Canada and U.S. Nears Agreement to Avoid 50% Tariffs on Each Other's Goods

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Canada and U.S. Nears Agreement to Avoid 50% Tariffs on Each Other's Goods
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  1. Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs. Trump has said the agreement was “very fair” to both sides and predicted U.S. farmers and manufacturers would benefit. Tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports have been postponed until 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

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    CNBC

    Trump said Wednesday that Canadian tariffs "will be nonexistent for our farmers." The looming 50% tariff threat was partly based on Canada's alleged discrimination against the U.S. dairy industry. Canada has not confirmed Trump's claim.

    MarketWatch

    U.S. President Donald Trump has held off on imposing new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, saying his decision on Tuesday night to offer a three-day pause on the import taxes stems from American and Canadian negotiators getting close to achieving a new trade deal.

    BBC Business

    President Donald Trump has hailed the possible deal as good for American farmers and manufacturers, while Carney has said the two sides are closing in on an agreement addressing "Canada's most important strategic sectors".

  2. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, returned to Ottawa on Wednesday to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was also set to chair Cabinet and a virtual meeting with provincial and territorial leaders.

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    CNBC

    "We're very close," Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters Thursday afternoon. "We continue to make progress, and we're going to stay here and do the work that's necessary until we get to that point."

    BBC Business

    Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with his counterpart, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, again on Friday morning.

  3. Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an X post Wednesday, "We are now moving towards an agreement that reinforces that Canadian advantage, including by securing the best terms in each of Canada's most important strategic sectors and providing greater certainty about our future trading relationship."

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    BBC Business

    Published One of Canada's provincial leaders has criticised a prospective trade deal with the US and pushed his country to hold out for favourable terms, showing Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a tough battle in getting buy-in on the agreement as the hours tick down to a US-set deadline

  4. "Let it sit on the shelf," he said. Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, whose province is home to a large dairy industry, said on Thursday that she was analysing what the deal will mean for Quebec farmers before deciding on whether to restore US alcohol sales.

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    Premier Christine Fréchette also pushed back against quickly restoring U.S. alcohol to provincial stores, saying Quebec alone would decide whether American products return to shelves at the SAQ, the Quebec government corporation that controls most retail sales of wine and spirits in the province.

  5. Eight of Canada’s 10 provinces restrict or ban U.S. alcohol - measures imposed in retaliation for Trump’s previous tariffs on Canadian goods and amid anger over his repeated talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state.

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  1. 01 CNBC

    A senior Trump administration official said Section 338 tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods would go into effect just after midnight on Saturday.

  2. 02 Epoch Times Business

    U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Aug. 21 that new tariffs on Canadian imports will take effect as the two nations have failed to reach a trade deal.

  3. 03 Financial Times

    US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner

  4. 04 Bloomberg

    Mexico Optimistic it Can Achieve Lower US Tariffs on Cars, Steel Mexico’s top trade negotiator expressed optimism he can secure less burdensome tariff terms from the US on Mexican automobile and steel exports, similar to revised measures Washington is discussing with Canada.

  5. 05 BBC Business

    Still, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada "should fight" and not rush to make concessions.

  6. 06 MarketWatch

    Washington Watch The U.S. and Canada are scrambling to avoid new tariffs and seal a trade deal. Here’s what could be in it.

  7. 07 Washington Times Business

    TORONTO — Quebec’s premier said Canada-U.S. trade negotiations are “far from over” and demanded more information from Prime Minister Mark Carney before deciding whether an emerging agreement adequately protects Quebec’s dairy and forestry sectors.

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Original Articles (11)

Center U.S., Canada fail to reach a tariff deal, deepen trade war — CNBC
Center U.S., Canada near final trade deal as Trump tariff deadline looms — CNBC
Lean Right US, Canada Fail to Reach Trade Deal; 50 Percent Tariffs Take Effect — Epoch Times Business
Lean Right US, Canada Fail to Reach Trade Deal; Tariff to Go Into Effect — Epoch Times Business
Center US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms — Financial Times
Center Mexico Optimistic it Can Achieve Lower US Tariffs on Cars, Steel — Bloomberg
Center Clock Ticks Down on New Canada Tariff Deadline — Bloomberg
Center Canada 'should fight' as US trade deadline looms, Manitoba premier says — BBC Business
Center The U.S. and Canada are scrambling to avoid new tariffs and seal a trade deal. Here’s what could be in it. — MarketWatch
Lean Right Quebec's premier says Canada-U.S. trade talks are 'far from over' — Washington Times Business
Lean Right Trump says U.S. and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear — Washington Times Business