- Canada has responded to U.S. tariffs with sweeping duties on products including cheese and steel.
- The Midwest and Great Lakes are among the most exposed regions, led by Ohio ($2.3 billion) and Illinois ($2.1 billion).
- Several of the most affected states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, are politically important swing states.
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The USA is next door to Canada so of course we are going to trade with them. NAFTA/CUSMA have lead to closer integration between our economies that has been mutually beneficial but we are still separate sovereign countries.
Currently CUSMA restricts new free trade agreements with “non-market” economies which singles out China. Canada does not have a free trade agreement with China. We’ve made a trade deal with them that opens up imports for a limited number of vehicles.
Non-CUSMA participants.
We really don’t want to trade with the US. PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE.
Article 32.10 of CUSMA refers to non-market country free trade agreements with which no party has signed a free trade agreement:
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cusma-aceum/text-texte/32.aspx?lang=eng
The USA is the world’s largest economy right next door. We do want trade but only if it is fair and stable.
And doesn’t involve the Americans, why do you keep leaving that off?
I gave the link to CUSMA. I didn’t think I needed to copy/paste the relevant bits but since you asked, per article 32.10 items 1(a) and 1(b) relates to a “non-market country free trade agreements with which no party has signed a free trade agreement”:
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cusma-aceum/text-texte/32.aspx?lang=eng
I don’t think I’m leaving anything out.
China is a market economy as much as the US is. But it’s still up to the US.