From: NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Not a win (was Re: Trump keeps winning
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:30:58 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:05:45 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>On 2025-08-24 07:37, NoBody wrote:
>>
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>> Canada will remove all tariffs on goods from the United States that
>> are covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) by Sept. 1,
>> Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday.
>>
>> The prime minister said Canada will maintain its tariffs on steel,
>> aluminum and autos as the Liberal government works with the U.S. to
>> craft a new trading relationship between the two countries.
>>
>> Carney said that despite the ongoing trade war, and U.S. tariffs on
>> steel, aluminum, autos, copper, lumber and energy, 85 per cent of
>> trade with the U.S. is still tariff-free which is a better deal than
>> other countries have.
>>
>> "As we work to address outstanding trade issues with the U.S., it is
>> important we do everything we can to preserve this unique advantage
>> for Canadian workers and their families," Carney said.
>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-removing-retaliatory-tariffs-1.7614909
>
>You never look for the details, do you?
>
>'In response to the U.S. tariffs, Canada had implemented its own
>retaliatory measures on American goods. However, in a move to mirror the
>U.S. exemption for CUSMA-compliant products, the Canadian government
>announced that it would be removing these retaliatory tariffs effective
>September 1, 2025.'
>
>'U.S. and Canadian officials have said the across-the-board tariffs
>Trump is threatening to impose on Aug. 1 won't apply to goods that
>comply with the terms of CUSMA. '
>
><https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tariffs-trump-cusma-compliance-explained-1.7590517>
>
>So Trump didn't win anything.
Were the tarrifs dropped?
Yes.
Duh...