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Trudeau tells US governors to ditch 'America First'
BBC ^ | July 14, 2017 | Staff

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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TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: americafirst; canada; governors; justintrudeau; trudeau
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To: Trump20162020

“Screw your People and do what’s best for Canada - it’s become the de facto American way...”


101 posted on 07/15/2017 3:34:39 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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“Screw your People and do what’s best for Canada - it’s become the de facto American way...”


102 posted on 07/15/2017 3:34:41 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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Get lost, Turdeau. Why do we care what a convicted terrorist supporter has to say? Va te faire foutre, salope.


103 posted on 07/15/2017 3:52:15 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Trump20162020

So as to put Canada first?


104 posted on 07/15/2017 4:49:31 AM PDT by odawg
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