A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Reuters: Canada parliament condemns U.S. attack on Trudeau, country simmers
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada’s House of Commons on Monday unanimously condemned the personal attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by U.S. President Donald Trump and his surrogates as the famously polite nation simmered over the weekend broadsides by its U.S. ally.
Lawmakers gave unanimous consent for a motion backing Canadian steel and aluminum, hit by U.S. tariffs, as well as the supply management system that supports key agriculture sectors, and gave a standing ovation for the government’s response to the Trump administration’s verbal attacks on Trudeau.
The motion in parliament, introduced by the opposition New Democrats, rejected “disparaging ad hominem statements by U.S. officials which do a disservice to bilateral relations.”
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WNU Editor: I live in Canada .... and so I have been exposed to all the whining from Canadian politicians (from all parties) as well as from the media and the pundits, that President Trump was (fill in the blank) towards Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. As to what is my take on the entire G7 Summit and what happened there .... everyone was brewing for a fight (not just President Trump) .... but the media focus is on President Trump .... 'An Unprecedented Scandal': How Newspapers Around the World Reacted to Trump's Behavior at the G-7 Summit (Time). But looking at it from a macro point of view .... and what people with money are thinking .... everyone that I know is realizing that the old way of doing business with the U.S. when it comes to trade is changing, and everyone better find a way to accommodate the U.S.. Bottom line .... the GDP of the U.S. is greater than all the other G6 members combined, and hoping that the U.S. will continue "business as usual" is a short-sighted policy to continue .... but I predict that is exactly what all of these governments are going to pursue. As to how Americans are reacting to all of this news .... as long as there is record employment and real wage increases .... opposition from American Big Business and those who oppose President Trump politically are going to be heard (and ignored).
