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Old Aug 1, 2018, 8:51 am
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YUL
 
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Originally Posted by yulred
I guess you'll stand alongside US protectionists when they use your own position to tank the Canadian economy. Can't have it both ways.
Economic patriotism is the last refuge of bad economics
Again, routes between countries are about win - win bilateral agreements, not about free market economy - if such thing as a "free market" economy actually exists.

About the US, I would also wish they believed in the notion of win - win bilateral (or trilateral) agreements...
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