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USTR Jamieson Greer tells the NYT Canada walked away from what he describes as the most preferential U.S. trade treatment in the world.
According to Greer, the offer included:
• Auto tariffs as low as 7%
• Lower steel and aluminum tariffs
• Elimination of the 10% lumber tariff
And now Canada faces a widening trade war.
The NYT says Carney’s office declined to comment.
If Greer’s account is wrong, Ottawa should correct the record.
If it’s right, Canadians deserve to know why Carney walked away.
Release the deal.
Here’s the key issue: Canada was bringing in Chinese steel and aluminum and selling it as Canadian steel to help China avoid tariffs
When told to knock it off, they refused. This is why the trade deal collapsed
We cannot allow China to build a proxy state on our border
Another campfire in Hope, BC
Claiming they will just turn off the fire.
Trying to intimidate and not record.
Again, rules don't seem to apply.
Even though there is a fire ban sign.
Yes, the fire was low. But imagine how fast a wildfire child take over of a spark flew
Sounds like Carney manufactured excuses to kill the deal.
Which is probably why the final offers haven’t been released.
Don’t expect the regime media to acknowledge when they’ve been fooled.
Mark Carney campaigned as the Trump Whisperer. He said only he could get a trade deal with Trump. He won the election on that promise.
But it looks like he deliberately tanked negotiations.
Too bad the regime media never vetted him -- who knows what that would have turned up.
@elpolacosebas@toadsdad@CityNewsTO Tariffs work better when you are the world's largest customer. Canada has no leverage. Carney appears to be sacrificing Canada for some political reason.
This is not advice on how to promote Canadian exports, jobs, trade, defence interests, etc.
This is advice on how to hurt Donald Trump.
Which is the Regime Media's top priority.
@ShaMustard@AmericanAFRose@WBrettWilson Not enough. Lol
Oil isn't the issue; it's the corrupt, pro-China, ESG con man who hates oil and gas because he makes money on the alternatives.
@MiconWilliam@SPH_75@WBrettWilson Canadians buy so much dairy in cross border towns Costco restricts sales because they run out. Canadians eat the same processed garbage and fast food as Americans and so do Europeans.
@MiconWilliam@SPH_75@WBrettWilson They have organic grass fed milk, butter, eggs etc in the US better than any in Canada and sold at scale at Whole Foods and Sprouts. European grocery stores are laughably bad in quality and selection even compared to Canada.