Tag: Trump
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Read more: Trump Official Warns President May Leave His Own Signature Trade DealI saw this Newsweek story today. No coincidence as this was Day 2 of the USTR Hearings on USMCA review. Trump has said similar things as well. The key takeaway is they seem to be setting up…
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Read more: Go Small or Go Home? Trump, CUSMA, and the Evolution of MegadealsApropos my recent post on the flurry of activity on trade negotiations from the Carney government, Lawrence Herman notes that they are not all cut from the same cloth. He rightly notes that smaller, industry or sector…
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Read more: U.S. industry groups strongly back renewing CUSMA
As the review of the USMCA approaches, US interests are making their views known to the Trump administration. There is an interesting story by CBC today… Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2025 Manufacturers praise Trump for signing…
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Read more: The Insanity of King DonIt is too early in the day for my blood pressure to be this high. We work up this morning to this story. Trump claims Canada ‘CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT’ with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade…
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Read more: Donald Trump’s Tariff Dealmaker-in-ChiefI came across a long read article in The New Yorker (a bit dated…it’s from July) that paints a vivid picture of Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce. I have to say it confirms many of my…
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Read more: Small businesses that relied on duty-free U.S. shipping wonder if they can survive without itby Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Aug 29, 2025 De minimis exemption ends Friday, hitting Canadian mom-and-pop shops hard As of Friday, Canada’s small businesses can no longer ship small packages to the U.S. duty-free — and some online…
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Read more: Canada to remove many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods: reportsAugust 22, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that Canada is removing retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. products in a bid to reset trade discussions with the White House that have stalled in recent weeks. He…
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Read more: No…other countries are not “gifting” Trump with billions of dollars.I have not posted for a while. Summer doldrums I suppose (although there is plenty of important stuff taking place as we all know). But a large part of it is I am finding it hard to…
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Read more: What to know about Canada’s digital services tax — and the money at stakeCBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2025 In the last few weeks and months, U.S. President Donald Trump has given a number of rationales for escalating the trade dispute between Canada and the United States. On Friday, he zeroed in…
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Read more: Republicans in Congress agree to drop retaliatory proposal to raise taxes for Canadian companiesCongressional Republicans agreed to remove the so-called revenge tax provision from President Donald Trump’s big bill Thursday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked members of Congress to do so earlier in the day. The Section 899 provision…