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How Trump's dairy deal with Canada is viewed in swing-state Wisconsin
The new NAFTA represents a tiny bump in exports, but Trump is still using it on the campaign trail
· CBC News · Posted: Sep 13, 2020 4:00 AM ET
U.S. President Donald Trump has been campaigning in Wisconsin on what
the new NAFTA deal will do for dairy farmers. Dave Daniels, who runs a
farm near Kenosha, says the new trade deal with Canada might help
stabilize milk prices but he doesn't expect to feel a personal boost. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
Talk to Wisconsin dairy farmers about the ground-shifting events in their industry and it's striking how rarely the new trade deal with Canada comes up.
That might surprise anyone who's heard about the dairy liberalization in the new North American trade agreement — which gave U.S. producers a bit more access to Canada's tightly controlled dairy market, and limited the Canadian sector's ability to export dairy products to the U.S. — described as a major development.
The 2018 deal has been characterized that way on both sides of the border: by Canadians unhappy with the new NAFTA, and in the U.S. by President Donald Trump as he campaigns in Wisconsin, a key presidential election swing state and dairy-producing region.
It could soon heat up again as a political issue. The U.S. has hinted its first lawsuit against Canada under the new pact might involve dairy, as Democratic and Republican politicians have written letters accusing Canada of unfairly implementing the deal in a way that discriminates against U.S. farmers.
But right now, down on the farm, based on conversations with American dairy operators of different political stripes, trade with Canada ranks low on the hierarchy of priorities.
America's huge dairy sector generates tens of billions in revenue each year and regularly deals with abrupt and brutal price swings that dwarf the few hundred million in new revenues expected from Canada.
"It's a drop in the bucket," said Sarah Lloyd, a Democrat and dairy farmer who lives two hours west of Milwaukee, describing the new Canadian market access.
A tractor passes a sign expressing support for Wisconsin's dairy farmers in Watertown, west of Milwaukee, on Aug. 18, 2020. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
A third-generation dairy farmer near Kenosha, who voted for Trump in 2016 and said he probably will again, Dave Daniels, said the new pact might help the overall market a bit.
But, "On my own bottom line it's probably not going to make a lot of difference," he said.
Lloyd Holterman said he's heard detailed opinions about this agreement in one place — in Canada, when he visits for dairy conferences.
"They seemed to know more about it [in Canada] than I knew. [Farmers there] were upset ... so I figured we probably got the better end of the deal," said Holterman, who prefers not to divulge his voting intentions
"I don't know how big a deal it was, really. … That's a small [market in Canada]."
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin have considerable political power this year.
Why Trump needs Wisconsin farmers
Wisconsin, a swing state, will be decided not just by whether Trump wins a majority of votes in the rural, milk-producing areas — as he almost certainly will.
The other factor is whether Trump racks up enough of a lead here to offset his likely deficits in urban areas, like Milwaukee and Madison.
And the dairy deal with Canada is central to Trump's re-election message here.
Trump supporters greeted Vice President Mike Pence as his motorcade headed to a dairy farm in Onalaska, Wis., on July 17 to promote the new North American trade deal. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
In speeches last month in different parts of the country, Trump promoted the new NAFTA as a turning point — he said, in one, that Canada used to take advantage of the U.S. when it came to dairy, "but not anymore."
At the Republican convention, his daughter Ivanka described the president constantly asking about dairy when getting briefed on the NAFTA negotiations: "[He would say], 'Don't let down those dairy farmers I met in Wisconsin. I don't want them to like this deal; I want them to love it."
Even if the Wisconsin farmers have limited expectations for the agreement, they do appear to like the fact a deal has been made. The industry is craving stability after a wild few years, and this pact helps in that regard.
WATCH | In 2017, Trump said Canada was doing 'very unfair things' to U.S. dairy farmers
U.S. president's new 'Buy American and Hire American' executive order targets Canada's dairy industry 1:24
More than half of U.S. dairy farms shut down over the last two decades and 2018 and 2019 were some of the hardest years on record.
The destabilizing forces included a dramatic plunge in prices. Whole milk prices dropped 33 per cent from 2014 to 2016, then remained low for years. Milk consumption has also declined. And there's never-ending pressure to keep growing, keep innovating — or die.
"Highs, lows, highs, lows," said Daphne Holterman, Lloyd's wife, describing the unpredictability of U.S. dairy prices.
The Canada deal brought some benefits.
What the new NAFTA does
American farmers were happy it set limits on Canadians' ability to sell protein powders on world markets: they argued that Canada was damaging the entire industry by dumping excess product at artificially low prices.
That's the issue that first caught Trump's attention in 2017 when dozens of Wisconsin farms lost their contract with a processor who couldn't compete with what they perceive to be non-market Canadian rates.
"That hit Wisconsin pretty much right in the jaw," Daniels said.
The U.S. dairy industry is huge. Its trade volume with Canada is, and will continue to be, comparably minor. (CBC News)
The agreement also gave Americans more access to dairy sales in Canada, which tightly controls the supply and prices of dairy products.
The U.S. International Trade Commission, tasked by Congress with analyzing the effect of American trade agreements, estimated that the pact would increase U.S. dairy output by a mere 0.1 per cent.
Lloyd
Holterman, who farms near Milwaukee, calls U.S. dairy competition
'brutal,' with survival requiring constant innovation. (Alex
Panetta/CBC)
It suggested exports to Canada would grow $227 million a year — which is an increase of exports to Canada of one-quarter to one-half of recent estimated annual volumes. That's a significant change for Canada.
But it's closer to pocket change for the U.S. American dairy farms generated approximately $40 billion in cash receipts last year.
A price plunge, then a pandemic
Dairy was hit hard by the commodities bust that sent prices plunging in the mid-2010s, touching everything from oil to food crops.
Then just as things seemed to be picking up after last year, the pandemic struck. Purchases froze up at schools, restaurants and workplaces, which account for nearly half of U.S. dairy consumption.
"The cows didn't get the memo that said, 'Hey, we've got COVID, slow down,'" said Mark Stephenson, a dairy-markets expert at the University of Wisconsin.
A
view of Dave Daniels' farm near Kenosha, Wis., which has stayed
profitable by consolidating assets with neighbours and investing
together in new technology. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
"We had a lot of milk that needed to be processed, that needed to have a home. And it's not like corn — you obviously can't keep it in the bin for a while, until you find a sale. It has to go."
Farmers have long had to innovate, or get out of the business. Daniels and the Holtermans describe how they've merged their farms with partners, pooled their resources to buy better machines, and done everything from breed longer-living cows to installing equipment that cut the cost of feeding and veterinary services.
Lloyd Holterman said business is now picking up again. He got twice as much revenue last month as in May — people cooking at home are now using more butter, milk and cheese, and products originally destined for commercial establishments are being repackaged for home use.
Half
the cost of producing milk goes to feeding the cows. The Holtermans,
who run this farm west of Milwaukee, reduced long-term expenses by
investing in this grain-feeding system. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
"[Tough times are] an opportunity to get better," he said. "When things are really good, you get sloppy. … So we've actually done pretty well through the downturn."
But he concedes the constant pressure to innovate can be tough.
"Our system of dairy production is brutal. It's brutal. Nobody feels sorry for anybody that goes broke," Holterman said. "That's the way business is here. … The positive side is we have high quality and cheap prices."
Some American farmers, including Sarah Lloyd, wish their industry were a bit more stable and are pushing for the U.S. to adopt Canadian-style controls on prices and supply volumes.
But the Holtermans and Daniels doubt that idea will fly in the U.S.; they say they prefer the less-regulated American system, arguing it encourages competition and innovation.
The big export market: Mexico
Another way U.S. farmers have survived the lean years is by expanding trade: export volumes have grown, over a generation, from negligible amounts to 18 per cent of total U.S. dairy production.
The largest market by far for U.S. dairy exports is Mexico, with Canada second.
Wisconsin dairy farmers were more worried that the bigger market to the south might slip away, amid tensions between Trump and Mexico, and his threats to rip up NAFTA.
"There was some offensive things said about Mexico as a country," Lloyd Holterman said. "They, rightly, took offence to that."
Sarah
Lloyd, right, seen here with her husband Nels Nelson in 2017 on their
farm two hours west of Milwaukee, calls the new Canada exports 'a drop
in the bucket' compared to the major issues that need to change in her
industry. (Marie Claudet/CBC)
But a representative of the U.S. dairy lobby in Washington said the new trade with Canada should make a difference. She said a tiny change in markets can have a ripple-effect on prices.
Now, said Shawna Morris, vice-president for trade policy at the U.S. National Milk Producers Federation, people will be scrutinizing whether Canada, in fact, lets more dairy in.
She and others were concerned that Canada has, in past trade agreements and in this one, made it too difficult for foreign companies to access new import quotas, leaving them unused.
"It's about fairness for us," Morris said.
"The U.S. negotiated really hard for this. It's not full access to the Canadian market. It's nowhere even close to it. But we definitely want to make sure we get what we thought we had on paper."
Election predictions
So does this deal help Trump win Wisconsin again? Trump carried the state by a margin of one per cent last time, and polls show him behind now.
