{"id":11622,"date":"2025-04-28T09:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=11622"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:09:31","slug":"canada-is-aggressively-attacking-u-s-trade-farmers-and-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/canada-is-aggressively-attacking-u-s-trade-farmers-and-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Is Aggressively Attacking U.S. Trade, Farmers And Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fun part of the tariff war is learning how unfair all these other nations are to us, and they have the nerve to get heated and complain. Well Canada, you’re under the crown and look what happened to your rights being set aside for the Freedom Convoy. You’ve got bigger problems than us, and nobody wants to add you to America (worse than California<\/a> and would destroy us). Consequently, this paragraph from the article is of particular interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By contrast, the U.S. has long been hospitable to Canadian investment, goods, and people<\/strong>. Canadian headquartered or owned businesses that are well known in the U.S. include Burger King, Lululemon, Canada Goose, TD Bank, MAC Cosmetics (until being sold), Saks Fifth Avenue (spun off in 2024), Shopify, Rumble, and Pornhub. The Wikipedia list<\/a> of prominent Canadian-Americans is 35 pages. Most spent their lives in the United States, which accorded them the economic opportunities available to all Americans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/canada-aggressively-attacking-us-trade-farmers-and-workers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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By Kenin M. Spivak via RealClearPolitics,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada has one of the most protectionist economies among developed nations<\/strong>. It particularly targets American farmers, media, and manufacturers. That may be why Donald Trump launched his counterattack<\/a> on trade offenders with a 25% tariff on many imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on Canadian energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/strong>Unhelpfully, Trump claimed<\/a> authority to do so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act because of an \u201cextraordinary threat\u201d posed by \u201cunchecked drug trafficking.\u201d The White House failed to explain how this applied to Canada. And, while his goals are entirely correct<\/a>, his April 2 \u201cLiberation Day\u201d global strike, imposing 10% baseline tariffs on almost all nations, and so-called reciprocal tariffs on friends and foes alike, roiled markets and aligned the world against us. That\u2019s why Trump rapidly retreated, suspending reciprocal tariffs, except for China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clever countries are waging trade war on us<\/strong>. Despite this, America has the world\u2019s strongest economy. Except where there are national security considerations that mandate pulling our punches, the U.S. can win every time \u2013 if we play chess, not Rock \u2018Em Sock \u2018Em Robots.<\/strong> When it comes to using tariffs as a weapon, Trump should focus on two or three targets at a time, take them down, and then move on to the next. I nominate China, the European Union (see here<\/a>) and Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada is our largest individual export market, and while it may not be a threat to American health, it is an adept abuser of free trade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>, exports of goods to Canada in 2024 were about<\/a> $350 billion, and imports about $413 billion, for a deficit of $63 billion, though U.S. services<\/a> reduce the deficit by about $10 billion. In January, the goods deficit grew to an annualized rate exceeding $140 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Trump met with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney a few weeks ago, he avoided the undignified trolling to which he had subjected Justin Trudeau, and observed<\/a> that \u201cI think things will work out very well between Canada and the United States.\u201d Still, Trump singled out Canada on Liberation Day, criticizing its tariffs on agriculture, and claiming that the U.S. subsidizes our neighbor by almost $200 billion a year. Nonetheless, Trump imposed no additional tariffs on Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada will shroud itself in this miasma and continue to play the victim. It\u2019s an act. Canada takes care of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Canada\u2019s businesses and citizens benefit from almost unfettered access to the United States, it limits our access through \u201cmade-in-Canada\u201d requirements, standards that generally can be met only by natural resources in Canada, and financial support available only to Canadians. Even its offer<\/a> last week to rescind tariffs on U.S. automakers was conditioned on further investment in Canada. Canada looks out for Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most enduring trade disputes involves subsidies Canada provides to its softwood lumber industry. Last year, the Biden administration raised tariffs on imports of Canadian softwood lumber from 8.05% to 14.54%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Canada banned<\/a> most foreigners from purchasing Canadian residential property<\/strong>. Numerous provinces also impose additional property taxes on foreign property owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Trade Representative\u2019s report<\/a> on Foreign Trade Barriers and the International Trade Administration website<\/a> cite numerous obstacles imposed by Canada, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n