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Canada and U.S. meet again with 50% tariffs three days out; provinces dig in
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"If we get a fair deal that will protect our steel sector, our auto sector, our forestry sector, agriculture sector, manufacturing sector, then we'd be more than happy to bring booze back on the shelves," Ford said during a news conference in Guelph, Ont., on Thursday. But the U.S. has so far not agreed to meaningfully reduce sectoral tariffs already in place, and the two countries remain far apart on some issues that need to be resolved, as CBC News reported on Friday. Complicating matters for negotiators, sources say, multiple provinces have said in recent days that they won't lift their alcohol bans until their own grievances are addressed in the trade deal. The federal government has told the provinces that American alcohol must be put back on the shelves once a comprehensive deal is reached, as CBC News previously reported. Multiple sources — in both Canada and the U.S. — have been briefed directly on the negotiations and were granted confidentiality to speak frankly about the talks.
Canada-U.S. trade talks stuck as Washington, provinces refuse to budge Some Canadian negotiators fear there may be no way to avert new U.S. tariffs from taking effect Wednesday, as Ottawa struggles to win relief from Washington on existing sectoral tariffs while also trying to persuade provinces to lift restrictions on American alcohol, sources tell CBC News. Multiple sources — in both Canada and the U.S. — have been briefed directly on the negotiations and were granted confidentiality to speak frankly about the talks. Negotiations continue to intensify, with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc having met again Sunday afternoon with his counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson
Instructions: Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first. Comment Name Δ 101 comments Auntie Olive below summed it up very well. Peer who? So negotiations with a raving lunatic should be easy peasy, right? So helpful to have folks like Polly, only interested in scoring a few political points, carping from the sidelines. The thinking that Carney just needs to tear a strip off Trump like you, Jimmy Nobody, would love to do and a wanna be dictator will just give in. Grow up. As usual, Trump just wants to boast for his ego that he bullied another country for a win since he’s not winning the Iran war any time soon.. He didn’t care about a fair trade or if he hurts businesses on eith
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- "If we get a fair deal that will protect our steel sector, our auto sector, our forestry sector, agriculture sector, manufacturing sector, then we'd be more than happy to bring booze back on the shelves," Ford said durin
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