Daniels says it's going to be tough.
Daphne Holterman, who runs a farm with her husband Lloyd near Milwaukee, says prices keep fluctuating wildly. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
What he hears from people in his area is that those who voted for Trump last time will vote for him again; he suspects, however, that Democratic turnout will spike in cities from its low 2016 level.
"It's going to be a pretty slim margin if he does [win]," Daniels said.
Lloyd Holterman said he likes what Trump has done on taxes and deregulation. He assumes the state will be a tossup, with the vast majority voting as they did in 2016.
But "I can't even predict," he said. "48 hours is an eternity."
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David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
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This is the story that appeared in the Kings County Record on June 22nd, 2004 that I have no doubt caused me to be illegally barred from parliamentary properties two days later
Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
By Erin Hatfield
"If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers
at the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
unofficial, theme song for the debate.
The crowd of over
200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as they chose their
seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn. Supporters of
Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue chairs on the
right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent left. There
were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty, mixed
throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards the
back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record and
Lisa Spencer of CJCW.
Staying true to party platforms for
the most part, candidates responded to questions about the gun registry,
same sex marriage, the exodus of young people from the Maritimes and
regulated gas prices. Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly
challenging each other on their answers and criticizing eachothers’
party leaders. Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise
responses to the questions while Amos provided some food for thought and
a bit of comic relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun,"
Amos said in response to the question of thenational gun registry.
"Nobody's getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."
Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but well
intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am on,
I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better places for
the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters shouldn't
have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.
The
gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At one
point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in front of
Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the voting record
of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to Herron, Harper
voted in favour of the registry on the first and second readings of the
bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at final count,"
Moore said. "We needa government with courage to register sex offenders
rather than register the property of law abiding citizens."
The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.
Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You’re out of touch," Armstrong
yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged Armstrong
to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time, anyplace,"
Armstrong responded.
As the crowd made its way out of the
building following the debate, candidates worked the room. They shook
hands with well-wishers and fielded questions from spectators-all part
of the decision-making process for the June 28 vote.
Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his favourite possessions—motorcycles.
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David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight
FUNDY—He
has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his wallet, a
beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone that rings
to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.
The
independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and
two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from running
for office in Canada.
One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail to meet Elections Canada requirements.
When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his favourite place to do so—Fundy.
Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his dissatisfaction with politicians.
"I’ve
become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he said.
"The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."
The
journey that eventually led Amos to politics began in Sussex in 1987. He
woke up one morning disillusioned with life and decided he needed to
change his life.
"I lost my faith in mankind," he said. "People go through that sometimes in midlife."
So
Amos, who’d lived in Sussex since 1973, closed his Four Corners
motorcycle shop, paid his bills and hit the road with Annie, his 1952
Panhead motorcycle.
"Annie and I rode around for awhile (three
years, to be exact) experiencing the milk of human kindness," he said.
"This is how you renew your faith in mankind – you help anyone you can,
you never ask for anything, but you take what they offer."
For those three years, they offered food, a place to sleep, odd jobs and conversation all over North America.
Since
he and Annie stopped wandering, he has married, fathered a son and a
daughter and become a house-husband – Mr. Mom, as he calls himself.
He
also describes himself in far more colourful terms—a motorcyclist
rather than a biker, a "fun-loving, free-thinking, pig-headed
individual," a "pissed-off Maritimer" rather than an activist, a proud
Canadian and a "wild colonial boy."
Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.
"But
I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said. "It’s
alright to bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"
Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.
"I
didn’t appreciate it when they (politicians) pounded on my door
interrupting my dinner," he said. "If people are interested, they can
call me. I’m not going to drive my opinions down their throats."
And he has no campaign budget, nor does he want one.
"I
won’t take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It’s not
about money. It goes against what I’m fighting about."
What he’s
fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the
exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a
few.
"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs
– fishing, farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he
said. "I’m death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say
chuck it (NAFTA) out the window.
NAFTA is the North American Free
Trade Agreement which allows an easier flow of goods between Canada,
the United States and Mexico.
Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.
"There
are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me, especially young
people, to pay attention and exercise their right. Don’t necessarily
vote for me, but vote."
Although…if you’re going to vote anyway, Amos would be happy to have your X by his name.
"I want people to go into that voting booth, see my name, laugh and say, ‘what the hell.’"
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Hon. Wayne Easter
Current and Past
Before politics
Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Easter received an honorary doctorate of law degree from University of Prince Edward Island in 1988 for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on the national and international level. He was awarded the Governor General's Canada 125 Medal in 1992 for community service.[2] In 1970, he married Helen Arleighn Laird.[3] Easter operates a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of the National Farmers Union.
Wayne and his wife Helen live in North Wiltshire and have two grown children, Kimberley and Jamie.
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The dairy lobby's iron grip on Canadian political leaders is frightening to behold
Jen Gerson: The tempest at last week's Tory convention confirmed what no politician seems willing to admit: they're scared to take on Big Milk
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer drinks milk as he takes the stage at the National Press Gallery Dinner in Gatineau, Quebec, Saturday June 3, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
If you were ever curious as to how cheese gets made in Canada, delegates of the Conservative Part of Canada convention in Halifax got a rare seat for the whole messy process over the weekend.
As per usual, several delegates had the gall to show up to a Conservative Party convention hoping to debate a motion to abolish Supply Management—the top-down Soviet-lite regime that sets quotas on how much milk, eggs and cheese farmers in this country can produce.
As this long-standing policy has made a small number of increasingly consolidated corporate farmers mostly located in vote-rich regions like Ontario and Quebec comparatively wealthy, supply management has proven itself a difficult political knot to pull.
I’d like to see a few more Conservative politicians—ostensibly committed to the importance of free markets and small governments—even try to list supply management’s virtues. Just because the sputtering cognitive dissonance would be funny to watch.
Anyway, some daft lobbyist attending the Conservative convention from the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) mislaid one of their briefing manuals in the worst possible place: on the floor of the Alberta section of the conference. Alberta: a major producer of non-supply managed agriculture like, pork, beef, and sugar, is a particular hotbed of anti-supply management rhetorical furor. We see the whole thing as yet another federal government subsidy for central Canada.
It is Cheese Bombardier.
RELATED: Donald Trump doesn’t really want to kill supply management. Neither do American farmers.
The brief explained how the dairy-egg-chicken-and-turkey cartel should work to defeat the anti supply management motion, noting that the matter might rot in a breakout session before ever hitting the floor of convention: Death by Process being the tried-and-true method of all centralized parties who wish to keep the ideological rowdies in line.
“There are still some voices in the Conservative Party that have yet to fully understand why supply management is good for Canadians and the economy. We are committed to continuing to educate them on the benefits of supply management,” the DFC binder puts forward as “proposed messaging” for its representatives.
(Good grief, even the language in this thing is Soviet. If I disappear in the near future, please assume some milk-fed farm boys showed up at my house and insisted on removing me to the nearest re-education centre, all the better to expound upon the Greater Glory of Canadian Cream.)
The supply management cartel sent 25 representatives to the convention, and timed its reception between the breakout and the plenary—giving them plenty of time to sway delegates in the off chance the motion evaded the first process trolls.
It never came to that, of course. According to Red Deer delegate Denton Wierzba, one of the contributing authors to the motion; the matter was essentially filibustered in the breakout session and never went any further. Not that even that would have mattered.
The DFC policy binder stated, quite clearly: “The powers of the Leader are far reaching in preventing a policy from being in the party platform. DFC has been told by the Leader’s office that he will exercise this power, and that this policy will not be in the Conservative election platform regardless of the outcome at convention.”
RELATED: How to scrap supply management—a lesson from down under
Later, Vulcan Alta., delegate Matthew Bexte found this text in the binder, and tweeted it. As the outrage grew online, a spokesman from Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer tweeted out an screen-grab from an email sent from DFC correcting the statement in the Dairy Farmer’s own policy binder, claimed that the lobby group had not been given any such assurances by Scheer’s office.
Some important clarification here from @dfc_plc on their #CPC18 briefing note. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/Y4SRacNCgD
— Brock W. Harrison (@BrockWHarrison) August 26, 2018
But it appeared to have been sent after Bexte posted the documents to
Twitter—timing that, not surprisingly, he found suspicious.
“If they wanted to incite conspiracy theories, this is how you do it. It was so juvenile, it was almost unbelievable that they did it,” he said, between farm chores. The 22-year-old, back in Alberta, spoke to Maclean’s in the midst of his own family farm’s harvest.
“I felt betrayed. I have recent-graduate finances and I spent well over $2,000 to get across the country, debate and vote on policy as did other delegates,” he said. “People are giving hard earned money to this party and it was spent on a giant party to celebrate Andrew Scheer and fireside chats. Nothing we voted on had any meaning whatsoever.”
Scheer responded to the allegations of the policy book with a denial. No secret deals with the DFC had been agreed to, though the leader’s unmitigated support for Canada’s Dairy Farmers ™ remains unchanged. Cue the cute graphic of him chugging milk.
