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What exactly do you think he could say that would make things worse?

You know what I would say to Bolton if I was him? I'd say that this is helping Trudeau and rallying the country behind him, which undermines the Opposition Conservatives, and asking him if US interests were better served with another four years of Trudeau and a hostile Canada on their border or a Conservative government winning next year which would be much closer to US security needs and see the world more like them than the progressive Liberals. And I'd make the point that under NAFTA 99% of the trade between us is tariff free.

Now how does that harm Canada?

What exactly do you think he could say that would make things worse?

You know what I would say to Bolton if I was him? I'd say that this is helping Trudeau and rallying the country behind him, which undermines the Opposition Conservatives, and asking him if US interests were better served with another four years of Trudeau and a hostile Canada on their border or a Conservative government winning next year which would be much closer to US security needs and see the world more like them than the progressive Liberals. And I'd make the point that under NAFTA 99% of the trade between us is tariff free.

Now how does that harm Canada?

Harper's ad-buy in the NY Times praising Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran deal shows that he is not above trying to undermine the government of Canada.

Who is the leader of the CPC anyway....?   Where is Scheer hiding???

If Trump is wondering why Canada is hostile, he need look no farther than the mirror. If 99% of trade is tariff free under NAFTA, how does that harm the US?

Which means he can take them down.

Like what?

Harper may not may things worse but he does complicate things, and - yes - it is decorum to let the government lead the way on international discussions.  I am frankly surprised that he would be pulling this.  I don't impugn motives so let's hope he's trying to help out, somehow.