I find the logic of this editorial muddled. First of all, Asia and not Europe is the logical counterbalance to our existing reliance on the U.S. The CETA pact will have only a marginal impacts on the Canadian economy, at least in the short term, and in the longer term the impacts could well be negative rather than positive. As for NAFTA, I agree with those who say we'll have to accept the possibility of its demise. To take a contrary position is to subject us to far more negative terms than currently apply. The best response to Trump's bullying might just be for Canada and Mexico to jointly announce that they won't renegotiate. That would undermine Trump's chaos strategy and create true chaos in the U.S. itself, where millions of jobs are dependent on trade with Mexico and Canada. It might require tough adjustments, especially in the short term, but realistically we had to accept this when we entered into the FTA and NAFTA with our often politically capricious southern neighbour.