On 12/23/2003 8:56 PM, in article
, "Ken Davey"
> opined:

> Michel Boucher wrote:
>> "Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> I guess Canada now has a reason to reciprocate the last few
>>>> months in (no-)beef trade :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> So far, it's being reported that Canada is taking the high
>>> road--"Now is not the time for tit-for-tat" or something like
>>> that. Personally, I think Canada should ban US beef imports. Why
>>> the hell not?
>>
>> Canadian consumer annoyance with US uppityism might force the issue.
>> Or, we might make a trade...we'll take their beef if they leave our
>> softwood lumber alone :-)
>>
> Ya mean we might actually have a bargaining chip?
> Haha, yuk yuk. Not bloody likely. Watch how this gets minimized and called
> 'not of any importance' in the overall scheme of things'.
> Does 'level playing field' ring a bell?
> Ken (a Canadian watching my friends lose their jobs and their homes to
> American 'special interest' protectionism)
>
>
>
Better than Americans losing their jobs and homes to support canadian
socialism and welfare.
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