If it makes Bexte feel any better, he’s not the only one pushing around coin in the hopes of getting his voice heard. The lobbyist registry show that the Dairy Farmers of Canada has been exceedingly active on Parliament Hill over the last year, racking up more than 100 communication reports, many of which seem to chiefly concern international trade. Look up the word “dairy” in the database, and you’ll find the industry has a handful of firms that are making themselves an active presence in the corridors of power.
Their presence appears to be effective; we have three major political parties that are all supposed to hold largely competing ideological viewpoints. Yet all three are in total lockstep on the matter of Supply Management. It’s no exaggeration to point out that our political class in this country seems to be more fearful of the dairy cartel than the gun lobby—as far as a gun lobby even exists here.
RELATED: What Andrew Scheer told Conservatives after Maxime Bernier’s exit
A few sobering facts should, then, be relayed. Supply managed food doesn’t even comprise the majority of Canadian agriculture; commodities like beef, pork, and grain far outweigh dairy and poultry in terms sheer economic importance. The former commodities all compete on the global market without the benefit of this kind of protectionism, I’ll note—and, thus, all of them depend on a good trade deal with the U.S.
For that matter, so does the auto sector. The whole economy, really.
It’s also worthwhile to remember that politicians and policy wonks have a habit of getting absorbed by obsessions that bear no connection to the real world fascinations of ordinary people. (Remember electoral reform, folks? No?)
I have no expensive polling or analytics data to back this take up; but my gut instinct is that most Canadians have no idea what supply management is or does. They don’t care at all about the griping of a few thousand utterly self-interested and comparatively well-off dairy and poultry farmers. Especially as those farmers made their bank through inflated food prices that, uh, we pay.
If the price of milk went down tomorrow, most people would think: “Oh, that’s nice!” and wonder when their local supermarket started stocking European butter and cheese. There’s also good reason to suspect that canning supply management would be a boon for many dairy and poultry farmers themselves who would be happy to sell their wares more freely abroad. Just as the rest of Canada’s farmer’s do.
RELATED: It’s time for Conservatives to ditch dairy cow Marxism
As far as I can gather, the only thing that allows the dairy cartel to wield this much power is the pervasive sense that abolishing supply management would lead to popular revolt in Quebec. And that dairy lobby groups would use their considerable wealth to launch attack ads against any political opponent.
And, of course, the group that has the most to gain by ensuring we pundits believe both of these myths is the cartel itself.
Canada is in an enormous pickle on the trade file right now. As Mexico and the U.S. come to a bilateral deal on NAFTA, the pressure is now on us to follow suit. Trump has publicly made supply management the key bone of contention in creating a deal with Canada.
We might be better off to bide our time and let the bilateral deal as it stands stall in Congress, as it probably will.
Further, there is always risk to dealing with a bully. That concession will force more concessions and so on.
I have no good answer to these points.
But if our only serious concession on NAFTA is supply management, Trump could secure the public relations win he is seeking also consenting to a deal that was in no way an actual loss for Canada.
Conversely, allowing all of NAFTA to fall apart so we can maintain an inefficient protection for dairy and poultry farmers would be craven and daft. The fact that our politicians seem so utterly beholden to the dairy lobby, so completely unwilling make the decision that is so obviously in the national interest, and so ill-equipped to fight a special-interest group for the benefit of Middle Class Families—that is probably the most damning observation anyone can make.
Chickens, the whole lot of them.
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- Methinks Trudeau The Younger and the Dairy Farmers can never claim that "the Donald" didn't warn them last year N'esy Pas?
#milk#nbpoli#TrudeauMustGo#Trump#cdnpoliPresident Donald Trump At Farmers Event: Canada 'Outsmarted' U.S. On Trade | MSNBC
MSNBCPublished on Apr 25, 2017President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday while talking about the issue of Canada's trade deal affecting farmers, particularly dairy farmers.
'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?' Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products
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Protect supply management: dairy farmers
Nova Scotia dairy farmers are worried the prime minister might be putting supply management on the table in NAFTA negotiations.
On Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Justin Trudeau suggested Canada was considering allowing U.S. dairy products greater access to the Canadian market as part of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
This prompted the Dairy Farmers of Canada to send a stronglyworded letter to Trudeau on Monday. The Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia will ask producers in the province to contact their MPs.
Supply management, a system that has been in place since the 1970s, protects producers of dairy, eggs and poultry by curbing the import of foreign products through tariffs. It also prevents overproduction by imposing quotas.
The system has been a thorny issue during various trade negotiations, including this round of NAFTA talks. Critics argue it increases the cost of milk products for consumers and inhibits competition.
Supporters of supply management maintain that it does not affect prices in a significant way, that it benefits the Canadian economy — especially in rural areas — and that it benefits consumers who are getting a more local product that meets high standards.
Brian Cameron is the general manager of Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, the province’s milk marketing board.
Speaking with The Chronicle Herald on Wednesday, Cameron said farmers are spooked by the statement, especially in light of what he said is a trend toward giving away access to Canada’s market in recent trade negotiations.
As part of its World Trade Organization commitments, Canada already imports about five per cent of its cheese and five per cent of its butter from other nations. Cameron pointed to the 2016 CETA deal, in which Canada increased access to its market for European cheese producers by another four per cent. The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, also signed in 2016, saw additional access equal to three per cent of Canada’s total milk supply.
“It’s a real concern for our industry but also we think for Canadians, because there’s merit in having our farmers feed our population.”
Cameron said allowing foreign access undermines the supply management system, gives less business to Canadian farmers, and breeds uncertainty in the industry.
“This is the first indication that we’ve had that this government is at all considering including dairy access under NAFTA, because dairy was exempt when NAFTA was originally set out,” he said.
“The agriculture minister has said he supports supply management, but giving additional access for dairy or any other commodity at the trade table is harmful. How can you say you support something if you turn around and hurt it?”
Though Nova Scotia only has about 210 licenced dairy farmers, who produce around two per cent of the Canadian supply, Cameron said it’s a big part of the agricultural economy, as well as many rural economies.
On top of that, Cameron said dairy makes up close to 40 per cent of the value of agricultural production, and if you add in other supply managed industries, that figure is close to 50 per cent.
Cumberland-Colchester MP Bill Casey agrees.
“To lose supply management, I feel, would have a huge impact on the province of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and even more in the rural areas,” he said.
Casey told The Chronicle Herald that he’s heard the concerns from dairy farmers in his riding, and said he’s confident supply management will be protected, and not further degraded, in NAFTA negotiations.
Casey said while he can’t speculate on what the prime minister meant by his comments on NBC, he has heard nothing from his government to indicate there is a softening of Canada’s position
Meanwhile, Cameron said dairy farmers will continue to make sure their position is known to those around the NAFTA negotiation table up until the deal goes down.
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From: "McKnight, Gisele" McKnight.Gisele@kingscorecord.
To: lcampenella@ledger.com
Cc:motomaniac_02186@hotmail.
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:53 PM
Subject: David Amos
Hello Lisa,
David Amos asked me to contact you. I met him last June after he became
an independent (not representing any political party) candidate in our federal
election that was held June 28. He was a candidate in our constituency of
Fundy (now called Fundy-Royal).
I wrote a profile story about him, as I did all other candidates. That
story appeared in the Kings County Record June 22. A second story, written
by one of my reporters, appeared on the same date, which was a report on
the candidates' debate held June 18.
As I recall David Amos came last of four candidates in the election.
The winner got 14,997 votes, while Amos got 358.
I have attached the two stories that appeared, as well as a photo
taken by reporter Erin Hatfield during the debate. I couldn't find the photo
that ran, but this one is very similar.
A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate 2.JPG
Gisele McKnight editor
Kings County Record
Sussex, New Brunswick
Canada
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Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
By Erin Hatfield
"If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
unofficial, theme song for the debate.
The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record
and Lisa Spencer of CJCW.
Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates
responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the
exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices.
Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each
other on their answers and criticizing eachothers' party leaders.
Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the
questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic
relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in
response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's
getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."
Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but
well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am
on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better
places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters
shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.
The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At
one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in
front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the
voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to
Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second
readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at
final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to
register sex offenders rather than register the property of law
abiding citizens."
The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.
Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You're out of touch," Armstrong
yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged
Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time,
anyplace," Armstrong responded.
As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate,
candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and
fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making
process for the June 28 vote.
Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his
favourite possessions—motorcycles.
McKnight/KCR
The Unconventional Candidate
David Amos Isn't Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight
FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his
wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone
that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.
The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife
and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from
running for office in Canada.
One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail
to meet Elections Canada requirements.
When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his
favourite place to do so—Fundy.
Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his
dissatisfaction with politicians.
"I've become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he
said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."
The journey that eventually led Amos to politics began in Sussex in
1987. He woke up one morning disillusioned with life and decided he
needed to change his life.
"I lost my faith in mankind," he said. "People go through that
sometimes in midlife."
So Amos, who'd lived in Sussex since 1973, closed his Four Corners
motorcycle shop, paid his bills and hit the road with Annie, his 1952
Panhead motorcycle.
