This is why the US-Canada trade negotiations collapsed.
The US wanted to have control over the trade deals Canada was making around the world.
Furthermore, they wanted to use Canada (Canada's resources) as a leverage for their own deal and diplomatic activities around the world.
All while still restricting and tariffing Canada's access to the US economy.
If this was the case as Mark Carney claims, I fully support walking away from these negotiations. It's completely ludicrous and irrational.
I put together the key moments he explains it.
@Baron3121@netflix As someone who has spent my entire career in tech I’m going to bet on the combination of tech & the general hubris of people getting what they want that we will see it no matter what the Estate or even @netflix says. If you don’t believe me ask @elonmusk about ‘never’.
@realdariusdt@michaelharriot Agreed on paper but right now it’s white Americans who see their daily lifestyles go down while others appear to thrive. He hit them closer to their reality.
@FBCowboysQueen@michaelharriot Agreed, but when he previously singled out Black people a lot of white people agreed. Now they’re “angry” they’re being included too.