The Tarriff Hype.

[spaminator]

More Trump tariffs? Who would’ve thunk it? U.S. President Donald Trump is escalating “his” trade war against Canada, imposing 50-per-cent tariffs on a wide range of goods to hit back at Ottawa for retaliating against his previous tariffs. How dare the Canadians for not just grabbing their ankles?

Trump's new 50% tariff to hit even CUSMA-compliant goods — CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to impose tariffs of 50 per cent on a wide range of Canadian exports, a dramatic ramping up of his trade war against his northern neighbour.

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Canada previously dropped most of its 2025 retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods after the U.S. agreed to exempt CUSMA-compliant products, but steep counter-tariffs on U.S. steel, aluminum, and automobiles remain in place.

In a statement, the White House complained that Canada has fought back against Mr. Trump’s trade war. Other countries and trading blocs, including the United Kingdom, Japan and the European Union just lubed up and agreed to accept punitive U.S. trade measures in exchange for Mr. Trump not making their tariffs even higher.

Raymond J. de Souza: Trump is a gangster dressed up like a president

The Gordie Howe Bridge dispute is his latest Mafia-style shakedown

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“Over the past year and a half, only two countries have chosen to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs rather than suck it up and take it laying down, just accepting the buggery and ‘negotiated’ a deal with the United States: the People’s Republic of China and Canada,” the statement said.

“In a surprise move on Monday, Mr. Trump signed three proclamations invoking Section 338 of the Depression-era Tariff Act to impose the levies on Canadian alcohol, dairy products, hockey sticks, cement, and hundreds of other exports.

The tariffs will take effect on Aug. 19 and will not include an exemption for goods trading under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is still in effect until Canada Day in 2026, significantly broadening the economic damage Mr. Trump has been trying to inflict on one of his country’s closest allies and largest trading partners since he returned to office last year because Canada is one of his country’s closest allies and largest trading partners.

Is this “really” about Canada being one of two countries that didn’t just spread their butt cheeks for Trump? President Donald Trump did not impose any new financial punishments or tariffs against China today. Instead, the administration's primary trade actions focused on Canada—specifically, new 50% tariffs on various Canadian goods over alleged discriminatory treatment of U.S. autos and alcohol—and adjustments to domestic aluminum production.

Trump escalates trade war against Canada with threat to impose 50% tariffs — The Globe and Mail

White House estimates the new levies would affect about 5 per cent of exports to the U.S., with no exemptions for USMCA-compliant goods

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Curiously, the new tariffs will not apply to Canadian oil, gas, potash, fish or critical minerals, even though oil and gas is the main source of the U.S.’s goods trade deficit with Canada, which Mr. Trump has said he wants to eliminate.. Thankfully America doesn’t need anything from Canada.

“The President last year imposed hefty tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos, which disproportionately hit Canada because of the two countries’ integrated economies. Canada is also subject to Mr. Trump’s global baseline tariff but, until now, most goods were exempted so long as they complied with the USMCA.

Of particular irritation to the Trump administration have been the provinces, including Ontario, that have taken U.S. alcohol off store shelves in response to the tariffs. One of Mr. Trump’s orders Monday hits back by tariffing Canadian beer, wine, whisky, and numerous other alcoholic products, including plum wine. Imported cocktail ingredients will also be subject to the levy.”

I say put the American booze back on the shelves in the provinces that aren’t Alberta & Saskatchewan…let them collect dust to make Trump…content-ish…until the next plastic bag blows past in the wind.

I wonder if today’s tariffs against Canada (but not China) are due to threats against U.S. national security also? Hockey sticks and plum wine, etc…

Another order targets milk, whey and lactose in response to Canada’s supply management system, which limits dairy imports from the U.S. and other countries. In the order, the Trump administration complains that Canada allows in more dairy under its trade deal with Europe than it does from the U.S. Mr. Trump signed off on the current system when he negotiated the USMCA in his first term.

In response to Canada’s retaliation against U.S. auto tariffs, the Trump administration will tariff a range of other products, including honey, down for stuffing pillows, bedsheets, horsehair, flower bulbs and “mosses and lichens” but certainly not against Canadian oil, gas, potash, fish or critical minerals.

Prime Minister Mark Carney tried last year to negotiate down Mr. Trump’s tariffs. He also made several concessions, including cancelling a planned digital services tax, reducing retaliatory tariffs, and complying with the President’s demands for stepped up military spending and border security, but it wasn’t submissive enough compared to other nations.
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Last week, the President seized on smoke from Canadian forest fires as another reason to impose tariffs…seriously…& that’s not from the Beaverton or Babylon Bee.

Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke — The Globe and Mail

Smoke has created an ‘incalculable’ expense for the U.S., President says

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…but these ones are:

Trump Admin demands to know why Ottawa not paying for American smoke crossing into Canada

WASHINGTON D.C. - As President Trump threatens to tariffs due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, he is also lambasting Prime Minister Carney over failure to pay for American smoke crossing over into British Columbia.

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Trump incensed at Canadian wildfires for not blowing smoke up his ass

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump is furious at Canadian wildfires blowing smoke everywhere but up his ass.

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time to start stockpiling nukes.

 

[Ron in Regina]

US, Mexico resume USMCA trade talks as Trump hits Canada with new tariffs — Reuters

U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators will meet for a third round of bilateral talks on Tuesday to try to push forward with revising the North American trade agreement, just as President Donald Trump slaps Canada with a new set of ‌punitive duties.

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Trump escalates trade war against Canada with threat to impose 50% tariffs — The Globe and Mail

White House estimates the new levies would affect about 5 per cent of exports to the U.S., with no exemptions for USMCA-compliant goods

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Trump prepares fresh tariffs on dozens of countries, FT reports — Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to unleash fresh tariffs ‌on dozens of countries as soon as this week, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, ⁠with his temporary 10% global tariff scheduled to expire on Friday.

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With 30 days before the proclamations take effect, there’s plenty of time for the U.S.’s second-largest goods trading partner to capitulate negotiate. Trump has historically used threats of tariffs on target countries to reach agreements with them and advance his foreign policy agenda, despite several studies finding that American consumers bear the brunt of the economic costs of such levies when they do go in place.

Every province except Alberta and Saskatchewan has banned the sale of U.S. alcohol in retaliation to Trump’s previous tariffs on things like the auto sector, steel and aluminium.

The boycotts have been seen as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. and have become an irritant for the Americans as U.S. exports of wine, beer and spirits to Canada have plummeted.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he expects the federal government to ask the provinces to relent on the boycotts.

"I think it's already been made in some cases. So that will be a decision each province will have to make," he said at the onset of the meetings. "But that ask should come from the federal government, they're at the negotiating table. They'll know the sensitivities that may present."

Trump's escalating trade war puts pressure on premiers with U.S. booze bans as they gather in P.E.I. — CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise escalation in his trade war with Canada puts renewed pressure on the premiers — most of whom have pulled American booze from liquor stores — as they descend on Charlottetown for their annual summer meeting.

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[Ron in Regina]

(YouTube & The 'irony' behind Trump's tariffs on Canada: Former Ont. associate deputy finance minister)

I’m no fan of Mark Carney, but what Trump is asking for is capitulation and essentially another regime change just like he attempted in Iran and failed, and that he imposed upon Venezuela by abducting their sitting head of government.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated the tariffs violate the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) but confirmed that both leaders agreed to intensify trade negotiations to resolve the dispute?

The cross-border celebration originally planned for Friday was called off by the Canadian government in response to Trump's threat to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian products. While the joint ribbon-cutting is scrapped, a Canada-only celebration will still take place on Friday, and the bridge itself is set to open to traffic as planned.

Canadian Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson’s office announced it would be "inappropriate" to proceed with a celebratory cross-border event so soon after the latest round of Trump threats directed towards Canada on trade.

Canada won’t join U.S. at Gordie Howe bridge opening after tariff threat - National | Globalnews.ca

Canadian government officials will not be attending next week's ribbon cutting event 'in light of trade action threatened by the United States,' Ottawa said.

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I’m no fan of Mark Carney, but what Trump is asking for is capitulation and essentially another regime change just like he attempted in Iran and failed, and that he imposed upon Venezuela by abducting their sitting head of government.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated the tariffs violate the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) but confirmed that both leaders agreed to intensify trade negotiations to resolve the dispute?

The cross-border celebration originally planned for Friday was called off by the Canadian government in response to Trump's threat to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian products. While the joint ribbon-cutting is scrapped, a Canada-only celebration will still take place on Friday, and the bridge itself is set to open to traffic as planned.

Canadian Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson’s office announced it would be "inappropriate" to proceed with a celebratory cross-border event so soon after the latest round of Trump threats directed towards Canada on trade.

