Canada should expect 'hostility' with U.S. trade talks less than three months away, trade analysts say

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The consensus is that Canada is no longer trusted, much of the damage done at the provincial level in places like Ontario, B.C and Manitoba. We have promoted free markets and open access to the world, meanwhile we do not even emulate these principles ourselves across provinces as barriers are voluminous. As Lutnick once wisely said when referring to trade partners (it seemed to be a criticism of Canada), "they don't even follow our Constitution". The assertion seemed to be that liberty, open markets and due process are American values and some simply pretend to share them but in reality they do not. Canada had our preferred trade status for decades, it is now gone. Despite the efforts of some to paint us as something we are not, the S.I.C here destroyed our global goodwill, part of their defiance is not allowing fair access to banking, telecom, dairy etc. Canadian consumers pay the price. employees here lose out on better opportunities. Canada should expect 'hostility' with U.S. trade talks less than three months away, trade analysts say
OTTAWA — The review deadline for the Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) is less than three months away, but it remains unclear where Canada stands at the negotiating table.
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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with Greer in early March, a meeting that was described as a productive.
In the meantime, Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard met in mid-March to launch bilateral technical discussions in advance of the review on July 1. The technical teams on both sides discussed “increased cooperation on economic security, rules of origin, and complementary trade actions.”
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That same day, Greer told Fox Business that Canada was behind Mexico on discussions, citing provincial bans on U.S. alcohol as a non-starter for negotiations.