I'm betting they're all skiers. Switzerland is a beautiful country even in the winter. I guess governors are entitled to holidays too. If they can mix business with pleasure, why not? What business could they possibly have at that meeting? Who knows. But surely they had to have been invited?
It seems Carney is laser focused on his larger agenda regardless of who he hurts. The Public Service is facing large layoffs despite rallying to him, and Ford looks mightily disappointed too despite his election time support. It’s as if Carney doesn’t care to salvage a relationship with the USA.
I know very little about the auto sector but I know in the days that followed Chris crossing the floor restrictions were lifted so that Chinese companies could hold lobster buyer licenses openly and the Chinese are in the process of buying everything they can here in the seafood industry. If the liberals are willing to sell us fisherman down the river I see know reason why auto workers would be any different.
And does Canada have the transmission line and the rest of the necessary grid support for an all electric fleet in Canada. Doubtful, and expensive to build.
I think it will cost a lot. Fortunately our new Chinese friends have lots of money to invest in building the infrastructure to support their industry. It just has to be from The Golden Horseshoe to Montreal to start. There is already a lot of hydroelectric and nuclear energy in that corridor. Rural areas won’t adapt to electric vehicle readily. The Minister for energy has already said Chinese investment in infrastructure is welcome.
OH I’ve read numerous responses from you lately and have drawn several conclusions from the things you have posted. I see that you often but incorrectly use words and phrases that are common in the USA. My guess is that at one point in time of your life you lived in the greatest country on earth. Perhaps you were even born here. To use a modern example the young Anakin Skywalker who turned from a true and noble direction to embrace the dark side.I'm not sure what kind of earth shattering deal NATO could make for Greenland. It belongs to the folks in Greenland and Denmark, not NATO. And what kind of deal, short of a total land grab, could be better than the existing treaty between US and Denmark in place since 1951? Build US defense establishments on Greenland and let Denmark continue looking after Greenlanders' welfare ... and paying for it with Danish currency instead of US dollars. If the Danes were happy with that deal, why not stick with it? Win win for everyone. We all know what this nonsense was about: Donald Trump needing to feed his ego.
Anyway, I'll wait for confirmation from NATO that something has actually changed. At this point just saving the 1951 treaty for US might be an accomplishment. But not one Trump can take credit for. Just watch him try.
The good news - really good news! - is Trump is taking himself out of action re any further "negotiations" for Greenland. Wonder how long that will last. Rubio and Vance won't do anything ... but if they can handle that and keep Trump muzzled in the back seat maybe one of them can get the Peace Prize.
All wannabes with political ambitions.
you should have bought silver instead!
You tread heavily, but you speak the truth. I was one of those millions who lost their home in the post ‘08 world finance debacle. I’ll spare the details here, but it was just a hopeless mess. Well, I eventually dusted myself off, new job, new piece of land we’re building a house on, out of pocket this time so no mortgage (or taxes, thanks Alaska
) but lost years of progress in the process. I was a young man back then. Now I see a lot of gray when I look in the mirror. Not sure what to say about politics one way or another, except the folks who write the rules never seem to be hurt by them too deeply, so perhaps us common folk would just be better off with fewer rules. Canada may not be quite as lucky next time, and you can bet next time is coming up before we know it.
This is the usual arrangement for US bases overseas. Typically, a Status of Forces Agreement with the host country requires it to turn over US servicemen/women accused of offenses to US for detainment until trial. That way if the charges are trumped up BS the accused can "escape" to US. For those justifiably convicted and sentenced to prison, US can keep an eye on their health while incarcerated in the host country. When I was in Korea the agreement seemed to work well enough (I was a US military policeman). No SOFA with Thailand so troops there were taking risks when off post.
China and India apparently: https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...treasuries/articleshow/126693854.cms?from=mdr
I hate it. I think the direction Canada is going federally if flawed. I would like to see Canada take this opportunity to strengthen its position internationally by building its industry domestically, not with foreign ownership. Prime Minister Harper was setting this up but everything has been reversed.
Personally I would much rather be doing good business with our traditional partners to the south.
