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From: rob@arcsun.UUCP (Rob Aitken)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: 'Free' Trade?
Message-ID: <166@arcsun.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 11:52:23 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 12 11:52:23 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Feb-87 01:35:17 EST
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Organization: Alberta Research Council, Calgary, Ab.
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Summary: Re-elected? Brian? Are you sure?

In article <2713@hcrvx2.UUCP>, jimr@hcrvx2.UUCP (Jim Robinson) writes:
> [lots of things...]
> 
> Hopefully, they'll get their act together. Personally, I'm not too
> worried that Canada will agree to a deal that is clearly not in this
> country's interest. I imagine that unless a clear majority of Canadians
> give the thumbs up, Brian will say "sorry" and that will be that. 
> (I believe this because Brian is very interested in getting re-elected
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and a trade deal that displeases a significant percentage of the
> population will in no way help this cause) What does worry me 
> is that the government's poor bargaining skills will make
> it impossible for them to submit an acceptable trade proposal to the
> Canadian people. 
> 
> J.B. Robinson
 
I find it hard to believe that Brian is at all interested in getting 
re-elected, given the way he and his government behave. What worries me
is that Brian will decide that since he has no hope of a second term,
he might as well get his name in the history books by negotiating a
free trade deal - even one where we get the shaft.

Rob Aitken
...calgary!arcsun!rob
"Canada is a Registered Trademark of the United States of America"