"Annie and I rode around for awhile (three years, to be exact)
experiencing the milk of human kindness," he said. "This is how you
renew your faith in mankind – you help anyone you can, you never ask
for anything, but you take what they offer."
For those three years, they offered food, a place to sleep, odd jobs
and conversation all over North America.
Since he and Annie stopped wandering, he has married, fathered a son
and a daughter and become a house-husband – Mr. Mom, as he calls
himself.
He also describes himself in far more colourful terms—a motorcyclist
rather than a biker, a "fun-loving, free-thinking, pig-headed
individual," a "pissed-off Maritimer" rather than an activist, a proud
Canadian and a "wild colonial boy."
Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.
"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said.
"It's alright to bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"
Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.
"I didn't appreciate it when they (politicians) pounded on my door
interrupting my dinner," he said. "If people are interested, they can
call me. I'm not going to drive my opinions down their throats."
And he has no campaign budget, nor does he want one.
"I won't take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It's
not about money. It goes against what I'm fighting about."
What he's fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood,
the exploitation of the Maritimes' gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to
name a few.
"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing,
farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I'm
death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it
(NAFTA) out the window.
NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an
easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.
"There are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me,
especially young people, to pay attention and exercise their right.
Don't necessarily vote for me, but vote."
Although…if you're going to vote anyway, Amos would be happy to have
your X by his name.
"I want people to go into that voting booth, see my name, laugh and
say, 'what the hell.'"
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Collins, Susan J (COSEC)" <Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton.
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:23:12 +1000
> Subject: Email to BHP Billiton Chairman's
> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>
>
> Please find attached a letter from Mr Jac Nasser, Chairman of BHP
> Billiton
>
> Susan Collins
> Company Secretariat
> BHP Billiton | 180 Lonsdale St | Melbourne Vic 3000 |Australia
> T: +61 3 9609 2654 | M: +61 427 713 994 | F: +61 3 9609 3290
> E: susan.j.collins@bhpbilliton.
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> <>
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Amos [mailto:david.raymond.amos@
>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:36 AM
>> To: pr@potashcorp.com; Podwika@potashcorp.com;
>> fosterd@bennettjones.ca; corporate.relations@
>> lgold.blcanada@b-l.com; shawn. graham; David.ALWARD@gnb.ca;
>> krisaustin; jacques_poitras@cbc.ca; cjcw@nbnet.nb.ca;
>> tomp.young@atlanticradio.
>> bruce.northrup@gnb.ca; atlbf@nb.aibn.com; akapoor@globeandmail.com;
>> nmacadam@globeandmail.com; vepp@globeandmail.com;
>> potash@mackenziepartners.com; contactus@
>> rick.hancox; Bernard.LeBlanc; Liebenberg, Andre;
>> mclellana@bennettjones.com; MooreR; danfour; oldmaison@yahoo.com;
>> Harris, Brendan; Dean.Buzza; Gilles. Blinn
>> Cc: wcoady; michel.desneiges@sade-els.org; producers@stu.ca;
>> WaterWarCrimes; Penny Bright; tony; Nasser, Jacques
>> Subject: Fwd: PotashCorp should mention my concerns about their lack
>> of ethical conduct and actions against me to your shareholers before
>> you people buy much stock in their stock eh?
>>
>> With ANOTHER election in the near future I see no need to explain my
>> issues again about theexploitation of our natural resources to a
>> bunch of sneaky lawyers.(everyboy shoul checkout the pdf hereto
>> attache) especially our former Deputy Prime Minister Lanslide Annie
>> McLelllan an the RCMP thought they knew everything seven years ago and
>> did nothing let alone call me back just like you an your many
>> conservative cohorts NEVER did EH Brucy Baby Northrup? (902 800 0369
>> Notice my new contact number? You an the RCMP can forget Werner Bock's
>> now)
>>
>> Clearly there is no need for politicians to try to be confidential
>> with mean old me when the Globe and Mail loves spiling the beans
>> sometimes ou woul think those unethical journlists woul know that
>> simple truths spoken amongst common folk about corrupt politicians
>> have a good habit of coming to the surface sooner or later anyway EH?
>>
>> Veritas Vincit
>> David Raymond Amos
>>
>>
>
>
> This message and any attached files may contain information that is
> confidential and/or subject of legal privilege intended only for use
> by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or
> the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended
> recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and
> that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment
> is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information
> therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the
> sender immediately and delete the message.
>> > Jan 3rd, 2004
>> >
>> > Mr. David R. Amos
>> > 153 Alvin Avenue
>> > Milton, MA U.S.A. 02186
>> >
>> > Dear Mr. Amos
>> >
>> > Thank you for your letter of November 19th, 2003, addressed to
>> > my predecessor,
>> > the Honourble Wayne Easter, regarding your safety. I apologize for the
>> > delay in responding.
>> >
>> > If you have any concerns about your personal safety, I can only
>> > suggest that you contact
>> > the police of local jurisdiction. In addition, any evidence of
>> > criminal activity should be brought
>> > to their attention since the police are in the best position to
>> > evaluate the information and take
>> > action as deemed appropriate.
>> >
>> > I trust that this information is satisfactory.
>> >
>> > Yours sincerely
>> > A. Anne McLellan”
>> >
>> > September 11th, 2004
>> >
>> > Dear Mr. Amos,
>> >
>> > On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne
>> > Clarkson, I acknowledge receipt of two sets of documents and
>> > CD regarding corruption, one received from you directly, and the
>> > other forwarded to us by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of
>> > New Brunswick.
>> >
>> > I regret to inform you that the Governor General cannot
>> > intervene in matters that are the responsibility of elected officials
>> > and courts of
>> > Justice of Canada. You already contacted the various provincial
>> > authorities
>> > regarding your concerns, and these were the appropriate steps to take.
>> >
>> > Yours sincerely.
>> >
>> > Renee Blanchet
>> > Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
>> >
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-trudeau-dairy-supply-management-1.469752
Trump, Trudeau exchange friendly barbs over trade
U.S. president says Canada's protection of dairy farmers killing U.S. agricultural interests
· CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2018 10:00 AM ETCommenting is now closed for this story.
Andrew Cavalier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local Campaign, Rogers TV
Published on Oct 1, 2015
If you want to know about the huge massive taxpayer paid subsidies you should read this:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2015/02/12/milking-taxpayers
… plus, dairy, etc. is irrelevant to Trump's stated 'National Security' excuse. This guy is so un-self-aware that he doesn't hear what he's saying; all-the-while, loving the sound of his own voice.
Sad...
David Amos
David Amos
Methinks the truly sad part is that you political people have been ignoring my tip to Google Trump Cohen NAFTA FATCA and David Amos N'esy Pas?
Anyone recall my comments last month after you called me sad?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nafta-nowhere-near-close-1.4668556
Bill Nazarene @David Amos
Such misplaced self-importance. But, hey... you be you.
Sad...
William Weston
@David Amos
I would but my doctor of letters has me on a strict diet and I'm only eight syllables short of my daily allowance.
David Amos
@William Weston Methinks that you and Mr Nazarene get the governments you deserve in light of the fact that you would rather make fun of me instead of simply Googling the following words "Trump, Cohen, Amos, NAFTA and FATCA" N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Bill Nazarene Methinks you may enjoy Googling the following N'esy Pas?
William Weston Bill Nazarene David Amos CBC
William Weston
@David Amos "Methinks that you..."
My apologies, I was wrong for making what I intended as a light hearted comment and you saw as a slight.
David Amos
@William Weston I thank you for that. It speaks well of your sense of integrity. In return I will bury the hatchet with you. Everybody knows I have enough enemies. Just Google my name and you will understand.
David Amos
David Amos
@William Weston "By electing representatives of our choosing in our ridings rather than party representatives of their choosing we could fix the problem standing in our way. It’s free (according to Elections Canada website), it’s progressive and it would mean our voice gets past the parties and into parliament."
A little Politics 101 of mine for you to consider
June 22, 2004
The Unconventional Candidate
David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight Editor
Kings County Record
"Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.
"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said. "It’s alright to bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"
"I won’t take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It’s not about money. It goes against what I’m fighting about."
What he’s fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a few.
"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing, farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I’m death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it (NAFTA) out the window.
NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.
"There are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me, especially young people, to pay attention and exercise their right. Don’t necessarily vote for me, but vote."
Dennis St.Amand
The United States wants Canada to become the dumping ground for their taxpayer paid over-production.
Also, US cheese is not made to our tastes. If you've ever been there and tried it you'll know what I mean.
True
Yup, we're milking their economy dry.
Barry Martini
Some of us do
Methinks you should check my work sometime N'esy Pas?
Methinks if you knew who I was you then you would understand that you would be hard pressed to argue me on that topic N'esy Pas?
Methinks somebody has to pay the lucrative fees of the most powerful lobbyists in Canada N'esy Pas?
steve coy
Like I said elsewhere, Justin should pull some comic drama moves like his dad did, doing pirouettes round the queen and such.
Canada: Under 40 million.
So how does that cripple American dairy?
Methinks everybody knows Trump is using it for leverage to try to screw us byway of NAFTA N'esy Pas?
