but, this is a consequence of nafta being flawed.

again: wynne is right. i'm going to sound like a broken record over the next several months.

free trade with the united states, or 'reciprocity', was always a good idea. but, nafta isn't a free trade agreement, as we see happening here.

(this was not only the position of protestors, but also of the liberal party, who got this perfectly right at the time)

under an actual free trade agreement, which is what interlinked economies with comparable labour standards should strive for, none of this would be legal. and, we wouldn't be threatening retaliation, but merely upholding the law.

what nafta always was was an investors rights agreement, designed to benefit the highest levels of capital at the exclusion of workers. and, i would like to see it replaced with or superseded by an actual free trade agreement that either excludes mexico or puts conditions on it that are so onerous that it is forced to rapidly modernize.

in the mean time, we have to retaliate. it's not a choice....

https://www.thestar.com/business/economy/2018/02/21/ontario-will-not-blink-in-face-of-buy-america-policies-says-wynne.html