Canada won’t join U.S. at Gordie Howe bridge opening after tariff threat - National | Globalnews.ca

Canadian government officials will not be attending next week's ribbon cutting event 'in light of trade action threatened by the United States,' Ottawa said.

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Gotta keep the gravy Flo wing to Quebec above all else .

 

[Taxslave2]

Gotta keep the gravy Flo wing to Quebec above all else .

We could just turn Quebec into a sewage treatment plant for the whole country instead. That would be the appropriate pipeline for them.

 

[Ron in Regina]

“U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar on Wednesday defended the plan to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, claiming the goal is to “improve our trading relationship,” with work ongoing to develop “options” on renewing the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA).

Speaking at a U.S. Senate finance committee hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he’s hopeful those options, which he called “interim arrangements” to address outstanding issues with the trade pact, will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year.”

Greer defends Canada tariff threat, says CUSMA 'options' coming this year — Global News

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he's hopeful 'interim arrangements' will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year.

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““I’m hopeful that before the end of the year we can have at least options for President Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico to consider potential interim arrangements for things that Canada can do on the one hand and Mexico can do on the other hand to strengthen enforcement, to improve their commitments toward us and to make sure that we’re managing all of the trade issues,” Greer said? Excuse me but what?

“We want to improve our trading relationship with Canada and Mexico,” Greer said. Oh…ok?

Greer acknowledged under questioning from Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon that “a small handful” of Canadian products will be tariffed higher than China if and when the new 50 per cent tariffs come into effect. Yet he said the move was merely an effort to rebalance trade with Canada and was not intended to cut off access in either direction. “We’re keeping the market access in Canada and Mexico,” he told the committee. Oh yeah, ok…

 

[pgs]

“U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar on Wednesday defended the plan to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, claiming the goal is to “improve our trading relationship,” with work ongoing to develop “options” on renewing the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA).

Speaking at a U.S. Senate finance committee hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he’s hopeful those options, which he called “interim arrangements” to address outstanding issues with the trade pact, will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year.”

Greer defends Canada tariff threat, says CUSMA 'options' coming this year — Global News

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he's hopeful 'interim arrangements' will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year.

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““I’m hopeful that before the end of the year we can have at least options for President Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico to consider potential interim arrangements for things that Canada can do on the one hand and Mexico can do on the other hand to strengthen enforcement, to improve their commitments toward us and to make sure that we’re managing all of the trade issues,” Greer said? Excuse me but what?

“We want to improve our trading relationship with Canada and Mexico,” Greer said. Oh…ok?

Greer acknowledged under questioning from Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon that “a small handful” of Canadian products will be tariffed higher than China if and when the new 50 per cent tariffs come into effect. Yet he said the move was merely an effort to rebalance trade with Canada and was not intended to cut off access in either direction. “We’re keeping the market access in Canada and Mexico,” he told the committee. Oh yeah, ok…

Yeah he just put a tariff on tiddlywinks and marbles , the horror .

 

[Ron in Regina]

Yeah he just put a tariff on tiddlywinks and marbles , the horror .

Unless your specific business model is producing and selling tiddlywinks and marbles. The Trade Act of 1930, generally known as the Smoot-Hawley tariff, lost its standing as the worst trade policy action in American history when President Donald Trump imposed his “Liberation Day” tariffs, in April 2025. But Smoot-Hawley was widely recognized as a terrible mistake soon after its passage, as it provoked widespread retaliation and contributed to the downward spiral of world trade that accompanied and reinforced the Great Depression.

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Recognition of Smoot-Hawley’s stupidity led to the 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, under which the United States began negotiating trade deals — we’ll reduce our tariffs if you reduce yours — that helped pave the way for the great recovery of world trade and the global economy as a whole in the decades that followed the Second World War.

Opinion | Paul Krugman: Donald Trump just used the dumbest trade policy in U.S. history to impose an even dumber one on Canada — Toronto Star

The White House has invoked an obscure provision of the U.S. Trade Act of 1930 to impose further tariffs on Canadian goods.

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The White House fact sheet claims that the new tariffs are a response to Canadian policies that discriminate against U.S. products, notably moves by most Canadian provinces (but not the federal government) to stop the importation of American alcoholic beverages. But these policies were themselves a response to the tariffs on Canadian goods Trump had previously imposed, without justification.

(Canadians were also reacting to Trump’s repeated demands that Canada surrender its independence and become the 51st state)

Whatever Trump’s motivation for these new tariffs, they are almost surely illegal. They are definitely a violation of the CUSMA trade deal, a revision of NAFTA negotiated and signed by Trump himself during his first term. Indeed, a White House fact sheet explicitly states that the new tariffs will be imposed “regardless of whether a good originates under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.”

