Originally Posted by Canuck
Want to hear about the American indians that still await there just rewards
not a single treaty America is without honor and dont have respect from the world
It's not like we can talk; America wasn't the only nation to make ignored and unjust treaties with its native peoples.
However, on the topic of NAFTA I do not understand how the American position can be defended. They have appealed the NAFTA ruling on softwood lumber numerous times, and have consistently been found in the wrong. Now they want to "negotiate" on something that they've already lost - it's like the police having to work out an agreement with a prisoner who's already been convicted at various courts of appeal.
Originally Posted by TwoPops4Sure
Why don't you tell us about Canada's Constitution and Charter of Rights. Should the USS sue Canada for plagarism..LOL. You've had a constitution how long now? And are you still a British subject or are you a Canuck as of 1956. Children should be seen and not heard.
Yes, we are an actual independent nation, and have had autonomous control over all aspects of our policy since the end of the First World War. (Prior to that, we had to go to war when Britain did). A Constitution is common to all democratic societies, in one form or another, and was not "invented" by the United States (although the concept of a constitution as a single, comprehensive document may be; those of Britain and Canada are made up of various documents), so no, you can't sue us for copyright violation. There's no need to make such offensive comments, although I understand that Canadians on this board haven't been particularly polite either.
As to the "children should be seen and not heard", compared Britain, France, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, etc., America is an infant. So do you think they should be calling all the shots?
Back on the topic of NAFTA - a serious trade dispute with Canada could be quite a handicap for the United States, given that we sell you a great deal of your energy. Then there's the fact that Alberta's tar sands contain more oil than Saudia Arabia does. Not to be confrontational, but if oil prices continue to rise (and Middle East relations continue to degenerate), you probably don't want to offend us.