Lots of dairy farmers outside of Quebec. Management benefits them all and we all pay.
No denying that, ALL I said was that there were dairy farmers outside QC.
And it's okay for him to put our steelworkers out of work.
True
The dairy farmers in Fundy Royal were worried about TPP when I ran in the election of the 42nd Parliament a whole year before Trump was elected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
Did you know that Trudeau The Younger refused to even look at the TPP agreement created by Yankees during the last election?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-trans-pacific-partnership-liberals-pco-1.3273342
Yet Trudeau signed on to TPP after Trump backed out Go Figure why the Yankees are so upset today EH?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tpp-champagne-deal-1.4499616
"Flavio Volpe of the Toronto-based Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association said this agreement moves Canada in the exact opposite direction of where the U.S. is headed, just as the tense North American Free Trade Agreement talks resume. He said the U.S. is pushing for a new NAFTA that increases domestic content requirements, and keeps Chinese parts out of North America, but the revised Asia-Pacific pact reduces local requirements and lets more product from non-TPP countries like China into the market.
"This could not be a dumber move at a more important time," Volpe said in an interview.
Unifor President Jerry Dias, head of Canada's largest private sector union, was also quick to slam the deal, saying it would be detrimental to workers."
Methinks the ghost of R.B. Bennett is grinning about now N'esy Pas?
Methinks that is very easy for a non farmer to say N'esy Pas?
"How pathetic and hypocritical POTUS is"
Even more so, he is just way, way 'out of his league'.
However methinks you forget "The American Clown President" was elected to be the ringmaster of a Yankee circus which is the greatest show on earth N'esy Pas?
'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?' Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will have to dismantle its supply-managed dairy system or else Americans will dramatically curtail its trading relationship — a shot across the bow at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has vocally defended the country's existing agricultural policies in the face of U.S. opposition.
"No tariffs, no barriers, that's the way it should be and no subsidies. In other words, let's say Canada, where we have tremendous tariffs. The U.S. pays tremendous tariffs on dairy, as an example, 270 per cent ... we don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?" Trump said, referencing the Canadian tariff levied on U.S. and foreign milk imports.
Canada levies a tariff of 270 per cent on milk, 245 per cent on cheese and 298 per cent on butter in an effort to keep U.S. and other foreign dairy imports out.
"It's very unfair to our farmers. Our farmers, whether it's through a non-tariff trade barrier or whether it's through very high tariffs ... this is all over the world. You can't do that. It's going to stop, or we'll stop trading," he said.
The Canadian Dairy Commission, which works with the provincial milk marketing boards to co-ordinate quotas and pricing, has consistently defended the system as a way to avoid surpluses and shortages — but also to help stabilize farmers' income.
"There's a reason why Donald Trump continues to write tweets on dairy products and Canada — it's because I've told him many times: 'No, he won't touch, we won't touch, our supply management system,'" Trudeau told reporters Thursday. "We will always defend our supply management system."
Trump said he doesn't blame foreign leaders for the state of the trading relationship, instead laying blame on past U.S. presidents who have entered into deals that, he asserts, have enriched allies while hollowing out American industry.
Treating U.S. like 'a piggy bank'
He said while the U.S. has kept its tariffs low to promote global free trade, other countries have left protectionist policies in place, disadvantaging the U.S.
In a wide-ranging news conference at the G7 summit in Quebec, Trump said Canada and other G7 countries — historically his country's closest allies — have treated the U.S. like a "piggy bank that everyone's robbing ... the gig is up. They can't believe they got away with it [for so long]. Canada can't believe it got away with it."
Ahead of the meeting, some G7 leaders telegraphed they'd use the summit to have "tough and frank" conversations with Trump and argue the virtues of freer trade as he tightens the tariff noose.
Those efforts seemed to have failed, as Trump doubled down on his pledge to erect further trade barriers if he cannot extract concessions from partners.
Trump warned countries against levying retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. after his administration imposed punitive tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico, and the EU on national security grounds.
Canada has already said it will impose some $16.5 billion in new tariffs on U.S. goods ranging from lawn mowers to felt-tipped pens in response to the new 10 per cent levy on the country's aluminum and the 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel.
"We'll win that war 1,000 times out of a 1,000," he said.
Calls for bilateral deal with Canada, Mexico
Despite the tough words, Trump said his relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Trudeau is at a "10."
"The relationship that I've had with these leaders is great ... so you can tell that to your fake friends at CNN," he said after a reporter from that network asked about the state of the relationship with these close U.S. allies.
Speaking of the stalled NAFTA negotiations, Trump again reiterated he prefers to sign a bilateral deal with Canada rather than push ahead with an agreement with the three original signatories. He has said a U.S.-Canada deal will be easier to achieve given the similarities of the two advanced economies. U.S. negotiators have frequently sparred with Mexican authorities over wages and workers' rights.
"We're either going to have NAFTA in a better negotiated form or we're going to have two [separate] deals ... it'll have a sunset. We're pretty close on the sunset division," Trump said, referencing the U.S. demand for a sunset clause in a final agreement.
Canadian negotiators have said a five-year sunset clause — which would prompt a reworking of the trade deal every five years — is a "poison pill" for trade talks. Canada and Mexico have opposed such a clause because of the economic shocks that come from uncertainty about NAFTA's future.
Trump will now begin his nearly 20-hour journey to Singapore where he is expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12, a tête-à-tête designed to encourage the rogue state to end its nuclear program.
Trump, Trudeau exchange friendly barbs over trade
U.S. president says Canada's protection of dairy farmers killing U.S. agricultural interests
· CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2018 10:00 AM ET
After a week of firing criticisms at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media, U.S. President Donald Trump displayed a more playful mood before a meeting with the PM Friday, joking that Canada had agreed to drop all tariffs against the U.S.
Trudeau quipped in return that NAFTA talks were in good shape — a reference to the major trade irritants that remain between the two countries.
After rather staid opening remarks from Trudeau ahead of his private meeting with the president, Trump said he was pleased to report that Trudeau had now agreed to "drop all tariffs, all trade barriers between Canada and the U.S. I'm very happy about that."
"And I say NAFTA is in good shape," Trudeau replied, a smile spreading across his face.
Adopting a more serious tone, Trump then said he thought it would be best for Canada and the U.S. to pursue a bilateral trade agreement rather than push ahead with a negotiated NAFTA with Mexico.
"We're working on it, we're working on it," Trump said. "One on one, much more simpler agreement, much easier to do, I think better for both countries. But we're talking about that, among other things."
The leaders' comments were made ahead of their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que., where trade issues have dominated the agenda due to a protectionist push by the Trump administration. After initially exempting major allies, Trump has levied punitive tariffs on Canadian and EU aluminum and steel imports.
The tariffs were imposed on national security grounds, something Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has dismissed as "ludicrous." Trump has since fired back on Twitter, calling Canada's supply-managed dairy sector unfair to U.S. farm interests.
"Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn't happen, we come out even better!" Trump tweeted earlier Friday before touching down in Quebec. "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn't tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
In a similar tweet Thursday evening, Trump again attacked Trudeau by name, citing his support for the country's dairy industry protections as a source of tension.
Longstanding irritant
Supply management is a longstanding issue for Trump, who was convinced by dairy farmers in swing-state and dairy-rich Wisconsin that Canada's system is to blame for sinking profits on some farms.
Canada levies a tariff of 270 per cent on milk, 245 per cent on cheese and 298 per cent on butter in an effort to keep U.S. and other foreign dairy imports out.
Others point to massive overproduction, and excess capacity, as the source of the U.S. industry's woes. Some observers describe American griping about financial supports for farmers as the height of hypocrisy, given the generous subsidies many receive from Washington.
At a campaign stop in Saguenay, Que. ahead of the G7, for an upcoming federal byelection, Trudeau said Canada wouldn't back down in the face of Trump's rhetoric.
"There's a reason why Donald Trump continues to write tweets on dairy products and Canada — it's because I've told him many times: 'No, he won't touch, we won't touch, our supply management system,'" Trudeau told reporters.
"We will always defend our supply management system."
Perdue did not indicate how much additional access Canada offered at the NAFTA table, but said it wasn't enough. Trudeau himself recently told NBC News that Canada was "moving toward ... flexibility" in allowing further foreign access to the protected dairy market.
Spinning supply management
The Canadian Dairy Commission, which works with the provincial milk marketing boards to co-ordinate quotas and pricing, has consistently defended the system as a way to avoid surpluses and shortages.
Trudeau reminded farmers in Quebec it was his father's Liberal government that put supply management in place in the 1970s to help stabilize farmers' income, and he supports its continued existence not because of nostalgia, but because it works.
He then jumped onto a stage at a protest site assembled near his byelection campaign stop, promising dairy farmers gathered there that he had their backs.
In a sign Trump is principally focused on discussions about the economy at this G7 (the president will leave the summit early Saturday, skipping sessions on climate change, clean energy and oceans), he brought along some of his top economic advisers, including former TV personality turned director of the president's national economic council Larry Kudlow, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Also in Quebec with Trump are White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and his deputy Joe Hagin, senior adviser Stephen Miller, National Security Adviser John Bolton, Trump's social media adviser Dan Scavino and Everett Eisenstat, the president's aide on climate change matters.
