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Trump expects only 'tweaking' of trade relationship with Canada

By Andrea Hopkins

REUTERS

 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would be "tweaking" its trade relationship with Canada, stopping short of calling for a major realignment in a development likely to please visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

 

Trump has pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) linking the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada to make the terms more favourable to Americans.

 

At a joint news conference with Trudeau after White House talks, Trump said his biggest concern with NAFTA was the U.S. trade relationship with Mexico, which he has frequently accused of stealing American jobs.

 

"We have a very outstanding trade relationship with Canada. We'll be tweaking it," Trump said.

 

"It's a much less severe situation than what's taking place on the southern border. On the southern border, for many, many years the transaction was not fair to the United States," he said.

 

Trump said the United States and Canada were stronger when they joined forces in matters of international commerce, and both countries benefited from having more jobs and trade in North America.

 

"We should coordinate closely - and we will coordinate closely - to protect jobs in our hemisphere and keep wealth on our continent, and to keep everyone safe," Trump said.

 

Trudeau carefully steered around questions about the Canadian trade relationship with the United States in what was his first meeting with the new president. He said he expected each country to always remain each other's most essential partner.

 

"There have been times where we have differed in our approaches and that’s always been done firmly and respectfully. The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern themselves," Trudeau said.

 

Trump's vow to renegotiate NAFTA has unnerved Canadian officials, even though he has singled out Mexico in his criticism of the free trade deal. Canada sends 75 percent of its exports to the United States.

 

Canadians have become more supportive of NAFTA since Trump's election victory on Nov. 8, a poll from the Angus Reid Institute showed on Monday. Forty-four percent of the 1,508 surveyed said NAFTA had benefited Canada, up from 25 percent from a poll last June.

 

Trudeau, when asked about Canadian firms' concerns about possible changes to NAFTA, said: "It is a real concern for many Canadians because we know our economy is very dependent on our relationship with the United States.

 

"Goods and services do cross the border each day...we have to allow this free flow of goods and services and we have to be aware of the integration of our economies."

 

Trudeau had a strong rapport with former Democratic President Barack Obama, prompting pundits to describe their relationship as a "bromance."

 

Soon after Trump put a hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily banned travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries in an executive order on Jan. 27, citing the need to head off attacks by Islamist militants, the Canadian prime minister took to Twitter to say refugees were welcome in Canada.

 

'HUGE WIN'

 

Analysts said Trudeau, who has strong incentives to build a relationship with Trump given rising anti-trade sentiment, is bound to be happy with the first meeting.

 

"I thought it was a huge, huge win. The worst case scenario is we wound up with an Australia moment, when a relationship that should be on solid ground takes a bad turn," said Carlo Dade, director of the Centre for Trade and Investment Policy at the Canada West Foundation.

 

"Instead, we actually got an endorsement of North American jobs, of Canada-U.S. jobs, working together, no "America First" - just the opposite," he added.

 

Details about a tense telephone call late last month between Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had created wariness. The Washington Post, citing unidentified senior U.S. officials, said Trump abruptly ended a phone call with Turnbull, even though Australia has long been a staunch U.S. ally.

 

David Wilkins, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, said the priority of the meeting was to set a positive tone, and that was accomplished.

 

"The president's comment on the economy and creating jobs together was a very positive sign for Canadians, especially those that had been concerned about the trading relationship," said Wilkins. "I think it was a win-win for both countries."

 

(Additional reporting by Steve Holland in Washington and David Ljunggren in Ottawa; Editing by Grant McCool and Andrew Hay)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-02-14

[ratcatcher]

[charmonman]

As long as Trump doesn't send us Ambassador Sarah Palin, I think it'll be OK.

[mtls2005]

Trump just wants to see Justin twerk.

 

Was that another one of those really strange handshakes? I know they say that's some sort of "power" thing, but to me it looks like a WWE wrestling move?

[Langsuan Man]

33 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Was that another one of those really strange handshakes?

It's what you do when you have tiny little hands 

 

[geriatrickid]

Tweaking—A methamphetamine abuser is most dangerous when experiencing a phase of the addiction called “tweaking”—a condition reached at the end of a drug binge when methamphetamine no longer provides a rush or a high. Unable to relieve the horrible feelings of emptiness and craving, an abuser loses his sense of identity. Intense itching is common and a user can become convinced that bugs are crawling under his skin. Unable to sleep for days at a time, the abuser is often in a completely psychotic state and he exists in his own world, seeing and hearing things that no one else can perceive. His hallucinations are so vivid that they seem real and, disconnected from reality, he can become hostile and dangerous to himself and others. The potential for self-mutilation is high.

