Excellent response to a right wing attempt to mislead the public

Your Voice: Fuhr reacts to Daily Courier columnist

RE: Stephen Fuhr reacts to Daily Courier columnist

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Even if it’s a political one.

I take issue with a column that appeared in the Daily Courier on January 24th written by Brett Millard. The article was a hyper partisan political opinion piece and it had no place being on the front page of the business section, giving the impression it had credibility, which it did not deserve.

In short, Mr. Millard feels Canada is merely “along for the ride.”

In fact, Canada has the fastest growing economy in the G7, with the World Economic Forum reporting that Canada is considered to have the most positive global influence on world affairs.

On the trade front, Canada recently signed the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) giving Canadian agricultural, advanced manufacturing, and forestry market access to the world’s fastest-growing region.

With tariffs set to fall, economists predict Canadians will realize an estimated $600 million in tax cuts as a result of the CPTPP.

In terms of NAFTA, Mr. Millard contends that negotiations are being handled by “inexperienced people”. But Canada has full confidence in Mr. Steven Verheul, Canada’s Chief Negotiator who has many years of experience working on trade negotiations including the first NAFTA negotiations, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, and the Canada-EU trade deal.

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