY HAVE NO RIGHTS That was around the first time I used the expression "N'esy Pas?" but Leblanc has deleted a lot of blogs mentioning me in order to cover his tracks


David Amos
David Amos
@George Halbert McKinney Did you read my reply before it was disabled?


David Amos
David Amos
@George Halbert McKinney Well?













Jordi Dale 
Jordi Dale
Trump came to the summit with one thing on his agenda- letting Russia back in.
Since it didn't happen, he left early in a huff- like a petulant, spoiled child.


Ivan Nano
Ivan Nano
@Jordi Dale

The simplest explanation is often correct.

David Amos
David Amos
@Ivan Nano Methinks the Yankee space cadet had no plan whatsoever N'esy Pas?


Joe Renaud
Joe Renaud
@Jordi Dale

Actually I suspect that the Russia thing was a smoke screen in attempt to change the subject from the trade tariffs, or at least water them down. I don't think it worked - hence the temper tantrum.

David Amos
David Amos
@Joe Renaud "Actually I suspect that the Russia thing was a smoke screen in attempt to change the subject from the trade tariffs,"

I agree












 Anne  Bochan 
Gary Thomson
Trudeau ought to forgo the task of dealing with an unstable character like Trump and let his Foreign Minister deal with the US via their Secretary of State. For that matter, so should all the other G7 leaders. They should stop dealing with Trump personally and let diplomatic relations with the US be handled by their subordinates. Trump can't be trusted and any attempt to placate him just feeds his ego and increases his disdain for his allies. Keep it professional and don't get dragged into his 'games'.

Graham Fawcett
Graham Fawcett
@Gary Thomson The US Department of State offices have hundreds of unfilled positions since Trump took over. Key roles are deliberately empty. He alone is now speaking for the US on all matters. There is no longer any buffer between Trump and the policy makers in international affairs of any kind. More here: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-state-department-vacancies/

David Amos
David Amos
@Graham Fawcett Methinks that it was kinda obvious out of the gate that things were when he hired his daughter and her strange hubby who works with George Soros. Then shortly thereafter Trump started dismissing the people who helped him get elected in the first place the gig was up as he says N'esy Pas?


Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer
@Gary Thomson

Good suggestion; nothing pisses off a narcissistic, egotistical, bully like Trump more than being totally ignored.


David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer Methinks nothing pisses off a simple Maritimer more than a snobby insult N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer Methinks you must have figured out that CBC answered my question about you N'esy Pas?












Andrew McLaren 
Andrew McLaren
Polite language will never be adequate nor sufficient to describe or respond to Trump's two faced, belligerent nonsense.

On the subject of supply management: should Wisconsin and other States' dairy farmers instore such a system of their own, their livelihoods would be that much better protected. Could you imagine Trump demanding that we Canadians dismantle our public health care system complaining it is "unfair to cross border medical tourism"? That is not so far fetched.


Andrew Hebda (NS)
Andrew Hebda (NS)
@Andrew McLaren

Wisconsin's dairy issues are ones of government encouraged overproduction... They could do with a bit of self-discipline there as well...

Nelson Barley
Nelson Barley
@Andrew McLaren

The important thing about Wisconsin is that it is where Paul Ryan comes from.

David Amos
David Amos
@Andrew Hebda (NS) YUP

David Amos
David Amos
@Nelson Barley True










Andrew McLaren 
Andrew McLaren
Changing his message every three hours, blowing hot and cold, while simultaneously inhaling all the oxygen from the room, does not indicate bargaining from a position of strength, or having the back-up of might-is-right in every detail of negotiations. The take away is again nothing new: Trump has never prepared adequately, and is completely out of his depth on trade or any important issue.


David Amos
David Amos
@Andrew McLaren "The take away is again nothing new: Trump has never prepared adequately, and is completely out of his depth on trade or any important issue."

Methinks the awful truth is that everybody knows Trump is nuts but everybody loves the circus N'esy Pas?


Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer
@AnneEClark

"Trump isn't capable of preparing adequately at all because to prepare you need an organized thought process ..... ".

Not to mention, the ability to read.

David Amos
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David Amos
@Jim Palmer ""Not to mention, the ability to read."

Methinks your reasoning should also apply to you N'esy Pas?


David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer Methinks CBC has been busy on your behalf N'esy Pas?


