YOU SAID IT: One talks, one acts

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ONE SPEAKS, ONE ACTS

The contrast between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump could not be clearer. Carney is all talk and Trump is all action.

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But why is Trump so effective? The US has much of what the world needs, and Trump
is a skilled negotiator who is willing to meet halfway if he can get what the United States demands: foreign investment in America and open markets for American products.

On the other hand, Canada has abundant resources that the world is asking for, but Carney cannot and will not provide. Simply put, Canada has virtually nothing to trade with.

Carney kept returning from his world tours empty-handed, and there wouldn't be any
predictable changes in Canada's economic progress until the government moves to a healthier approach.

WILLIAM HULL
ROPE

CARNEY OVER YOUR HEAD

Re: Burning questions BATRA: Is it possible to fix the damaged US-Canadian relationship? Online, October 30

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There is a theory that the duo of Mark Carney and Doug Ford actually want Canadians to hate Donald Trump because it works great for them during the election. After all, both were elected by exploiting “Trump campaign fear” and promised they knew how best to deal with it. We have seen both countries fail miserably on this promise.

From the very beginning of Trump's tariffs, he made it clear that the United States really doesn't need anything from Canada. Let's face it. Mark Carney is out of his depth when it comes to negotiating a fair trade deal with Trump.

LARRY COMEAU
OTTAWA

SOME DO NOT CARE YET

Re: Who knew? Ottawa firefighters free an owl from the grill of a pickup truck, online, October 30

I must say that it was very nice to get acquainted with such a story. After flipping through articles about murders and missing persons, I breathed a sigh of relief.

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It's nice sometimes to realize that in this increasingly dull and bleak reality in which we live, there is still humanity.

Some might say that this article isn't very interesting or isn't worth covering, and to those people I say, “This is exactly what we need right now: just a little story of kindness.”

CLEM BAINBRIDGE
KEMPTVILLE

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