The American government seems to have too much of an impact on Canadian politics, and it tends to piss me off. The Liberal government we had until last year were somewhat corrupt (who isn't?), but at least they were pretty aggressive in trying to remain independent politically, and stood up for themselves in the softwood lumber dispute.

Then the Conservatives came in (with limited power, due to them having a minority government, but still dangerous), and now they're turning Canada into America's bitch!! They folded like a deck of cards on the softwood lumber dispute: "Sure, guys, we'll accept tariffs, even though it explicitly violates the free trade agreement", and they're also being bullied by the DEA as far as drug policy.

I know that the American argument on the softwood lumber dispute is that all the cheap lumber we exported was a "dumping of foreign goods at too low of prices that America can't compete", but that's just too damn bad. You should think of things like that before you sign a free trade agreement with a country to the north that is rich in resources.
cannabis=freedom Reviewed by cannabis=freedom on . American influence on Canadian politics The American government seems to have too much of an impact on Canadian politics, and it tends to piss me off. The Liberal government we had until last year were somewhat corrupt (who isn't?), but at least they were pretty aggressive in trying to remain independent politically, and stood up for themselves in the softwood lumber dispute. Then the Conservatives came in (with limited power, due to them having a minority government, but still dangerous), and now they're turning Canada into Rating: 5