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Even without Trump, US-Canada trade was on track to hit choppy waters. Even in the Biden admin (whose alums would have ended up in a Harris admin) there was an
by alephnerd 5mo ago
Even without Trump, US-Canada trade was on track to hit choppy waters. Even in the Biden admin (whose alums would have ended up in a Harris admin) there was an openness to armtwist Canada [0] into acquiescing [1]. China did the same [2] with Canada [3][4] until they acquiesced [5]. Heck, even the EU has been slowrolling the ratification of the EU-Canada CETA [6] to protect their (primarily French and Italian) industry.
Sadly, it's difficult for a country that is Canada's size to push back when faced against these sized economies.
[0] - https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2024/august/united-states-requests-usmca-dispute-settlement-consultations-canadas-digital-services-tax https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-...
[1] - https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-to-advance-broader-trade-negotiations-with-the-united-states.html https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/can...
[2] - https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-commerce-ministry-begins-anti-dumping-investigation-into-canadian-canola-2024-09-09/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-commerce-m...
[3] - https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trudeau-says-canada-impose-100-tariff-chinese-evs-2024-08-26/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trudea...
[4] - https://www.reuters.com/world/china-tells-canada-it-should-cancel-tariffs-chinese-products-2024-11-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china-tells-canada-it-should-c...
[5] - https://www.reuters.com/world/china/canada-china-set-make-historic-gains-new-partnership-says-carney-2026-01-16/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/canada-china-set-make-hi...
[6] - https://carleton.ca/tradenetwork/research-publications/ceta-ratification-tracker/ https://carleton.ca/tradenetwork/research-publications/ceta-...