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CBC reporter is bothered that US media is uninterested in Trump's tariffs on Canada "And you saw an example of that during this press conference in the Oval Office, where the President fielded, you know, several questions, more than a dozen or so, but there was really only 1,...

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Jamieson Greer today at the Iowa State Fair: Straight talk on Canada that doesn’t sound great for Ottawa USTR Jamieson Greer took questions today in Des Moines. The Canada portion was blunt Key points & quotes: * Canada had “completely free access to the US Market for many decades.” The US is now “trying to control our borders… for imported goods and services.” * “For decades, we have had major trade issues with Canada… There are a lot of issues… any potential resolution has to include all of these or a pathway forward for them.” * Again he says only two countries have retaliated against US trade measures: “the People’s Republic of China and Canada. That’s not the kind of company you really want to be running in.” Specific Canadian actions he flagged as the legal/policy basis for the coming Section 338 duties: * Bans on the sale of American wine and spirits in Canada * Uneven dairy treatment with supply management: “In some instances, Canada gives the EU better treatment on dairy than they give us their best customer.” * Procurement and other longstanding issues “These tariffs that are coming in… are a response to Canadian retaliatory measures, like the kind of things that China would do” On whether the duties could still be paused: the measures are tied directly to Canada’s actions, so those have to be resolved first Broader framing: * “This is not a trade war. We have domestic supply chains we’re trying to protect… It’s not Canada specific. It’s… globally.” * “Ultimately, we are accountable to American voters. * The president was elected… on a platform of protecting American industry. So that is first and foremost what we need to do.” * If a country retaliates, “we’re obviously not going to tolerate that. We’ll take action.” Greer even fielded a question in French before pivoting back to the same message: the Section 338 duties rest on Canada’s own measures, and those need to be fixed Constructive talks continue, but the hierarchy is clear: America’s trade policy first. Canada can come along... or not Jamieson Greer

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