So these latest actions confirm what most people around the world, from the European Commission to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, have already figured out: a deal with Trump lasts only until Trump feels like breaking it. The new tariffs will hurt American consumers, and nobody expects them to extract any concessions from Canadians, who are only getting more outraged at the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump is also threatening large tariffs on generic drugs that are not made in the United States, potentially complicating recent efforts by Canada’s government to boost domestic production of pharmaceuticals.

Late Tuesday, Mr. Trump posted on social media that his administration would also impose 100-per-cent tariffs on generic pharmaceuticals starting on Aug. 1, 2028, a figure that would rise to 200 per cent a year later. This tariff on generic drugs would hit Canada’s industry particularly hard, as most Canadian production is in generics.

Canada sent around US$6.75-billion worth of pharmaceuticals to the United States in 2023, of which about US$3-billion was finished drugs, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last year. Of the Canadian-made drugs exported to the U.S., 79 per cent were generics.

National Bank analyst Nathan Po said in a research note Wednesday that about 89 per cent of U.S. prescriptions were filled with generic drugs. He said Apotex has estimated that about 70 per cent of generic drug volume is imported from other countries, including from Canada. Thankfully America is known for its affordable health care model.

Prescription drug prices in the U.S. are notoriously high, averaging nearly three times the costs seen in 33 other developed (OECD) nations. While generic drugs are often more affordable, brand-name pharmaceutical prices are heavily inflated due to less centralized government price negotiation, allowing U.S. list prices to soar. Thankfully Canada's pharmaceutical production is more focused on supplying its own domestic retail market.

Trump threatens tariffs on generic drugs, complicating Canada’s on-shoring efforts — The Globe and Mail

U.S. President plans to impose 100% levies on generic pharmaceuticals made abroad starting in 2028

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[petros]

No matter how hard America tries, they'll never have Hawkin's Cheezies.

 

[petros]

U.S. President Donald Trump is also threatening large tariffs on generic drugs that are not made in the United States, potentially complicating recent efforts by Canada’s government to boost domestic production of pharmaceuticals.

Fenty? Isnt that what this all started over? US is mad aboot control of illicit drugs?

Petty

 

[petros]

Fenty and Side? Isnt that what this all started over? US is mad aboot control of illicit drugs?

Petty

First it was BC Bud. Now it's Saskatchewan Side?

Ill grow ephedra to make organic meth for the Feds if they ask. How is it different than Tasmanian GMO poppies for demerol and morphine?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Canada is facing the prospect of entirely new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after Washington claimed Ottawa has a poor track record on preventing importation of products of forced labour.
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The move comes as Canada’s biggest free trade pact, CUSMANAFTAUSMCALMNOP, is up for renewal.

The last time Canada renegotiated the continental free trade agreement, during the first Trump administration, Ottawa changed the wording in a customs law on forced labour rules in 2020. The White House says that since then, there has been little evidence Canada has stepped up enforcement.

The office of the United States Trade Representative accused Canada and a host of other countries of failing to enforce bans on forced labour in a new report released late Tuesday.

Huh…well, this wasn’t unexpected, but on top of the existing American tariffs, including the new ones from earlier this week in Canada, it’s timing is…interesting.

USA: More than 500 businesses, including McDonald's, Burger King and Walmart, allegedly using Alabama prisoners as cheap labour - Business and Human Rights Centre

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre

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The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains.

The United States Trade Representative's office announced the new duties on more than 60 nations just hoursbefore President Donald Trump's previous tariff tool was set to expire.‍

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude across the country. Ratified on December 6, 1865, it permanently outlawed the ownership of enslaved people, with the specific exception of penal labor for those duly convicted of a crime.Hmmmm….

Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison.

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“Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom are among the countries getting hit with a 10 per cent tariff, while other nations are seeing a 12.5 per cent levy.

Some products — including oil and gas and fertilizer— are exempted from the new tariffs announced Thursday. Also being spared are products that qualify for duty-free status under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the North American trade pact Trump negotiated in his first term.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act this year, a law the president used for Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada so…

A federal register's notice includes hundreds of pages of individual exemptions. “President Trump recognizes that decades of moral suasion have not eradicated forced labour from global supply chains," United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a news release.

…Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday this action (the forced labour farcical accusations by America against everybody except for itself) did not come as a surprise and was something the U.S. had been planning and publicly discussing for months.