Rick Wier
Rick Wier
@David Amos I thought you might be a Russian patriot but I am thinking you are a poorly designed Russian random word generator











John Kimble 
Erin Wilson
Don Trump will always be remembered as the man who ruined America.


David Amos
David Amos
@Erin Wilson Methinks you forgot the Bush fellas and their leftie buddies Clinton and Obama N'esy Pas?


Stanley Baird
Stanley Baird
@Erin Wilson he is definitely breaks some eggs as he makes his omelette but I would not say he is necessarily taking the US in the right direction.

David Amos
David Amos
@Jim Palmer "I don't think that we can give Disaster Donnie ALL the credit; more like Agent Orange is 'the final nail in America's coffin'.

Methinks Agent Orange is Disaster Donnie's secret handle N'esy Pas?



Jane Miller
Jane Miller
@David Amos "Methinks Agent Orange is Disaster Donnie's secret handle N'esy Pas?"

That, or the name he gave to Stormy











Nick Cash 
Nick Cash
Canada should put the tariffs on now. Why wait when you are deal with a Joker like Trump. JT should call on all Canadians to boycott US made products whenever possible. America can not be trust by any nation.


David Amos
David Amos
@Nick Cash Methinks Trudeau The Elder explained that we are like a mouse in bed with an elephant. However he failed to mention that mice like peanuts too and are far more sneaky and much quicker than a lazy elephant ever dreamed of being N'esy Pas?


Judy Hamilton
Judy Hamilton
@David Amos please stop with the "N'esy Pas. And it's actually Nes't Pas

David Amos
David Amos
@Judy Hamilton Methinks you may have forgotten to ask me why I spell it that way If you are curious just ask "mo bennett" The folks in CBC should understand why I am tired of explaining N'esy Pas?



Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy)
Jason Tremblay (JasonDiggy)
@David Amos

Mental health issues?











Cindy Louis 
Erin Wilson
It's time for Canadians to boycott America. No need to ever buy American dairy or eggs or produce unless you have no other choice. Support Canada. Give Don Trump the respect he deserves & Boycott America!



Cindy Louis
Cindy Louis
@John Favre
Google US dairy farmers suicide rates.
This is more than a spat. Trump needs those headlines turned around before election time.
This isn’t about Canada. There’s trouble in trump country.

David Amos
David Amos
@Cindy Louis "Google US dairy farmers suicide rates."

Thanks for the tip












Louisa Walker 
Louisa Walker
Dear Americans, just writing to ask if everything is okay.
We just had a a rather demented old man barge in up here claiming to be your president but talking a lot like a Russian ambassador.
Before we could apprehend him for his own safety he escaped, claimed he had to go to Singapore and entertain NK. If you see him please put him some place he can’t hurt himself. I think he was travelling with a walrus, he’ll be easy to spot. Thanks, Canada.


David Amos
David Amos
@Stanley Baird Methinks its time to talk of many things because something doesn't pass the sniff test in Singapore. Perhaps some spook working with CSIS and the RCMP should at least inform the lonely Eggman why the Walrus flew away with the fat dumb happy Yankee with the strange hair the Feds call Agent Orange N'esy Pas?





'Special place in hell': Trump advisers blast Trudeau for comments at G7 summit

PM didn't respond to reporters' questions on the matter Sunday morning

Elise von Scheel · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2018 10:59 AM ET


Senior White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Justin Trudeau's press conference was a "cheap shot." (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)



Top advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump are launching blistering attacks on Justin Trudeau for comments he made at the end of the G7 leaders' summit this weekend, with one going as far as to say the prime minister deserves a "special place in hell."

Speaking Saturday after Trump had departed for Singapore ahead of the much-anticipated North Korea meeting, Trudeau reiterated Canada's stance on the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum: The duties are "insulting," Canada won't be pushed around, and he plans to retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs.

The remarks drew some sharp words from Trump's top aides on Sunday's political talk shows.

"There's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door," trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox News.
He blasted Trudeau for having positive conversations with the president during the G7 meetings, then changing his tune in a "stunt press conference."

Trudeau's comments only included statements he's previously made, the Prime Minister's Office pointed out in a statement, adding that Trudeau had made those remarks privately to Trump as well.

High-stakes North Korea summit


Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow also slammed Trudeau's message on CNN's State of the Union, suggesting it was a betrayal of the U.S. president before Trump meets North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore Tuesday.

