Dairy tariffs renew Canada-U.S. trade spat, threats of retaliation

[shockedcanadian]

Is Canada engaging in the same protectionism that our experts lectured Trump on? This is post new NAFTA too. I have no problem supporting Canadian dairy but as a consumer we deserve options. Canada can set strict standards on the quality, that should be the extent when we have an agreement with USA.

If America starts placing taxes on Canadian made EV batteries it would be a REAL problem for our already insolvent economy in Ontario...

Dairy tariffs renew Canada-U.S. trade spat, threats of retaliation

'Canada simply refuses to institute real reform,' says head of U.S. Dairy Export Council

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On Monday, a joint press release by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) urged Washington to impose retaliatory tariffs on Canadian dairy after a statement from Global Affairs Canada indicated Ottawa had no intentions to make changes to dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQ.)


“Canada made a clear choice to thumb its nose at both the United States government and its international treaty obligations,” said NMPF CEO Jim Mulhern.



“Ottawa’s decision today is clearly designed to test our resolve by doubling-down on its longstanding dairy trade violations, ignoring both the spirit and the letter of its trade agreements.”


Ottawa’s decision, Mulhern continues, can only be met with retaliation — particularly if trade agreements are to be taken seriously.