"The United States has had a forced labour import (but what about domestic use or for export?) ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it's well past time for our trading partners to do the same."

Following release of the U.S. report, the prime minister said while Canada already has some strong measures, the Liberal government will introduce new legislation to step up the fight against forced labour.

The Trump administration launched trade investigations earlier this year through Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariff tool used for the "Liberation Day" and fentanyl-related duties.

To temporarily replace his tariffs, Trump used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 for a 10 per cent global duty. But that statute was set to expire Friday unless Congress voted to extend it.

Products made in the United States using forced or low-wage prison labor span a vast, multi-billion-dollar market. These products range from standard government-issued goods to agricultural commodities deeply embedded in the supply chains of popular consumer brands.

Experts have said the 301 investigations into forced labour are a more permanent way to rebuild Trump's tariff wall around the United States.

The U.S. trade office's report Thursday said "that Canada has failed to effectively enforce its forced labour import prohibition” but they’re trying…& are waiting for America to prove its alcohol exports aren’t utilizing penal labour for it’s agricultural inputs.

The Canadian government previously told the Trump administration that new legislation combating forced labour in supply chains should shield Canada from new tariffs.

“We don’t want any element of forced labour coming in, goods and services, and we want to use our influence to eliminate this practice of forced labour and child labour,” Carney said in brief remarks to reporters.

What to know about Trump’s forced labour claims against Canada

Canada is facing the prospect of entirely new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after Washington claimed Ottawa has a poor track record on preventing importation of products of forced labour.

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“Canada already had legislation intended to curb forced labour in supply chains, which requires annual reports to the federal government. But the federal government tabled a bill last month to boost enforcement.

Bill C-35 would create a public list of products that have been linked to forced labour in specific regions, based on intelligence from embassies and other authorities. It would require importers to prove that specific products from listed regions were not made through slavery.

Some examples of forced labour goods that U.S. prisoners produce that wind up in the supply chains of a dizzying array of products found in most American kitchens, from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour, Coca-Cola and Riceland rice. They are on the shelves of virtually every supermarket in America, including Kroger, Target, Aldi and Whole Foods. And some goods are exported, including to countries that have had products blocked from entering the U.S. for using forced or prison labor.

In a written submission to Greer's office earlier this month, the federal government said that "in light of Canada's existing prohibition, complementary supply chain transparency measures, newly introduced stand-alone forced labour import legislation and continued commitment to Canada-U.S. co-operation, Canada respectfully submits that there is no basis for the imposition of additional Section 301 duties on Canadian goods.”

Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs — The Canadian Press

The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries,

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola. The prisoners who help produce these goods are disproportionately people of...

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[Ron in Regina]

Donald Trump's latest 50 per cent tariffs against Canada would likely be shot down in any court challenge, trade law experts say, so he will have to throw more shit at the wall to see what’s gonna stick at least temporarily, etc…

Even though he's theoretically on firmer legal ground than he was with so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs which were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in February, Trump still needs to prove that Canada is "discriminating" against American trade, said veteran international trade lawyer Barry Appleton.

“But the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade — negotiated and signed by the U.S. during Trump's first term in office — includes the things he's now complaining about, including Canada's auto sector and supply managed dairy industry, Appleton noted.

"It's a hard thing to walk into court and call your own trade deal discrimination," said Appleton, co-director of the Center for International Law at New York University, and a fellow at the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs. "It's harder still when that same deal has a dispute-settlement process built for exactly this kind of complaint, and Washington is choosing to skip it and go straight to tariffs."

Trump's new tariffs against Canada would likely be shot down in any court challenge, law experts say — Toronto Star

Experts say the 50% levies invoke firmer legal authority than Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, but are still not enough to survive a court challenge.

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[Taxslave2]

We could put an export tax on the products the US needs. Call it a bullshit reversal tax.

 

[Ron in Regina]

We could put an export tax on the products the US needs. Call it a bullshit reversal tax.

We’re the tail on the dog. Best (just my opinion) to point out to our trade partners (like the Governors or heads of business in the 36/50 so 72% of US states where their largest trade partner is Canada) that Trumps trade tactics are punishing them as much or more than it’s punishing Canada. Let the push come from those in the US.

Carney can huff and puff somewhat for his political base, but let the actual states in the United States do the heavy lifting and convincing. You can’t out-arsehole an arsehole, especially one that can’t take a win for what it is without being a Trump about it.

