Trade conflict
Canada raises numerous retaliation tariffs against the USA
Canada had fought back with the USA in the trade dispute – but had also stayed with Trump without a deal. Now Ottawa apparently wants to show good will. The premier serves an ice hockey metaphor for this.
In the midst of difficult negotiations on a comprehensive agreement with the United States, the Canadian government raises numerous retaliation tariffs. From September 1st, the country will adapt its tariffs for agricultural products, consumer goods and machines, among other things, Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a press conference in Ottawa. With the loosening of the tariffs, Carney’s government hopes to bring new momentum into the stuck discussions about a strategic agreement with the Trump government.
Carney emphasized that Canada’s access to the US market is currently comparatively good and 85 percent of bilateral trade was already duty. “While we are working on the solution of open trade questions with the United States, it is important and essential that we do everything we can to get this unique advantage for Canadian employees and Canadian companies,” said Carney. “We currently have the best deal worldwide.” However, punitive tariffs on US cars as well as steel and aluminum remain in force.
Carney: No more beating – time to score gate
The decision was made a day after a phone call between Carney and US President Donald Trump, who had described the government as a “constructive conversation”. Ottawa and Washington have been negotiating an agreement for months that is supposed to association economic and security policy – so far without results.
Carney did not want to leave that he now wanted to be a kusche for an agreement with Trump – and used an ice hockey metaphor: in some games there was the need to set signs early, to drive out the elbows and give his opponents with a shared. Canada did this successfully. Now it is time to play the puck to finally accommodate in the goal.
Canada had answered the trade war initiated by Trump with sharp measures. The neighborhood relationship between the two countries has been tense for months – also because Trump had repeatedly flirted with wanting to annex Canada. This rhetoric was less and less heard from the White House.
dpa
Source: Stern
