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

[Brad Sallows]

Is the bottling move only for the American market or will they distill up here, ship it south, bottle it, then ship sellable bottles back up?

We send seafood across the Pacific to be processed in Asia and shipped back to Canada. Why not bulk liquor to the US?

 

[HavokFour]

He and everyone with a pulse knows exactly why.

“It’s obvious, at least at this point in time, that that’s not going to happen,” Mr. Hoekstra said.

He did not fully explain what was preventing such a deal.

Washington was hoping for ‘bigger’ deal with Canada than USMCA, ambassador says

Pete Hoekstra said White House wanted agreement encompassing numerous subjects, including defence

www.theglobeandmail.com

Archive

 

[Czech_pivo]

He and everyone with a pulse knows exactly why.

Washington was hoping for ‘bigger’ deal with Canada than USMCA, ambassador says

Pete Hoekstra said White House wanted agreement encompassing numerous subjects, including defence

www.theglobeandmail.com

Archive

Interesting comments by him yesterday about Canada following the US on tariffs on Chinese EV's considering that news that we might drop said tariffs on Chinese EV's. A bit of a cat and mouse game going on here.

 

[HavokFour]

Off to Mexico this morning.

Canada, Mexico to sign strategic partnership agreement

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

 

[daftandbarmy]

Off to Mexico this morning.

Canada, Mexico to sign strategic partnership agreement

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

The Snowbird Summit

 

[Brad Sallows]

The Snowbird Summit

A meeting about agreeing to have more meetings. I can hardly contain my excitement. No, mister, I can feel it! The dice are rolling!