"You don't walk away and start firing bullets," Kudlow said.

"POTUS is not going to let a Canadian prime minister push him around … on the eve of this," he said firmly. "Kim must not see American weakness."

Trudeau has done a "great disservice" to the G7 by saying Canada had to stand up for itself and that the U.S. was responsible for the problem with tariffs, Kudlow added.

The volleys come after Trump himself unleashed a string of tweets attacking the prime minister, sent from Air Force One as he was en route to Singapore.

It seemed the two-day G7 leaders' summit in La Malbaie, Que., had avoided descending into chaos over trade disagreements after a joint communiqué signed by all seven participating nations was issued Saturday.

But minutes after the official release of the document, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the communiqué citing "false statements" by Trudeau and calling the Canadian leader "very dishonest and weak."

On Sunday, both Trump aides also said while a NAFTA deal was close, Canada's "stunts" jeopardize any progress made on the trade front. The prime minister's actions are "bungling the trade relationship," Navarro said, adding that the news conference was "nothing short of an attack on our political system."

Though tensions are running high among White House officials, it seems not every Republican appreciates the tone.

Sen. John McCain tweeted that Americans stand with Canada — even if the president doesn't.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper also weighed in on the dispute on Fox News on Sunday morning.

"I can understand why President Trump, why the American people feel they need some better trade relationships," he said. "[But] this is the wrong target."

Harper went on to say he doesn't understand the obsession the U.S. has with Canadian trade, and that he learned during his time in office to keep disagreements between the two countries isolated to those particular issues, in order not to spoil the overall relationship.




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Prime Minster Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the conclusion of the G7 leaders summit in Charlevoix, Que. 42:20
Speaking from the G7 summit site on Sunday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the real offence for her remained the U.S. tariffs. But, she added, the insults from the U.S. officials were not appreciated.

"Canada does not believe that ad hominem attacks are a particularly appropriate or useful way to conduct our relations with other countries," she said.

Freeland said her focus will remain on fighting the "illegal" duties on steel and aluminum — not the verbal snubs from the White House.

"The most important thing is deeds rather than words," she said.

Trudeau didn't respond to reporters' questions when he arrived at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City on Sunday morning and has so far not engaged the U.S. president on Twitter.
With files from CBC's Katie Simpson and the Associated Press





Trump's tweets undo a weekend of G7 diplomacy - and baffle Canadian officials

Trudeau said nothing Saturday he hasn't said before, his office says



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The war of words on trade between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear to be far from over after this weekend's G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)



It was an outburst that literally came out of the blue.

In the hours after Donald Trump launched a personal Twitter attack on Justin Trudeau from Air Force One, Canadian officials were at a loss to explain the U.S. president's anger over statements Trudeau made during his press conference to close the G7 summit.

Nothing Trudeau said in his news conference was new. The prime minister's office later made that point in a statement, adding that Trudeau had made those comments privately to Trump as well.
Trudeau had received polite applause from cabinet ministers and Canadian political staffers when he announced Saturday that the G7 countries had finalized a joint communiqué.

After a tough week and a challenging summit it was a victory for Trudeau that the leaders had managed to find consensus language on the difficult issue of trade.

The fragile consensus lasted about two hours before it was nuked by a tweet as Trump made his way to Singapore for the North Korea nuclear summit.
"Based on Justin's false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the communiqué as we look at tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!," Trump tweeted.

Trump proceeded to blast Trudeau as "meek and mild" and "very dishonest & weak" in a barrage that was sparked by the prime minister's assertion that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum were "insulting" and his insistence that Canada would not be pushed around.




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But, a senior Canadian officials says the use of the word "insulting" was deliberate and lifted from a conversation with Trump at last year's G7.

During a one-on-one meeting in Taormina, Italy, the two leaders discussed Trump's desire to use tariffs to boost the American steel and aluminum sectors. According to the official, Trump gave assurances that Canada would be spared the hit saying "it would be an insult to Canada" to call them a national security threat.

A lot can change in a year. And once Trump decided to hit Canada with tariffs, Trudeau decided to hit the U.S. airwaves.

The senior official says that before the prime minister appeared on Meet the Press a week ago, he called Trump and told him what he would say. After the appearance was over, Trudeau spoke to Trump again and told him he would keep saying it until the tariffs were lifted.

