Carney Chooses Sweden Over America For Airborne Defense System

Wow! Did our Prime Minister just forget we share a common border with America and that Sweden is half a Planet away? This is either Genius-Balls or Catastrophic-Foolishness... Co-oprating with America is usually the best way to protect Canada but with America so crazy and unhinged and led by a soon-to-be impeached Rapist, maybe he know what he is doing after all... Another move that likely irritated Trump came just one day before the prime minister’s New York speech when Canada announced it had selected Saab of Sweden as the preferred supplier for Airborne Early Warning and Control capability. Given the almost certain impossibility of integrating the Swedish system into NORAD, this move isn’t merely short-sighted ; it underlines Ottawa’s desire to make political points with Trump-skeptical Canadian voters rather than to defend and protect Canada’s (and the U.S.’s) national security. In what universe does “sticking it to the Americans” over national and continental security seem a sensible prelude to calling for broad collaboration with the United States the very next day? While Carney’s hypocrisy is palpable, the Trump administration is far from blameless in the deterioration of Canada-U.S. relations. Section 232 tariffs against steel, aluminum, and autos have done real and needless damage to Canada’s economy. And Trump’s disruptive behaviour — the “51st state” provocations, constant barrage of tariff threats with moving goalposts — has impoverished and frightened Canadians, and rewarded our politicians for indulging in anti-American rhetoric. In line with Carney’s u-turn in New York, Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc asked for a 16-year extension of the CUSMA deal that has kept the majority of U.S.-Canada trade tariff free. But both the Carney speech and the request to extend CUSMA will be seen in context in the White House. Ottawa cannot and should not expect the Trump administration — which has expressed a consistent commitment to tariffs — simply to renew a free trade deal while turning a blind eye to trade-related issues like defense or cozying up to China. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/opinion-carney-s-maple-maga-moment-rings-hollow/ar-AA263cFy