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| Berton | Jun 15 2018, 03:20 AM Post #81 |
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Yes, a very big Oops. |
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| Brewster | Jun 15 2018, 03:45 AM Post #82 |
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You didn't actually read the article, did you Pat? Only once in that article does it say Canada pays out agriculture subsidies, and those three tiny funds have absolutely nothing to do with anything we've been talking about so far. In fact, they're so minuscule I didn't know they existed. If you drop all your Billion$ in subsidies, I'm sure Trudeau wouldn't think twice before dropping our little bits. I'd be very much on favour, and I'd even be ready to write a letter to Justin asking him to consider dropping our Tariffs On Edit: Oops - the article was wrong - it turns out the Orchards and Vineyards Transition Program was terminated in 2010. Another Oops: It turns out that the Canadian federal government doesn't, and never has, subsidized the hog market: Only Ontario and Quebec do, and there's more complaints from other provinces than from the US:
How are we doing so far? Ready to drop your subsidies yet? Edited by Brewster, Jun 15 2018, 03:47 AM.
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| ImaHeadaU | Jun 15 2018, 03:52 AM Post #83 |
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Most of the U.S. defense expenditures in Europe since WWII have been of the U.S.'s own volition. The U.S. has been doing those things for its own defense. NATO hasn't asked the U.S. to do much. You:
Canada has always complied and will continue to comply its NATO obligations. |
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| Berton | Jun 15 2018, 09:40 AM Post #84 |
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There Ban, lies the problem. The Canadians do not see their defense as being part and parcel of the defense of the USA. That is why they don't pay their fair share. They see no reason to do it. They don't see NATO in terms of a common defense but only a defense of the USA. That is what happens when a country has, from it's inception, has a powerful country protecting it. |
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| ImaHeadaU | Jun 15 2018, 01:28 PM Post #85 |
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The Canadian military works cooperatively with the U.S. military on many levels but its first responsibility is the defense of Canada. NATO by definition is a joint operation for the mutual defense of its member nations. Only a small part of the U.S. defense budget can be considered to be related to NATO. |
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| Berton | Jun 15 2018, 08:55 PM Post #86 |
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Thanks for proving my point. |
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