So the prime minister's comments in La Malbaie Saturday should not have been a surprise to anyone.
But it provoked a reaction that undid hours of overnight diplomacy to reach the fragile and fleeting consensus.

Diplomatic acrobatics


The push for an agreement started on Friday night, as the G7 leaders sat around a campfire in La Malbaie to watch a performance by Quebec's world famous Cirque de Soleil.

It was fitting entertainment. Because if ever there was a meeting that needed acrobatics and contortions to get to an agreement it was this one.

Once the performance was over, Trudeau asked the leaders to step inside Le Manoir Richelieu to the room used as the leaders lounge for this summit. It was an unscheduled meeting to speak candidly on the issues that divided them.

There were deep divisions between the leaders and Trump that made a unanimous communiqué unlikely.
Trump rode into Quebec's Charlevoix region on a torrent of tweets, tariffs and turmoil, putting himself in direct conflict with the United State's historical allies. There was broad disagreement at the G7 table — especially on trade and climate.

The post-campfire chat was the start of an overnight push to find common ground with Trump before he left early Saturday morning. Trump sat at the end of a couch, German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his right. Trudeau sitting to his left in a chair.

Once the leaders finished, their top officials — known as sherpas in summit parlance — worked through the night to finesse the leader's discussions into fine print.

The next morning — after a breakfast event on gender equality — Trudeau asked for another unscheduled leaders' meeting to discuss the communiqué.

Pictures from this private meeting were shared widely on social media by the leaders themselves. Trump sat with his arms crossed at a long rectangular table covered by a white table cloth. The other leaders and their officials stood around the U.S. president in an attempt to knit the G7 back together.



This photo of G7 leaders and advisers at the G7 summit was posted to the Instagram account of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 with the description "a spontaneous meeting between two working sessions." (Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government via AP)
The sherpas — fresh off that all-nighter — huddled again to see if the leader-driven interventions would allow for a unanimous statement.

Word of their success started to leak out in tweets and off-the-record comments from G7 officials. But the negotiations were so last minute that the communiqué still wasn't finalized, formatted and translated when Trudeau announced the agreement at his summit ending news conference.

Trump 'will continue to say what he says'


It appears to be a consensus that exists on paper and not necessarily in the mind of the U.S. president. While the sherpas were still working — and hours before Trudeau spoke — the president held his own summit-ending news conference.

Trump told the world that the G7 had failed to change his mind when it came to trade.

"The U.S. has been taken advantage of for decades," the president said. "We are like the piggy bank everybody is robbing."

"It has to stop, or we will stop trading with them," Trump warned, adding that nations that retaliated against U.S. tariffs are "making a mistake."




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Trump gave a news conference before flying to Singapore to meet with Kim Jong Un. He talked about progress made at the G7 summit, his relationship with the other leaders and his demands for trade. 26:47
The words as written in the communiqué suggested a consensus. But the words spoken by Trump made it plain that the disagreements weren't settled and the looming trade war is still on. His tweets later amplified it.

"The president will continue to say what he says at various occasions," Trudeau said, when asked about Trump's departing words.

"Obviously, if the expectation was that a weekend in beautiful Charlevoix surrounded by lovely people was going to transform the president's outlook on trade in the world, then we didn't quite perhaps meet that bar."

Canadian officials had been downplaying the importance a communiqué right up to the point that it was clear there would be one. But even though all seven countries signed the declaration, there are other notable points of disagreement. The United States is refusing to endorse the section on climate change.

The U.S. and Japan have balked at signing onto a plastics charter to curb ocean pollution.

The optimistic take was that the leaders had found some common ground on trade.

That optimism didn't survive a 280-character rant.

The leaders leave Quebec's Charlevoix region with tariffs still in place, retaliation looming and a punishing trade war on the horizon.

From Canada's perspective, NAFTA remains unresolved. There was another vague promise to accelerate talks. But Trudeau and Trump publicly disagreed on the American deal-breaker demand for a sunset clause. And the president's tweet storm took their disagreements into the realm of personal insults.

It's clear this meeting did nothing to move the leaders closer to settling the big economic issues that divide them.

But this appears to be what consensus looks like in the age of Donald Trump.

About the Author

 


David Cochrane
CBC News
David Cochrane is a senior reporter in CBC's Parliamentary bureau. He previously wrote for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.


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