Canada frames Trump tariff talk as leverage ahead of USMCA review
TL;DR
Canada treats Trump’s 100% tariff threats as negotiating positioning ahead of the USMCA review, stressing the process will be narrow and not a renegotiation; Ottawa is pursuing a targeted China deal amid past tariff exchanges, while Carney and LeBlanc push for swift, multilateral action among middle powers.
- Carney calls Trump’s tariff threats bluster ahead of US-Canada free trade talks AP News
- Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China NPR
- Trump’s Tariff Threats Designed to Influence Pending USMCA Talks, Canada PM Carney Says The Wall Street Journal
- Bessent on Carney: ‘I don’t think he’s doing the best job for Canadian people’ The Hill
- Carney downplays Trump’s threats while ruling out China trade deal Politico
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