Reaction to TPP

[Hopalong]

Media has been a little kinder and approving than expected to the trade agreement.
SM5 and auto workers union not getting a lot of support for opposition to it except from NDP.
Think United States approval will be key for it to go anywhere, wonder if Obama and Whitehouse can face similar protectionist pressure as we have coming from NDP.

[Braveheart]

Congress will be very divided on the issue with the GOP and the Dems squaring off over it.

[bucket]

My logical response is that more exports are a good thing.

But how do you increase exports with the pwrformance we seen in 2013?

The government can't pat themselves on the back while the domestic infrastructure won't allow you to achieve the new goals.

Just being realistic.

An example of this happened in my area in the 90s.

While they were building the irrigation district for more production they were allowing the rail lines to be tore out.


Very myopic.


Even a dairy guy said yesterday 3.25 percent shouldn't cause alot of grief.

[SASKFARMER3]

I agree it is a good deal for us farmers in Canada. But if the Railways and Grain companies cant get their shit together farmers will loose out again and again and again.
Infrastructure needs a overhaul in this country. Industry start spending your Billions instead of killing the golden goose which is farmers. We cant continue to live on pennies and you make the $100.00s.

[rook]

I'm a bit disappointed the govt opened up the public purse to the tune of $4B for 3%.

[rockpile]

TheTPP is nothing more than an MOU. It will take years, if ever, to ratify it. And the real negotiations are just beginning. So for now - meh!

[riders2010]

agree with many of the points made, trade is good, but obviously the details of what was given up, when will this actually result in anything, we don t have the infrastructure to really do much more, if oil trade increases and harper obviously cant make deals for the pipelines well guess what isn t going to get moved. grain and wood products cant get moved on time as it is.

mulcair really irresponsible on the issue flat out rejecting it until we all see the details.

I have to wonder though there is already comments made increase our grain and livestock movement but the price in the grocer will go down?
I don't know about you guys but the two don t add up together to be good for us.

Kind of pathetic for the conservatives to try hold a gun to our heads, hey boys and girls now you have to vote for us. We don t even know what it is. Trudeau surprised me by taking the stand lets see what is in it, maybe someone not so closed minded.

[furrowtickler]

I have been told "one's mind is more open on dope" Maybe Mr.pretty hair will smoke some chop and see more clearly...

[riders2010]

Haha maybe you re right. There are a lot more people that want the marijuana legalized than I thought also. I don't agree with it at all.

[fjlip]

If 3% equals $4B, rest of dairy worth $133B? Should be NO compensation...