Relations between Trump and Trudeau are arguably at their lowest point since the reality TV star ascended to the Oval Office — a result of Trump levying punitive tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel imports on national security grounds. The tariffs have prompted angry reactions from Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. The stalled NAFTA renegotiation effort has also soured the working relationship.
- "Canada has treated our Agricultural business and Farmers very poorly for a very long period of time. Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers!"
- "Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!"
- "Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!"
http://www.cdc-ccl.gc.ca/CDC/index-eng.php?id=3788
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) employs policy analysts, agricultural economists, financial, marketing and communications specialists and support personnel.
Among many activities, their work includes helping industry develop broad dairy policies, assessing the changing demand and production of milk and dairy products, facilitating the pooling of milk revenues and markets, and buying and selling dairy products on the domestice and international markets. CDC employees also manage several programs for the benefit of the dairy and food industries. Staff are led by the CDC’s Chief Executive Officer, who is appointed by the Governor in Council.
The success of the CDC’s services depends largely on its human resources as well as on its pursuit of excellence in the services it offers. The CDC employs approximately 60 employees.
The CDC reports to Canada’s Parliament through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Commissioner
Ms. Jennifer Hayes is a dairy and beef farmer on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. She is the third generation to farm at Pine Crest Farms in Shigawake, which she co-owns with her father and uncle. Her farm is the most eastern dairy farm on the mainland in Quebec. Ms. Hayes has extensive governance experience as an active member of the UPA (L'Union des Producteurs Agricoles). In addition to her position as a regional elected board member for Les Producteurs de lait de la Gaspesie Les Iles, Ms. Hayes was regional vice president for the beef producers association, and an executive member of the provincial cull cattle and bob calf marketing committee.
Ms. Hayes holds an MBA from Concordia University and has professional networks in the fields of agriculture and rural development.
Jennifer Hayes - Commissioner
Chairman
Mr. Alistair Johnston is a career dairy industry leader serving this sector globally, in technical and management positions during his 40-year career.
Arriving in Canada in 1988 he joined the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool as Director, Operations, subsequently holding leadership roles within Dairyworld Foods and the Vanderpol Food Group. For the past several years he has provided technical and strategic assistance to dairy and food manufacturing enterprises domestically and internationally.
He has extensive Board experience with the British Columbia (BC) Chicken Marketing Board and BC Investment Agriculture Foundation, BV and Alberta Dairy Associations, BC Food Processors Association.
He regularly presents to industry gatherings on dairy topics and brings an in-depth understanding of Supply Management through his experience in the Canadian dairy, egg and chicken industries.
Chief Executive Officer
Serge Riendeau was appointed CEO effective May 14, 2018 for a three-year period.Mr. Riendeau is a leading figure of the Canadian dairy industry. He has occupied a position on the board of the Agropur cooperative for 26 years and was its president for 15 years. In 2017, Mr. Riendeau retired and left his position as president of the cooperative.
His management experience is rich and varied. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Riendeau was involved in municipal politics as a counselor and mayor of the town of Barnston in Quebec.
Mr. Riendeau has been operating a 700-acre dairy farm for 42 years: Riendeau et Gendron inc. The dairy farm is located between Coaticook in Quebec and the American border. The herd has 400 head.
Mr. Riendeau is an active member of the community. He supports, among others, charities offering services to child victims of violence and bullying.
Serge Riendeau - Chief Executive Officer
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:37:56 -0400
Subject: Re: I just called about Trans-Pacific Partnership
consultations held in Halifax nearly 2 months ago
To: dominique.benoit@agropur.com, Serge.Riendeau@agropur.com, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au,
rona.ambrose.c1a@parl.gc.ca, radical <radical@radicalpress.com>,
bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, ritzg@sasktel.net, mgeist@uottawa.ca,
birgittaj@althingi.is, birgittajoy <birgittajoy@gmail.com>,
Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton.
"Alaina.Lockhart.c1" <Alaina.Lockhart.c1@parl.gc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
hharsch@commissionaires.ca, "Chrystia.Freeland.a1"
<Chrystia.Freeland.a1@parl.gc.
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From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:33:47 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I just called about Trans-Pacific
Partnership consultations held in Halifax nearly 2 months ago
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
email has arrived.
As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
every email received.
I will however read your correspondence.
I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
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If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
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and
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> Didn't anyone think I was serious last September???
>
> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
> Campaign, Rogers TV
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>
> Published on Oct 1, 2015
>
> Federal debate in Fundy Royal, New Brunswick riding featuring
> candidates Rob Moore, Stephanie Coburn, Alaina Lockhart, Jennifer
> McKenzie and David Amos.
>
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> Alaina Lockhart - Liberal
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> David Amos - Independent
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> http://www.agropur.com/wp/en/
>
> Agropur reacts to Trans-Pacific Partnership
>
> Longueuil, Quebec, October 8, 2015 – Agropur took note of the Trans-Pacific
> Partnership (TPP) agreement.
>
> “We are disappointed by the concessions that have been made with
> respect to dairy,” said Serge Riendeau, President of Agropur. “For our
> members in five Canadian provinces, this constitutes another breach in
> the supply management system, which has stood the test of time with
> consumers, government and the industry for more than 40 years. Giving
> up 3.25% of our market, in addition to the 2% conceded under the
> Canada-Europe agreement, means an increase in dairy imports that will
> replace more than 5% of our domestic production in the first five
> years that the agreements are in effect.
>
> “We are proud of Agropur’s efforts of the past several months to
> explain to our governments and other stakeholders the benefits of
> supply management and the importance of safeguarding the system, for
> the benefit of our members and all Canadian dairy producers,” Mr.
> Riendeau added. The Boston Consulting Group study, commissioned by
> Agropur and released in late July, and our meetings with our members
> and stakeholders, have highlighted the potential repercussions of
> ending supply management and the need to preserve it.
>
> “It is important for our industry that the government implement
> measures to ensure the sustainability of supply management. We offer
> the government our expertise and our full cooperation in seeking the
> best solutions to resolve the issues relating to products designed to
> circumvent the rules and to the terms and conditions of the agreement
> as a whole.”
>
> As the final text of the agreement is not yet available, Agropur
> cannot assess its full impact on the dairy industry. Agropur also
> awaits details of the compensatory measures announced by the
> government.
>
> Agropur intends to continue seizing all opportunities for development
> in order to remain a major player in the North American market and
> pursue its growth, for the benefit of its dairy producer members.
>
> About Agropur
> Founded in 1938, Agropur is a major player in the North American dairy
> industry with sales of more than $4.7 billion in 2014, 3,473 dairy
> producer owners and 8,000 employees. Agropur processes more than 5.4
> billion litres of milk per year at its 40 plants across North America
> and boasts an impressive roster of well-known brands and products,
> including Natrel, Québon, OKA, Farmers, Agropur Signature, Agropur
> Grand Cheddar, Sealtest, Island Farms, biPro and the Ultima Foods
> joint venture’s iögo and Olympic brands. www.agropur.com
>
>
>
> Source:
> Dominique Benoit
> Senior Vice President, Institutional Affairs and Communications
> Agropur Cooperative,
> Telephone: 450-646-1010
>
> http://canada.coop/en/news/
>
>
> Serge Riendeau named business person of the year in Quebec
>
> Mar 2, 2015
>
> A founding Director of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada and President
> of Agropur, Serge Riendeau was selected one of Quebec's persons of the
> year by Forces Magazine. Mr. Riendeau was recognized along side
> Premier Philippe Couillard, Secretary General of the la Francophonie
> Michaëlle Jean and the young filmmaker Xavier Dolan.
>
> Mr. Riendeau has a long history in the co-operative sector dating back
> more than 30 years, when he was director of the Agricultural
> Co-operative Society of Coaticook Quebec. He has spent the last 23
> years on the Board of Directors of Agropur, and has been President
> since 2002.
>
> During his time at the helm, the company has experienced unprecedented
> growth including several major acquisitions which will propel Agropur
> into the rank of largest dairy processor in Canada. Agropur now
> operates forty plants in North America on behalf of 3,500 member dairy
> farmers The co-operative employs more than 6,500 people today. The
> company generates four billion in revenue and $ 110 million in member
> rebates. The recent acquisition of the US company Davisco has expanded
> Agropur into new markets, adding Asian market share with the new
> subsidiary.
>
> A dairy farm owner for 35 years, Serge Riendeau has also been an
> elected municipal councillor in the Township of Barnston and holds the
> professional designation Adm.A. of the Order of Chartered
> Administrators of Quebec. Mr. Riendeau was also celebrated by the
> Agricultural Fair in Saint-Hyacinthe in January, where he was honoured
> at their Gala for his "great influence on the course of history in the
> dairy industry in Canada."
