Posted on 07/14/2017 4:36:54 PM PDT by Trump20162020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told governors from across the US to ditch the "America First" motto.
His National Governors' Association speech in Rhode Island on Friday was a first for a Canadian prime minister.
In his speech, Mr Trudeau urged US governors to embrace their neighbour to the north and avoid protectionism.
It is all a part of his aggressive strategy to promote a "thinner border" ahead of vital trade talks with the US renegotiating the Nafta treaty.
President Donald Trump has made "America First" his mantra, shaping his policies on trade and immigration.
But Mr Trudeau, who is a fierce advocate of free trade, told the governors protectionist policies "kill growth".
"And that hurts the very workers these measures are nominally intended to protect. Once we travel down that road, it can quickly become a cycle of tit-for-tat, a race to the bottom, where all sides lose," Mr Trudeau said.
"If anything, we would like a thinner border, not a thicker one."
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“Screw your People and do what’s best for Canada - it’s become the de facto American way...”
“Screw your People and do what’s best for Canada - it’s become the de facto American way...”
Get lost, Turdeau. Why do we care what a convicted terrorist supporter has to say? Va te faire foutre, salope.
So as to put Canada first?
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