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babylonsister

(171,065 posts)
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 08:11 PM Apr 2017

Canada to Trump on trade: Not an accident that hockey is our national sport'

http://thehill.com/policy/international/global-trade-economy/330562-canada-to-trump-were-going-to-play-hard

Canada to Trump on trade: ‘Not an accident that hockey is our national sport'
By Mark Hensch - 04/25/17 07:20 PM EDT


Canada’s foreign minister on Tuesday said her nation would fight tariffs from President Trump’s administration that it finds unfair.

“When it comes to defending Canada’s economic interests, we’re going to play hard,” Chrystia Freeland told CNN Tuesday.

“We’re nice guys: Politeness is something we believe is a national virtue, but it’s not an accident that hockey is our national sport.”


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http://thehill.com/policy/international/global-trade-economy/330562-canada-to-trump-were-going-to-play-hard
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Canada to Trump on trade: Not an accident that hockey is our national sport' (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2017 OP
HaHaHaHa! PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #1
Bet 45's comeback is ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #2
good comeback from you... pangaia Apr 2017 #3
thankee PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #6
Dear Canada, thank you for JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #4
Trump really needs to study history.... whistler162 Apr 2017 #5
You can piss off England by landing your chopper on Her Majesty's garden; Buns_of_Fire Apr 2017 #7
Kind of like pissing off Austraila? Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #8
Just the leaders that WERE our allies. Doreen Apr 2017 #13
Good point! Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #16
I will be going up to Toronto in June, I hope they're not TOO pissed off with Americans... George II Apr 2017 #11
Trump's Buddies At Fox Are Still Butthurt Canada Blocks The #1 Propaganda Show. Grassy Knoll Apr 2017 #9
I love sEeing other countries go after him JI7 Apr 2017 #10
The Trump republican trade war Achilleaze Apr 2017 #12
They might just treat Trump to a Gordie Howe Hat Trick. nycbos Apr 2017 #14
LOL! Nice. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #15

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
4. Dear Canada, thank you for
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 08:35 PM
Apr 2017

all the great hockey players! (especially Yzerman!) And also, thank you for having a foreign minister who says things like this!

xoxo

Buns_of_Fire

(17,177 posts)
7. You can piss off England by landing your chopper on Her Majesty's garden;
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 08:39 PM
Apr 2017

you can piss off Mexico by telling them what they're going to pay for and how much; you can piss off North Korea just by saying "Good Morning"...

But it takes a special and unique talent to piss off Canada.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
8. Kind of like pissing off Austraila?
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 09:05 PM
Apr 2017

Guess we finally found something he's good at, pissing off just about every world leader.

George II

(67,782 posts)
11. I will be going up to Toronto in June, I hope they're not TOO pissed off with Americans...
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 10:51 PM
Apr 2017

....just trump.

JI7

(89,249 posts)
10. I love sEeing other countries go after him
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 09:54 PM
Apr 2017

While the us media with the ecxeption of a few keep Giving him a pass

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. The Trump republican trade war
Tue Apr 25, 2017, 10:55 PM
Apr 2017

This is going to suck Bigly. Freaking Republicans are determined to flush America down the crapper

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