Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
HI Feanor...

I really wasn't singling out the US. I've seen enough examples of Canadian protectionism to know it's systemic throughout both nations. Every country wants free-trade when they're exporting, and protectionism in election years and when they're importing. Sometimes Canada and the US team up vs other economies where there's mutual interest (automobiles) sometimes it's cross border dispute and the rhetoric on both sides of the border ramps up. I'm not convinced any one country is better or worse in this area...they all cheat for different reasons.
I agree. And I think it's fair and accurate to say the free trade agreements as long as they've been around, (which is at least a couple of centuries), have always been disputatious and tended to favour some to the disadvantage of others.