 

ok. This explains so much about the Donald.

[Srikcir]

Trump far more lenient with Canada than with Mexico - more a question of shared white supremacy?

[otherstuff1957]

You know that Trudeau has been wondering about the size of those little hands!   He can't keep his eyes off of them.

 

[Pigdog747]

36 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Trump far more lenient with Canada than with Mexico - more a question of shared white supremacy?

I have to disagree with you on this. The $$$ value of exchanged goods between the 2 countries are close to the same as are the jobs they provide. I agree with Trump on this as many jobs from both Canada and the United States went South and continue to do so. Most of it comes down to the bottom line. My question is why did Dodge, Ford and GM and other companies need to move some/many of their production lines to Mexico to feed a Canadian and American market while foreign auto makers such as Toyota and Honda are investing Billions to build vehicles North of the US/Mexican border.

[mtls2005]

Maybe Trump wants the Canadian government to take over the Trump properties in Toronto and Vancouver which are experiencing financial difficulties?

 

 

A Trump Tower Goes Bust in Canada

 

The 65-story Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto has all the glitz and ambition of the luxury-brand businessman with his name in giant letters near its spire. It’s the tallest residential skyscraper in Canada, and probably the fanciest. The hotel’s sleek cream-and-black interiors were inspired by Champagne and caviar. Every room features Italian Bellino linens and Nespresso coffeemakers. Guests can book a Trump Experience outing through the Trump Attache concierge service. Their furry friends are eligible for the Trump Pets program, which “will fill your best Fido’s tummy with gourmet treats, and see them off to sleep on a plush dog bed.”

 

This Trump-branded and Trump-managed jewel is also, as a business venture, a bust.

 

On Tuesday, a Canadian bankruptcy judge placed the glass-and-granite building into receivership, just four years after Trump and his children cut the ribbon at its grand opening. Once it’s auctioned off, whether or not Trump is the leader of the free world by then, his name may well vanish from its marquee.

 

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/trump-tower-goes-bust-canada-214412

[ocddave]

2 hours ago, otherstuff1957 said:

You know that Trudeau has been wondering about the size of those little hands!   He can't keep his eyes off of them.

 

Ummm....looking at that photo, Trudeau seems to have similar size hands, or even smaller.

[Enoon]

5 hours ago, ocddave said:

Ummm....looking at that photo, Trudeau seems to have similar size hands, or even smaller.

 

Trudeau hands are "normal".

 

Trumps mutation is not small hands, it's actually short fingers:

 

Brachydactyly - Wikipedia

 

What Donald Trump's Short Fingers Mean for His Presidency | Mother ...

[Enoon]

12 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Trump just wants to see Justin twerk.

 

Was that another one of those really strange handshakes? I know they say that's some sort of "power" thing, but to me it looks like a WWE wrestling move?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj0G3_Tn6Iw

 

 

[sujoop]

14 hours ago, charmonman said:

As long as Trump doesn't send us Ambassador Sarah Palin, I think it'll be OK.

If the orange haired con-man/clown-in-chief dared to appoint his mental-soulmate Sarah Palin as Ambassador to Canada, one expects the Canadian people would react by building a Northern wall 'gratis' (like on the hoose eh:)
 

Canadians erupt in a chorus of (hilarious) outrage:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/rumors-of-sarah-palin-as-us-ambassador-to-canada-met-with-hilarious-outrage/5574398
 

*Sarah Palin is being considered for job as ambassador to Canada. She's presently on a flight to Europe to meet with us...
 

*Dear Mr. Trump: Rather than appoint Sarah Palin as ambassador to Canada, please bomb us. Signed, all intelligent life in Canada. #killmenow

[sujoop]

Note that Canadian PM Trudeau presented Trump with a photo of his father (Pierre Trudeau) pictured with Trump at the Waldorf Astoria NYC circa 1981. In what could be a gift designed to prompt Trump to reflect upon  (likely completely lost on the short-fingered & even shorter attention span orangutan) then Canadian PM Trudeau senior was receiving an inter-faith award 'to honor outstanding examples of excellence in society'."
 

Imagine Trump receiving such an inter-religious faith award for similar conduct today is akin to imagining a man-baby & complete  buffoon could con his way into the White House...(er wait a sec...)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/see-personal-gift-justin-trudeau-194246344.html