If America didn't want to keep its agreements, it shouldn't have made them, simple as that. Its behaviour over softwood lumber is dishonorable, to say the least. Its clearly defined in the NAFTA treaty the terms of the treaty, and these support the Canadian position. The ruling upheld the validity of Canada's complaint. Now America is just going to ignore the agreement that it convinced us to join, and the ruling?
It's shameful. I support America on most things and in most endeavours. But disobeying the terms of an agreement, and a ruling, is dishonorable. I hate to say it, but if America doesn't keep its end of the bargain, we should do what Layton suggests and put export taxes on gas, oil and uranium coming from Canada.
"...we should do what Layton suggests and put export taxes on gas, oil and uranium coming from Canada."
Canada will have to figure out something better than that. They need the US, not the reverse. Canada has been undercutting the U.S. on prescription drugs, fish, lumber, and all other resources; this isn't how to make friends and influence enemies. I will never paint all Canadians with the same brush. We have a LOT of wonderful Canadian neighbors, but the people running the government aren't among them.
It will never happen.
I completely agree.
"... if America doesn't keep its end of the bargain, we should do what Layton suggests and put export taxes on gas, oil and uranium coming from Canada."
And we will block all your seaports and take over the western half of Canada. If the Canadians don't like it, they can send their military to the border.