Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoCarney government quietly dropped more U.S. counter-tariffs than advertisedwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkCarney government quietly dropped more U.S. counter-tariffs than advertisedwww.cbc.caReannlegge@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoThe problem is that NAFTA / USCMA prevents us from legally having tariffs. If we kept them, it would be easy wins for the orange idiot and we’d owe them money.
minus-squareDonkMagnum@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYeah, they prevent Trump from imposing tariffs too, but oh well!
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoYes and no. The auto part, steel, aluminium and processed softwood tariffs are all blatantly illegal under USCMA, but that hasnt stopped him, Dubya or Obama.
The problem is that NAFTA / USCMA prevents us from legally having tariffs.
If we kept them, it would be easy wins for the orange idiot and we’d owe them money.
CUSMA doesn’t cover everything.
Yeah, they prevent Trump from imposing tariffs too, but oh well!
Yes and no.
The auto part, steel, aluminium and processed softwood tariffs are all blatantly illegal under USCMA, but that hasnt stopped him, Dubya or Obama.