Last week's unfair ruling by the United States Commerce Department to slap a 220 per cent duty on Bombardier Aircraft proves NAFTA has been one sided from the beginning.
How many of us remember the unfair way this department treated us in the softwood lumber agreement?
This cost us $5 billion.
This same greedy industry is looking for Canada to provide them with more free money in these new rounds of negotiations.
This same U.S. Commerce Department wants to slap tariffs on milk, cheese, and wants us to buy their GMO products.
Under the Free Trade and NAFTA agreements, Canada has been sued by American companies over 20 times. This has cost Canada many good paying jobs. Can we as Canadians fight back? The answer is yes.
In the National Hockey League draft, if an American team drafts a Canadian player they should have to pay a fee.
It is the Canadian taxpayer who builds and maintains ice rinks in Canada. Canada could also charge a $5 per citizens crossing the border to shop or go on vacation.
In British Columbia's case, this would reduce cross border shopping and send a loud message to Washington state that I'm sure would be talked about in the boardroom of Boeing in Seattle.
Stan New
Prince George
