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Posted by Daniel Workman Jun 28, 2006 |
Let me come right out and say that while I don't appreciate some overly aggressive and at times blustering American personalities, I fully support America's entrepreneurial spirit.
Fact is I am a descendant from a Montreal-area line of Workmans who led a strong annexation movement in the late 1880s calling for Canada to join the U.S.
Like most Canadians, I do appreciate the economic advantages and the security gained from living in the shadow of America's powerful military-industrial complex.
In my career as a technical writer and as an international convention specialist, I have been personally treated first-class by my American co-workers and clients.
Sure Canadians have beefs with Americans - like the softwood lumber trade squabble - just as Americans have their beefs with us. We do have a right to clearly articulate our positions, which is what makes a vehicle like suite101.com so great.
Tell you what: I promise to deliver some facts on Canada-US trade in upcoming articles so we can get perspective. What I have seen of the facts so far show me that the US is in sideways mode, with a new world trade superpower China emerging.
Enough of this rant.
Let's put aside our family feuds and start thinking logically about how Canada and the U.S. can work together as a team to profit from a new world order with a future increasingly tilted towards Asia.