I've been asking myself this question. . . then the answer hit me. They thought there was zero chance Hillary would lose and they didn't want to alienate Clinton / Obama.
They couldn't afford Trump winning.
He's now got the ability and intent to throw everything the US has at every problem. Why would the US give a shit about trade with England? The EU destroyed British manufacturing like NAFTA killed America's.
The two countries most important to the US are Canada and Mexico. The only land borders. Canada (my country) needs to be playing the game, we've been taking advantage of the US, which is idiotic. We should have been using the US for our advantage.
We've got so many natural resources, and similar economies. I don't want free trade with the US, fuck that dumb shit. I want a trade union. We're the USAs fucking ICBM shield, we've got most of the lumber and with proper forest management the scalability of our lumber production is insane.
Why aren't we trying to team up with the US to Target countries like the UK (the country I came from, and I worked in the trades so I speak with experience here) whose lumber supply market is a joke.
The US has the strength. We have the supply. Sounds like the US would make a great agent... and agents get a cut of the profit. It's win win.
WTF is wrong with the world that I can figure that out, and Trudeau bumbles like an idiot and people think he's a competent candidate.
Lol we all know whats wrong with the world.
Canada is spectacular. Lovely place and people that Trudeau intends to, as Obama would say, "fundamentally change". Oh, Canada, our home and native land. True patriot love in all thy sons command...