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“The latest comments from Trump and Hassett, were preceded by Trump claiming last Friday that Canada was “working very hard” to make a trade deal with the U.S.”

“Toyota Motor Corp.’s latest compact crossover will roll out of a plant in Ontario starting in December, a sign of the Japanese automaker’s commitment to making cars in Canada at a time when U.S. rivals are shrinking production in the country and newly arrived…”

“Alfredo Carrillo Obregon, a trade policy analyst at the Cato Institute in Washington, also expressed concern over this, noting that the U.S. is unlikely to agree to a better deal for Canada later.”

“It’s no accident that Mexico’s trade with the U.S. increased by six per cent last year, while Canada’s slipped seven per cent, with an even larger drop in the auto sector.”

“Mike Kennedy, Toronto Canada’s auto industry is key to defence Michael Higgins writes, “Tariffs on trucks isn’t a sovereignty issue, it’s a trade one and best dealt with at the negotiating table.””

“Trump likely felt this was fairer, because with the exception of the targeted sectoral tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum, the U.S. had not tariffed goods that were part of CUSMA, as Canada had done.”

“(As U.S. trade negotiator Jamieson Greer pointed out, the existing CUSMA agreement includes a provision which gives the U.S. influence over future deals with non-market players.) The deal-breaker was autos, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s refusal to put…”

“He has been astute enough that trade conflict with the United States has bolstered his support in Canada with the prime minister fully wrapped in the flag.”

“After explaining that Canada “worked relentlessly and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade agreement” but was not prepared to “accept what the U.S. had offered,””

“No terms of the tentative deal have been officially released, but reports on Wednesday said Canada would receive reduced, but not eliminated, tariff rates on steel, aluminum and auto parts that were imposed at the beginning of Trump’s trade war.”