tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post4513210294684652351..comments2024-03-29T10:02:52.586-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: More On Freelands's Double-SpeakLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-22557690545697623582016-03-07T18:54:38.519-05:002016-03-07T18:54:38.519-05:00I think you have quite clearly seen through the fr...I think you have quite clearly seen through the fraud being perpetrated, Pamela. We can only hope that the other countries involved in these agreements will find the terms sufficiently odious as to reject them.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-277128093395239702016-03-07T18:16:59.011-05:002016-03-07T18:16:59.011-05:00I agree Lorne that Freeland is being"seduced ...I agree Lorne that Freeland is being"seduced by the siren call of Neoliberalism" and the people setting off that siren is the US. In fact I believe this state dinner in Washington is to confirm that Canada will ratify the TPP. Judging by the B.S. Freeland is spouting to Canadians about the benefits of CETA. she will also hail the TPP as being a trade gift that can only enrich Canadians. All of the countries in the TPP have to ratify or the deal is null and void. Why would Obama , an out going President give a state dinner for Canada's new PM. He wants to leave office knowing that Canada will be joining the Neoliberal family. Obama doesn't have to worry. Trudeau has already shown no backbone when it comes to saying no to the Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Canada's own reform/alliance/cons. It should be a good show though. The clueless MSM will be commenting on how Canada and the US are friends again and how its new PM is much more approachable. As to Freeland, she doesn't need any persuading about ratifying the TPP, she's already on board.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-84741773920034367152016-03-07T13:53:13.045-05:002016-03-07T13:53:13.045-05:00Meanwhile, our political overlords continue in the...Meanwhile, our political overlords continue in their folly of choosing what is 'best' for us, Mound.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-8401093973219387392016-03-07T13:51:19.994-05:002016-03-07T13:51:19.994-05:00It disrupts the air we breathe and the thoughts we...It disrupts the air we breathe and the thoughts we have, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-77925537116581140252016-03-07T13:22:13.474-05:002016-03-07T13:22:13.474-05:00There's a growing chorus of voices from the to...There's a growing chorus of voices from the top tier of academia and political thought pronouncing globalism as dead. The conclusion is that we keep signing more trade deals because we haven't figured out what will be the next big economic idea when we finally and inevitably ditch free market fundamentalism.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-74558559568105565052016-03-07T12:15:54.265-05:002016-03-07T12:15:54.265-05:00Hot air is in abundance these days, Lorne. That...Hot air is in abundance these days, Lorne. That's why the planet is in trouble.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com