>
> Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
> 275 Bank Street, Suite 400
> Ottawa, Ontario
> Canada K2P 2L6
> Email info@canada.coop
> Tel: 613-238-6712
> Fax: 613-567-0658
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:58:21 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations
> held in Halifax The CROWN CORP known as the CBC really has shown us
> their nasty arse this time EH Minister Andrew Robb?
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
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>
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> email has arrived.
>
> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
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>
> I will however read your correspondence.
>
> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>
> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
> appropriate.
>
> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will
> note your views.
>
> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts
> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my
> Department’s website:
>
> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>
> and
>
> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>
>
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Federal Member for Goldstein
>
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>
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:01:15 -0500
> Subject: Autoreply to RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held
> in Halifax The CROWN CORP known as the CBC really has shown us their
> nasty arse this time EH Minister Andrew Robb?
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Doug Briscoe has retired as Commissionaires Chief of Staff effective
> 15 January 2016.
>
> His replacement is Harry Harsch who may be reached at
> hharsch@commissionaires.ca
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> On 1/21/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:13:14 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations
>> held in Halifax I see that CBC is still blocking my comments N'esy Pas
>> Hubby Baby LaCroix?
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
>>
>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
>> email has arrived.
>>
>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
>> every email received.
>>
>> I will however read your correspondence.
>>
>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>>
>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
>> appropriate.
>>
>> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will
>> note your views.
>>
>> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts
>> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my
>> Department’s website:
>>
>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>
>> and
>>
>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>
>>
>> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community
>> survey by clicking
>> here<http://www.andrewrobb.
>> may also be interested in visiting my
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>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> ANDREW ROBB
>> Minister for Trade & Investment
>> Federal Member for Goldstein
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>
>> Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held in Halifax
>> Federal Liberals have promised broad consultations on 12-nation free
>> trade
>> deal
>>
>> By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 20, 2016 8:27 PM AT
>>
>> The Trudeau government has yet to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific
>> Partnership but it was all ears during consultation sessions in
>> Halifax on Wednesday.
>>
>> "Some stakeholders are for it, some are against it. We are here to
>> listen to everyone," said David Lametti, parliamentary secretary for
>> international trade.
>>
>> "We haven't taken a position," he said.
>>
>> Chrystia Freeland won't commit yet to Feb. 4 TPP signing
>>
>> Today, three consultation sessions were held on the Asian free trade
>> deal with business, academic and government officials.
>>
>> The Liberal government has promised broad consultations on the
>> 12-nation trade deal initialed in October 2015 by the Harper
>> government.
>>
>> The first deadline to sign the deal — a key step towards eventual
>> ratification — is expected next month.
>> Reduced tariffs
>>
>> "We are highly supportive of TPP," said Christine Penney, an executive
>> with Clearwater Seafoods who met with Lametti in a session sponsored
>> by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
>>
>> The Port of Halifax and St. Mary's University also hosted meetings on
>> the trade deal.
>> Phil MacKenzie
>>
>> Phil MacKenzie is with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of
>> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting. (CBC)
>>
>> "We think it will significantly reduce tariff barriers and represents
>> an opportunity for growth in the seafood industry," Penney said.
>>
>> Lametti also met with Keith Colwell, Nova Scotia's minister of
>> agriculture and fisheries, but the province would not provide details
>> of their meeting.
>>
>> Phil MacKenzie with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of
>> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting, attended one of the sessions.
>>
>> His company makes solar-powered lights, sold in places where
>> electricity is expensive, like the Caribbean.
>>
>> Unlike Ontario's auto manufacturing sector, he says green tech
>> companies stand to benefit from lowered tariffs.
>>
>> "I'm excited to see what types of tariffs would be lifted by having
>> the TPP with regards to importing the components we need for our solar
>> systems," MacKenzie said.
>> Halifax port well connected
>>
>> Karen Oldfield, CEO of the Port of Halifax, says the federal agency
>> already has excellent connections with Asian countries that are part
>> of the TPP, citing Vietnam as an example.
>>
>> She sees TPP as a compliment to the already signed European free trade
>> deal, calling it an edge over the United States which has no such deal
>> with the Europeans.
>>
>> "If we can be ahead in our trade agreement with the European Union and
>> tie into the TPP, we are uniquely positioned amongst all those
>> countries and particularly, vis-a-vis, the United States," she said.
>>
>> "I would say we would have a significant advantage for a period of time."
>>
>>
>> Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission
>> Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to
>> close comments at any time.
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>> 33 Comments
>>
>>
>> Would ,if was
>>
>> Liberals will decide when Obama ,tells them to , and how
>>
>> 9 hours ago 0 Likes
>>
>> Irwin Nobody
>>
>> This is a puff piece obviously slanting in favor of the piece of
>> corporate garbage referred to as a "trade agreement."
>>
>> The TPP is nothing more than a corporate coup d'etat and death nail in
>> what is left of any pretense of democracy and while the CBC will talk
>> ad nauseum about issues such as climate change, income inequality, and
>> forms of social justice, they'll also "slight of hand" an article such
>> as this one all but promoting this monstrosity that openly attacks
>> those very issues for the sake... » more
>>
>> 16 hours ago 0 Likes
>>
>> Canada's toughest and most decorated soldier, CollinD'Bluff
>>
>> This will benefit nobody in Canada except for a very few business elites.
>>
>> 15 hours ago 0 Likes
>>
>>
>> David Amos
>> Content disabled.
>>
>> Gee now that the Potash mine has shutdown I should step up to the
>> plate and bitch about TPP. (I have no doubt that BHP liked reading the
>> CBC's news about that EH?)
>>
>> I wonder if the Libranos or the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the
>> Cabinet Minister in Australia recall what I said to the Dairy Farmers
>> during the election of the 42 Parliament? Perhaps I will email this
>> comment since Trudeau "The Younger's" CBC minions deny I exist on
>> ballots and have enjoyed blocking Mean Old Me from making comments in
>> the CROWN's Internet domain since 2004. After all we do share the same
>> Queen N'esy Pas?
>>
>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:48:01 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New
>> Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly
>> who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob
>> Nicholson?
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
>>
>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
>> email has arrived.
>>
>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
>> every email received.
>>
>> I will however read your correspondence.
>>
>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>>
>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
>> appropriate.
>>
>> etc etc etc
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> ANDREW ROBB
>> Minister for Trade & Investment« less
>>
>> 12 hours ago 0 Likes
>>
>>
>> Ochmanek
>>
>> If you want an agreement that is good for Canada, removing the clauses
>> where corporations can sue if we change our environmental laws would
>> be a great place to start.
>>
>> 4 hours ago 0 Likes
>>
>> On 1/21/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> We all know these are amongst the reasons why EH?
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>>
>>> Fundy Royal campaign targets middle class with focus on jobs
>>> Fundy Royal voters have elected Conservatives all but 1 time in 28
>>> elections over 101 years
>>>
>>> CBC News Posted: Oct 17, 2015 6:00 AM AT
>>>
>>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
>>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 11:23:45 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: TPP Yo Prime Minister John Key and Minister Andrew Robb
>>> trust that the outgoing PM Harper and his buddy Ray Novak read my
>>> emails too and they know my number is 902 800 0369 and so do YOU N'esy
>>> Pas Justin Trudeau???
>>> To: Ray.Novak@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca, "jason.kenney"
>>> <jason.kenney.a1@parl.gc.ca>, laura@openmedia.org, nbmilk@nbmilk.org,
>>> Hubert T Lacroix <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, Min.Glover@pch.gc.ca,
>>> pierre.poilievre@hrsdc-rhdcc.
>>> Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca, Jacques Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
>>> "oldmaison@yahoo.com" <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, nmoore
>>> <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "donald.arseneault" <donald.arseneault@gnb.ca>,
>>> nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm
>>> <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
>>> MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>,
>>> Hugues.Beaulieu@gnb.ca, executivedirector@
>>> "roger.l.brown" <roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
>>> <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, mchepeka@commissionaires.ca,
>>> info@commissionaires.ca, "john.logan" <john.logan@gnb.ca>,
>>> "Davidc.Coon" <Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, "David.Coon"
>>> <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "Tim.RICHARDSON" <Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>,
>>> "Leanne.Fitch" <Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, "hugh.flemming"
>>> <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "DBriscoe@commissionaires.ca CRAIG.DALTON"
>>> <CRAIG.DALTON@gnb.ca>, "Stephen.Horsman" <Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>,
>>> "Marc. Leger" <Marc.Leger@gnb.ca>, imacleod@ottawacitizen.com,
>>> elizabeththompson@ipolitics.ca
>>> <justin.ling@vice.com>, rob.moore.a1@parl.gc.ca, jesse@jessebrown.ca,
>>> "thomas.mulcair.a1" <thomas.mulcair.a1@parl.gc.ca>
>>> leader@greenparty.ca, editor@canadalandshow.com, editor@thetyee.ca,
>>> editor@frankmagazine.ca, "peacock.kurt"
>>> <peacock.kurt@
>>> weekesj@bennettjones.com, mclellana@bennettjones.com,
>>> votefast2015@gmail.com, info@karenmccrimmon.ca,
>>> info@marthahallfindlay.ca, "ed.fast" <ed.fast@parl.gc.ca>,
>>> asiskind@newscorp.com, Rupert.Murdoch@fox.com, shipshore44@gmail.com,
>>> investor@newscorp.com, Claude.J.G.Levesque@
>>> maryann4peace@gmail.com, grant.mccool@thomsonreuters.
