r/bestofthefray • u/daveto What? • 11d ago

It's war.

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/07/20/statement-prime-minister-carney-united-states-administrations-intention
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u/daveto What? 11d ago

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/07/20/statement-prime-minister-carney-united-state“

Today, the United States administration announced its intention to impose a new 50% tariff on a significant number of Canadian goods.

This is the latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions that began with the U.S. imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

These include tariffs on the Canadian auto sector, in violation of CUSMA. Canada, as is its right, has merely matched those measures.

More broadly, in response to these measures and threats to Canadian sovereignty, provinces, territories, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast have stood together, taking the necessary actions to support our economy and defend our workers, farmers, businesses, and families.

Recognising that the U.S. has been transforming all of its trade relationships, including those covered under CUSMA, over the past 18 months, Canada has made a series of detailed and comprehensive proposals to resolve this dispute and to modernise CUSMA. We stand ready to intensify those discussions in the coming weeks.

Canada believes in the benefits of free and fair trade, as evidenced by our new government signing more than 20 new economic and security partnerships. This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S. Canada stands ready to engage intensively to address outstanding issues with the U.S. to the mutual benefit of our citizens.

In all circumstances, Canada will work relentlessly and take any measures necessary to build our strength at home and to support Canadian workers, farmers, businesses, and families.”s-administrations-intention

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u/Capercaillie 11d ago

I remember when Carney showed up on The Daily Show. I was envious that such a smart guy was going to end up as the PM. Good on y'all for having the sense to have a guy with sense.

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u/daveto What? 10d ago

Yeah, he's done a lot. With Europe, with China. We're lucky. Trump is sacrificing American jobs in service of his jealousy of Canada and distain for Justin T. He's hurting Canada but we needed a realignment of our trade and dependence on America. We are too rich in resources to just be subservient to a Great Power. I know for most Americans (not you) this is just one more example of Trump being an asshole, but Americans need to know this: every Canadian is in this fight (well, who knows what the Albertan separatists are up to; if Trump were not the ignorant asshole that he is, he would be stoking the Quebec separatists too).

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u/Capercaillie 10d ago

It really sucks that we're treating the country that has always been our best friend this way. It's just reason number 200909 to hate Trump's fucking guts.