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

[Genetk44]

Right. And their prosperity continues to race away from us. Well-played, Canada.

An interesting article apropos agricultural subsidies and farming in the US versus Canada The Last Days of Butter Ridge

 

[Czech_pivo]

Hopefully good news for us and for the US.

U.S. ambassador cancels speaking appearance in Ottawa due to ‘important’ meetings with White House officials — CTV News

Just over one hour before U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was scheduled to be a featured speaker at the 2025 Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, organizers announced the ambassador’s fireside chat had been cancelled.

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U.S. ambassador cancels speaking appearance in Ottawa due to ‘important’ meetings with White House officials

 

[Altair]

Hopefully good news for us and for the US.

U.S. ambassador cancels speaking appearance in Ottawa due to ‘important’ meetings with White House officials — CTV News

Just over one hour before U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was scheduled to be a featured speaker at the 2025 Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, organizers announced the ambassador’s fireside chat had been cancelled.

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U.S. ambassador cancels speaking appearance in Ottawa due to ‘important’ meetings with White House officials

Saving PP from himself.

Well done trump administration.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Saving PP from himself.

Well done trump administration.

Putting aside party politics for a few minutes, I really hope that this is a precursor for a good news announcement for both sides of the border.

 

[Altair]

Putting aside party politics for a few minutes, I really hope that this is a precursor for a good news announcement for both sides of the border.

If trump is involved I can only assume it's bad.

The fact the mexicans were here recently, undercutting the divide and conquer strategy the yanks have been trying to implement doesnt fill me with the warm and fuzzies.

 

[Altair]

’I’m not going back’: Canadians stand firm on boycotts of U.S. travel and liquor as trade talks continue

A vast majority of Canadians, eight out of 10, still believe boycotting American goods and travel to the U.S. is helpful in strengthening Canada’s bargaining position, according to a new survey by Nanos for CTV News.

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A vast majority of Canadians, eight out of 10, still believe boycotting American goods and travel to the U.S. is helpful in strengthening Canada’s bargaining position, according to a new survey by Nanos for CTV News.

Fifty-three per cent of respondents believe a boycott is helpful, while 29 per cent believe it’s somewhat helpful.

That’s largely unchanged from six months ago when Nanos asked respondents the same question – 54 per cent found it “helpful” and 26 per cent “somewhat helpful.” Just 10.5 per cent of respondents think avoiding U.S. goods and travel is “not helpful” to Canada’s bargaining position.

This is way better and way stronger than counter tariffs or banning booze.

Just everyday Canadians en mass deciding screw it, boycott them.

Money talks.

I hope this continues long after we get a deal.

 

[Altair]

Just how much has Canadian travel to the U.S. declined? Researchers suggest it’s more than we thought

A decline in travel to the U.S. may be more significant than it first appeared, according to Canadian researchers.

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A decline in travel to the U.S. may be more significant than it first appeared, according to Canadian researchers.

Initial estimates based on border crossings from Canada into the U.S. suggested a decrease of about 25 per cent, wrote researchers from the University of Toronto, citing data from Statistics Canada.

Recent findings, argue researchers Karen Chapple, Yihoi Jung and Jeff Allen, suggest that this year-over-year analysis of crossings doesn’t provide the full picture.


The group instead looked at cellphone activity in major U.S. metropolitan areas, and said they found a median decline in visits of 42 per cent.

Just to add to it.