>>> newsroom@theguardian.pe.ca, Bob.Kerr@cbc.ca,
>>> Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton.
>>> bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au,
>>> marylou.babineau@greenparty.ca
>>> ritzg@parl.gc.ca, ritzg@sasktel.net, mgeist@uottawa.ca,
>>> birgittaj@althingi.is, birgittajoy <birgittajoy@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> <rona.ambrose.c1a@parl.gc.ca>, radical <radical@radicalpress.com>,
>>> sunrayzulu <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, paul <paul@paulfromm.com>,
>>> "Paul.Lynch" <Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>
>>> <Paul.Collister@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Novak, Ray" <Ray.Novak@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:34:45 -0500
>>> Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Methinks Mayor Iveson should have a
>>> long talk with Ben Henderson His grumpy wifey Laurie.Blakeman, Jimmy
>>> Prentice, Stevey Boy Harper, a few lawyers and cops should talk about
>>> what they should have done about YOU long ago EH Mr Baconfat?
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thank you for your email.
>>>
>>> If your matter is urgent, please contact Jeff Brennan at 613.992.4211
>>> or Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Ray Novak
>>> Office of the Prime Minister
>>>
>>> *****
>>> Je vous remercie de votre courriel.
>>>
>>> S'il s'agit d'une urgence, veuillez communiquer avec Jeff Brennan, au
>>> 613-992-4211 ou à l'adresse Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca.
>>>
>>> Sincères salutations,
>>>
>>> Ray Novak
>>> Cabinet du Premier ministre
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 15:05:16 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Ya think if people truly cared about TPP or
>>> anything else they would have gotten back to me by now or at the very
>>> least before your new cabinet gets sworn in N'esy Pas Justin
>>> Trudeau???
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
>>>
>>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
>>> email has arrived.
>>>
>>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
>>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
>>> every email received.
>>>
>>> I will however read your correspondence.
>>>
>>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
>>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>>>
>>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
>>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
>>> appropriate.
>>>
>>> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will
>>> note your views.
>>>
>>> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts
>>> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my
>>> Department’s website:
>>>
>>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>>
>>>
>>> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community
>>> survey by clicking
>>> here<http://www.andrewrobb.
>>> may also be interested in visiting my
>>> website<http://www.andrewrobb.
>>> Facebook<https://www.facebook.
>>> Twitter<https://twitter.com/
>>> YouTube<https://www.youtube.
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>> ANDREW ROBB
>>> Minister for Trade & Investment
>>> Federal Member for Goldstein
>>>
>>> E: andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au<
>>>
>>> Electorate Office
>>> 368 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204
>>> P 03 9557 4644 F 03 9557 2906
>>>
>>> Parliament House
>>> Suite M1-22
>>> Parliament House
>>> Canberra ACT 2600
>>> P (02) 6277 7420 F (02) 6273 4128
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "J Key (MIN)" <J.Key@ministers.govt.nz>
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 15:05:58 +0000
>>> Subject: Thank you for your email
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your
>>> email.
>>>
>>> Please note that although email increases the speed of delivery, it
>>> may not be possible to provide you with the rapid response users of
>>> email may anticipate.
>>>
>>> The fact that you have taken the time to write is appreciated. You
>>> can be assured that your views will be noted.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely
>>> The Office of the Prime Minister
>>>
>>>
>>> ______________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 11:05:11 -0400
>>> Subject: Ya think if people truly cared about TPP or anything else
>>> they would have gotten back to me by now or at the very least before
>>> your new cabinet gets sworn in N'esy Pas Justin Trudeau???
>>> To: laura@openmedia.org, nbmilk@nbmilk.org, Hubert T Lacroix
>>> <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, Min.Glover@pch.gc.ca,
>>> pierre.poilievre@hrsdc-rhdcc.
>>> Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca, Jacques Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
>>> "oldmaison@yahoo.com" <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, nmoore
>>> <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "donald.arseneault" <donald.arseneault@gnb.ca>,
>>> nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm
>>> <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
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>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
>>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:48:01 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New
>>> Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly
>>> who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob
>>> Nicholson?
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
>>>
>>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
>>> email has arrived.
>>>
>>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
>>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
>>> every email received.
>>>
>>> I will however read your correspondence.
>>>
>>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
>>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>>>
>>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
>>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
>>> appropriate.
>>>
>>> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will
>>> note your views.
>>>
>>> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts
>>> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my
>>> Department’s website:
>>>
>>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/
>>>
>>>
>>> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community
>>> survey by clicking
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>>> may also be interested in visiting my
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>>> Yours sincerely,
>>> ANDREW ROBB
>>> Minister for Trade & Investment
>>> Federal Member for Goldstein
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>>>
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>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>>
>>> Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held in Halifax
>>> Federal Liberals have promised broad consultations on 12-nation free
>>> trade
>>> deal
>>>
>>> By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 20, 2016 8:27 PM AT
>>>
>>> The Trudeau government has yet to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific
>>> Partnership but it was all ears during consultation sessions in
>>> Halifax on Wednesday.
>>>
>>> "Some stakeholders are for it, some are against it. We are here to
>>> listen to everyone," said David Lametti, parliamentary secretary for
>>> international trade.
>>>
>>> "We haven't taken a position," he said.
>>>
>>> Chrystia Freeland won't commit yet to Feb. 4 TPP signing
>>>
>>> Today, three consultation sessions were held on the Asian free trade
>>> deal with business, academic and government officials.
>>>
>>> The Liberal government has promised broad consultations on the
>>> 12-nation trade deal initialed in October 2015 by the Harper
>>> government.
>>>
>>> The first deadline to sign the deal — a key step towards eventual
>>> ratification — is expected next month.
>>> Reduced tariffs
>>>
>>> "We are highly supportive of TPP," said Christine Penney, an executive
>>> with Clearwater Seafoods who met with Lametti in a session sponsored
>>> by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
>>>
>>> The Port of Halifax and St. Mary's University also hosted meetings on
>>> the trade deal.
>>> Phil MacKenzie
>>>
>>> Phil MacKenzie is with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of
>>> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting. (CBC)
>>>
>>> "We think it will significantly reduce tariff barriers and represents
>>> an opportunity for growth in the seafood industry," Penney said.
>>>
>>> Lametti also met with Keith Colwell, Nova Scotia's minister of
>>> agriculture and fisheries, but the province would not provide details
>>> of their meeting.
>>>
>>> Phil MacKenzie with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of
>>> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting, attended one of the sessions.
>>>
>>> His company makes solar-powered lights, sold in places where
>>> electricity is expensive, like the Caribbean.
>>>
>>> Unlike Ontario's auto manufacturing sector, he says green tech
>>> companies stand to benefit from lowered tariffs.
>>>
>>> "I'm excited to see what types of tariffs would be lifted by having
>>> the TPP with regards to importing the components we need for our solar
>>> systems," MacKenzie said.
>>> Halifax port well connected
>>>
>>> Karen Oldfield, CEO of the Port of Halifax, says the federal agency
>>> already has excellent connections with Asian countries that are part
>>> of the TPP, citing Vietnam as an example.
>>>
>>> She sees TPP as a compliment to the already signed European free trade
>>> deal, calling it an edge over the United States which has no such deal
>>> with the Europeans.
>>>
>>> "If we can be ahead in our trade agreement with the European Union and
>>> tie into the TPP, we are uniquely positioned amongst all those
>>> countries and particularly, vis-a-vis, the United States," she said.
>>>
>>> "I would say we would have a significant advantage for a period of
>>> time."
>>>
>>>
>>> Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission
>>> Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to
>>> close comments at any time.
>>>
>>> 1 Comment
>>>
>>> David Amos
>>> This comment is awaiting moderation by the site administrators.
>>>
>>> Gee now that the Potash mine has shutdown I should step up to the
>>> plate and bitch about TPP. (I have no doubt that BHP liked reading the
>>> CBC's news about that EH?)
>>>
>>> I wonder if the Libranos or the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the
>>> Cabinet Minister in Australia recall what I said to the Dairy Farmers
>>> during the election of the 42 Parliament? Perhaps I will email this
>>> comment since Trudeau "The Younger's" CBC minions deny I exist on
>>> ballots and have enjoyed blocking Mean Old Me from making comments in
>>> the CROWN's Internet domain since 2004. After all we do share the same
>>> Queen N'esy Pas?
>>>
>>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
>>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au>
>>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:48:01 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New
>>> Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly
>>> who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob
>>> Nicholson?
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
>>>
>>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your
>>> email has arrived.
>>>
>>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each
>>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to
>>> every email received.
>>>
>>> I will however read your correspondence.
>>>
>>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my
>>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio.
>>>
>>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and
>>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if
>>> appropriate.
>>>
>>> etc etc etc
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>> ANDREW ROBB
>>> Minister for Trade & Investment« less
>>>
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