NAFTA - Michael Ignatieff YLC Event Part 5

On Jan. 14 at the New Irish Heather in Vancouver Michael Ignatieff spoke to young Canadians who want to make a difference.

A portion of Michael Ignatieff's response:
"We can talk about NAFTA, but if we're going to talk about NAFTA they're going to get a nasty surprise."

"My sense is If we are asked to renegotiate NAFTA by Mr. Obama then we go to the table with enormously strong cards to play which relate to the dependency of the United States on Canadian energy sources. This changes everything.

"Were I to be the Prime Minister I have cards to play, that we did not have to play 25 years ago. That's fact number one.

"Canadians we don't like to play the power card but its very important with the United States, even with a Democratic administration, to be as tough as hell. This is about the defense of our sovereignty and independence, and we must do so, and Liberals must be proud defenders of our national sovereignty and Independence, even with an administration that I admire and basically preyed for for the last three years.

"But what I'm saying is, we don't get spun by Barack Obama. We go in to negotiate with him as you would with anyone else."

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[SuperRaymond77]

Just after 2:00 mark he says, "You go down to shop in Blaine"... ?!... I think he meant Bellingham -- more evidence he's out of touch and just doesn't know the country.