CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

[HavokFour]

Booze for all?

9 premiers agree to lift interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol products | Globalnews.ca

Under a new deal, the premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadians outside of their home provinces.

globalnews.ca

The odd ones out just need a little more time in the oven.

The premiers of Quebec, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut didn’t sign the deal. However, a statement released by those who did sign said Quebec and the Yukon were working to join in the near future.

 

[Altair]

Booze for all?

9 premiers agree to lift interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol products | Globalnews.ca

Under a new deal, the premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadians outside of their home provinces.

globalnews.ca

The odd ones out just need a little more time in the oven.

CAQ has an election this fall, they cannot look too eager to be working well with the rest of Canada.

 

[The Bread Guy]

For the record, Big Booze is unhappy

Canadian spirits 'uniquely vulnerable' to US tariff - The Spirits Business

Spirits Canada is urging its provincial governments to work with the US to stop the 50% tariffs on Canadian alcohol going ahead.

www.thespiritsbusiness.com

Spirits Canada urges revival of U.S. booze sales to preserve export access to key market

In a statement, Spirits Canada said it is disappointed by the United States government’s intention to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian spirits

www.foodincanada.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

CAQ has an election this fall, they cannot look too eager to be working well with the rest of Canada.

Heaven forbid that ever happen.

 

[dapaterson]

Heaven forbid that ever happen.

Politicians gonna politic.

What if a party in QC pitched it as "growing the market for our exports"?

 

[brihard]

Well lets just drag this out then until this dies on the order table. Tariff us? Fine we wont ratify the agreement

Maybe drag it out at least well past the bridge being open. Lot harder for the government to close it once trade flows develop dependency on it and the midterms approach.

 

[Genetk44]

The Quebec National Assembly is in recess and I think they have to ratify any changes to the trade barriers before Quebec can be a party to them. So theres a good chance that they will join in once the assembly is back in session. I believe that is the way it works.

 

[RangerRay]

For the record, Big Booze is unhappy

Canadian spirits 'uniquely vulnerable' to US tariff - The Spirits Business

Spirits Canada is urging its provincial governments to work with the US to stop the 50% tariffs on Canadian alcohol going ahead.

www.thespiritsbusiness.com

Spirits Canada urges revival of U.S. booze sales to preserve export access to key market

In a statement, Spirits Canada said it is disappointed by the United States government’s intention to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian spirits

www.foodincanada.com

Of course they aren’t this would actually create competition that would affect their market share.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

The Quebec National Assembly is in recess and I think they have to ratify any changes to the trade barriers before Quebec can be a party to them. So theres a good chance that they will join in once the assembly is back in session. I believe that is the way it works.

Quite correct. It requires an amendment to the Act concerning the Regie des alcools, loteries et des jeux.

 

[Altair]

Time will tell.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariff-threat-premiers-carney-meeting-9.7279671

Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory measures are being considered if his government can't reach a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump before his new tariffs take effect.

Everything is on the table depending on the outcome of the negotiations," Carney told reporters following a meeting with the 13 premiers in Charlottetown on Thursday.

Unlike Trudeau, carney can read the room

 

[daftandbarmy]

Hockey sticks got the headlines, but worry more about the electronics...

These 3 charts show where Trump’s new tariffs could have the biggest impact​

Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

While much has been said about alcohol and hockey sticks, the electronics sector stands to take the biggest hit. Canada exported more than $4 billion US worth of electronics equipment that would be subject to Trump’s new tariffs. In fact, certain electrical boards and controllers are on the list and are the largest value export to the U.S. of any threatened category.

These tariffs would also take a bite out of Canada’s plastics industry, including things like bottles, floor coverings and various household items. The value of items threatened in this category is about $3 billion US.

The more than 500 items under threat are split between three proclamations put out by the White House, each tied to well-known trade irritants for the U.S.: The provincial booze bans, Canada’s protected dairy industry and the integrated auto industry. It’s worth noting passenger cars and trucks are not on the list, though motorcycles and mopeds are, as are some components.

These 3 charts show where Trump’s new tariffs could have the biggest impact | RCI

Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

ici.radio-canada.ca

 

[brihard]

Hockey sticks got the headlines, but worry more about the electronics...

These 3 charts show where Trump’s new tariffs could have the biggest impact​

Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

While much has been said about alcohol and hockey sticks, the electronics sector stands to take the biggest hit. Canada exported more than $4 billion US worth of electronics equipment that would be subject to Trump’s new tariffs. In fact, certain electrical boards and controllers are on the list and are the largest value export to the U.S. of any threatened category.

These tariffs would also take a bite out of Canada’s plastics industry, including things like bottles, floor coverings and various household items. The value of items threatened in this category is about $3 billion US.

The more than 500 items under threat are split between three proclamations put out by the White House, each tied to well-known trade irritants for the U.S.: The provincial booze bans, Canada’s protected dairy industry and the integrated auto industry. It’s worth noting passenger cars and trucks are not on the list, though motorcycles and mopeds are, as are some components.

These 3 charts show where Trump’s new tariffs could have the biggest impact | RCI

Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

ici.radio-canada.ca

Sounds like a pretty clear breach of CUSMA. Also some of the goods described don’t sound like they’ll be easy to substitute with other sources anywhere quickly. American importers are gonna get screwed by this.

 

[PrairieFella]

Sounds like a pretty clear breach of CUSMA. Also some of the goods described don’t sound like they’ll be easy to substitute with other sources anywhere quickly. American importers are gonna get screwed by this.

So whats the mechanism to have this resolved? It seems like we're in a Darth Vader "pray I don't alter it further" situation. The most devastating repercussion of the Trump regime for the Americans will certainly be that noone will trust a word from an American politician for a generation.

 

[Altair]

So whats the mechanism to have this resolved? It seems like we're in a Darth Vader "pray I don't alter it further" situation. The most devastating repercussion of the Trump regime for the Americans will certainly be that noone will trust a word from an American politician for a generation.

Just one generation?

We need some European nations levels of national memory here.