Trump says original Gordie Howe bridge deal is dead, contradicting Carney — Global News

Trump's post on Truth Social came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony being held by Canadian officials in Windsor to mark the opening of the new bridge to Detroit.

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Forced labour or leverage: What Trump's new tariffs are really about

The Trump administration says it’s hitting Canada and dozens of other countries with double-digit tariffs because they’re not doing enough to fight forced labour -- but not everyone is convinced.

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Anyway, it was the third time this week that the White House has promised new tariffs on Canada, ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to resolve a trade war originated between Trumps ears that has threatened the trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico over the past year.

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"I've told Canada they have to do something about it. We've never had this problem. All of a sudden we have this problem with Canada, so we'll have to talk to them about that," Trump said.

The issue this time is smoke from forest fires that Canada has been experiencing for thousands of years. Scientific records and tree-ring data show that wildfires have shaped these landscapes long before written history. Wildfires started naturally as soon as land plants evolved and oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere, forming a core part of the ecosystem long before modern Canada existed, but that’s probably part of a different story.

Last week, Trump posted on social media that Canada has failed to manage its forests and prevent the fires in northern Ontario that blanketed major cities in both countries with smoke. Two days later, Carney spoke with Trump about Canada's wildfire response while they were together at the World Cup Final in New Jersey.

“After meeting the premiers at a first ministers' conference in Charlottetown this week, Carney made a point of thanking Mexico for sending 200 firefighters to help battle the blazes. "That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires," Carney said. "This is our time of need and Mexico is stepping up."

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said to reporters Friday that he “truly believe the Americans are good neighbours,” but added: “If there’s some politicians out there chirping away, well, maybe what you should do rather than complain is send support, send help, because we have done the exact same thing for our American friends. And that’s what you’re supposed to do.”

Donald Trump repeats threat to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke — Toronto Star

Speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C., Trump said "we're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke."

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[Ron in Regina]

Ecuador says Canada trade deal to make 99.6% of exports tariff-free — Reuters

Ecuador and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Friday, Ecuador's ‌government said, adding the deal will allow 99.6% of its exportable goods to enter Canada duty-free once it takes ⁠effect.

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Canada and UAE sign free trade deal, signal investment deals in energy sector ‘very soon’ — The Globe and Mail

The agreement is intended to cut tariffs, remove trade barriers and expand market access to the UAE for Canadian exporters

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Trump's tariff threat already costing Canadian businesses, trade lawyer says — Global News

Canadian manufacturers are losing U.S. orders and planning layoffs before Trump's proposed 50 per cent tariffs take effect, a trade lawyer tells Global News.

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Canada-EU: Closer trade ties to counter Trump? — DW

With Donald Trump escalating his tariff war, Canada is looking to the EU, and further afield, for trade partners.

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Canadian companies sign more than $1.7-billion in deals during federal trade mission in Japan — The Globe and Mail

Federal Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu witnessed signing of 14 agreements, says its a record amount of money secured during such a mission

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Anand 'very encouraged' by progress in ASEAN-Canada trade talks — Global News

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference Plus Canada meeting in Manila Tuesday amid efforts to strengthen Canada's trade and diplomatic ties worldwide. On a potential ASEAN-Canada free-trade agreement, Anand said...

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Trump revisits complaints about Canadian wildfire smoke in social media post — CTV News

U.S. President Donald Trump ended another week of escalating trade tensions with Canada by threatening new tariffs over wildfire smoke drifting south of the border.

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The issue this time is smoke from forest fires that Canada has been experiencing for thousands of years. Scientific records and tree-ring data show that wildfires have shaped these landscapes long before written history. Wildfires started naturally as soon as land plants evolved and oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere, forming a core part of the ecosystem long before modern Canada existed, but that’s probably part of a different story.

“We’re going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke,” Trump said Friday. “I’ve told Canada they have to do something about it. We’ve never had this problem. All of a sudden we have this problem with Canada.”

Haven’t heard if Mexico is suppose to pay for this one or not also. In a social media post Saturday, Trump shared an image depicting the Canada-U.S. border separated by an oversized air filter, following remarks the previous day in which he suggested tariffs could be used to pressure Canada over the smoke.

 

[55Mercury]

^This reads a lot like a homework assignment.
Probably why I dropped out of school.

 

[Taxslave2]

No mention of the US fires that crossed the boarder and are burning in Canada. Seems like an act of war. Also no mention of the Canadian chopper pilot that died fighting fire in Colorado.