I Want no Tariffs - Part 2

So, he leaves the G7 early to prepare for the summit with Kim Jong Un and then spends about an hour saying good-bye with a bombastic press conference that doesn't even make sense.  This, after he said, he needed no time to prepare for the summit. 

Then, after the longest goodbye in history, he finally goes.  Then, rather than spending any time preparing for the summit, he has his eye on G7 and then goes on a twitter spree about Justin, not only calling out Canada but attacking him personally. 

I guess if anything Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can brag that he has "arrived".  He is now referred to by Trump as Justin.  That is either because he doesn't remember his last name or has forgotten his title. 

But, he is essentially declaring trade war because of one thing we do to his dairy farmers.  The dairy farmers themselves have not expressed any malaise about this practice but Trump is hammering home this one thing. 

I actually have been trying to research this great man's theories of economics.  It is certainly not trickle down economics.  It is certainly not trickle up economics.  There is no trickling.  I don't know what he is even talking about. 

I may not know much about economics but I do remember my Canadian Studies classes in elementary school.  Canada is a resource rich country.  We have an abundance of natural resources and we have renewable resources.  And, we have tried to take care of those resources to the best of our ability.  We plant new seedlings every time we chop down a tree.  We keep our waters clean and respect the environment as much as we can. 

What does the United States have?  I guess oil.  But, ask Alberta how the oil market is going. 

Bottom line, the United States most important trading partner is Canada.  We supply them with the hydro-electric power that runs their industries.

You want to take us on.  That's fine.  Justin is not worried.  He is a leader with more to offer than just confusing tweets. 

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