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Offline Omni

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Re: Mr Trudeau Goes to Europe
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2017, 12:43:40 am »
In fairness it was a long drawn out process.  Harper did get most of the negotiations done.  Trudeau gets to essentially sign it.  I don't think Harper could have made it go faster if he wanted to given the Byzantine nature of the eu

Or the insular nature of Stephen Harper. Oh well, at least JT got it done. Another feather in his cap.

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Re: Mr Trudeau Goes to Europe
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2017, 12:49:50 am »
In fairness it was a long drawn out process.  Harper did get most of the negotiations done.  Trudeau gets to essentially sign it.

Sure, the Conservatives did most of the work.  That said, when the Liberals came into power, the deal was essentially at a deadlock.  It might as well have been dead.  Yet here it is, a done deal (dependent on the Netherlands).