This rearranging of the deck chairs on The Titanic will probably accomplish very little.  There is an old saying out West (one Dief The Chief liked) to the effect that it doesn't matter how many new spokes you put on the wagon wheel if the hub is already rotten.

In any case, this desperate seeming move before president elect Trump takes office, before his cabinet secretaries are confirmed by the senate and before any bills or executive orders concerning trade are even introduced seems to be me to be as ill advised as The Boy Blunder's stated willingness to renegotiate free trade with the new US administration before Mr. Trump even raises the issue in regard to Canada.

If the PM had ever negotiated any significant transaction in his life he would know that offering up targets in advance gives an advantage to a competitor who probably has enough advantages already.