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Full Jamieson Greer interview on CNBC this am Greer argues Canada walked away from the best market access any country gets—steel & aluminum tariffs halved, major auto relief, softwood accommodation—because they wanted even more (heavy trucks etc.) Greer: “It certainly doesn’t make economic sense. But perhaps for political reasons... they have some by-elections coming up.” Markets today basically unchanged. As Greer put it, they understand this hits just 5% of Canadian exports to the U.S.—0.06% of American consumption—and have shrugged it off. Canada’s long-running barriers on U.S. dairy, wine, spirits and autos came first The “trade war” rhetoric is theater. Markets' message to Canadians: 'You are getting played' Jamieson Greershow more

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🚨 WOW! The Trump White House just exposed that President Trump behind the scenes offered Canada the "BEST ACCESS to the US of any country in the world" — and they still wanted MORE So 47 is slapping 50% tariffs on Canada. That's how FAFO plays out. Don't test the dealmaker-in-chief! GREER: "I don't know if it was political for them. It certainly doesn't make economic sense, but perhaps for political reasons they have some by-elections coming up. I don't know, but they came in and they wanted more, and we weren't prepared to do that!"

🚨 WOW! The Trump White House just exposed that President Trump behind the scenes offered Canada the "BEST ACCESS to the US of any country in the world" — and they still wanted MORE So 47 is slapping 50% tariffs on Canada. That's how FAFO plays out. Don't test the dealmaker-in-chief! GREER: "I don't know if it was political for them. It certainly doesn't make economic sense, but perhaps for political reasons they have some by-elections coming up. I don't know, but they came in and they wanted more, and we weren't prepared to do that!"

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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

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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Jamieson Greer yesterday on Fox "We're entering into negotiations with Mexico right now. Our economic relationship with Mexico is very different than our relationship with Canada." "But generally speaking, these negotiations are going to proceed bilaterally and separately." "The Mexicans are being quite pragmatic right now. We've had a lot of discussions with them." "With the Canadians, it's more challenging. They continue to have certain barriers." "...The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product." Jamieson Greer Maria Bartiromo

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18,581 views • 6 months ago

Serious problem. Canadian have to learn from US negotiators what is being negotiated on trade Canadian media has stopped pressing Carney and LeBlanc on the lack of trade negotiations "We've worked really closely with the Mexicans over the past year. They resolved a lot of issues." "The Canadians, we have some issues with them that haven't been resolved yet." -Jamieson Greer speaking at the Hudson Institute on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Serious problem. Canadian have to learn from US negotiators what is being negotiated on trade Canadian media has stopped pressing Carney and LeBlanc on the lack of trade negotiations "We've worked really closely with the Mexicans over the past year. They resolved a lot of issues." "The Canadians, we have some issues with them that haven't been resolved yet." -Jamieson Greer speaking at the Hudson Institute on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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Jamieson Greer seems tired of aimless "talk" negotiating with Canada "But what I will say is the proposals are generally for promises to discuss these issues, which we're already doing, not to actually change these things." "So the types of things that have been in these proposals have always been, let's talk, let's keep trading in energy things we already do things that do not fundamentally commit to resolve these issues, maybe just talk about them some more." Jamieson Greer

Jamieson Greer seems tired of aimless "talk" negotiating with Canada "But what I will say is the proposals are generally for promises to discuss these issues, which we're already doing, not to actually change these things." "So the types of things that have been in these proposals have always been, let's talk, let's keep trading in energy things we already do things that do not fundamentally commit to resolve these issues, maybe just talk about them some more." Jamieson Greer

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 U.S. TRADE AMBASSADOR: 100 PERCENT TARIFFS ON CHINA DEPEND ON THEIR NEXT MOVE CNBC: “ What about the 100% tariffs? Is that happening on November 1st?” United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer: "I think a lot depends on what the Chinese do. They are the ones who have chosen to make this major escalation. And like I said, our agreement was we’re gonna keep our tariffs low if you keep the rares flowing. They’re now saying that they’re gonna control more rare earths and downstream products, and so it makes sense that we can raise our tariffs." Source: CNBC

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 U.S. TRADE AMBASSADOR: 100 PERCENT TARIFFS ON CHINA DEPEND ON THEIR NEXT MOVE CNBC: “ What about the 100% tariffs? Is that happening on November 1st?” United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer: "I think a lot depends on what the Chinese do. They are the ones who have chosen to make this major escalation. And like I said, our agreement was we’re gonna keep our tariffs low if you keep the rares flowing. They’re now saying that they’re gonna control more rare earths and downstream products, and so it makes sense that we can raise our tariffs." Source: CNBC

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107,813 views • 10 months ago

From today. Canada is clearly being quite irritating when it comes to trade with the U.S. Bulk fruits and vegetables can’t even come across the border because of packaging limitations. Ambassador Greer says he may have to retaliate against Canada in some form due to the Provinces not allowing US wine into the market. This 5 minutes is quite eye opening to how vindictive Canada looks when it comes to trade.

From today. Canada is clearly being quite irritating when it comes to trade with the U.S. Bulk fruits and vegetables can’t even come across the border because of packaging limitations. Ambassador Greer says he may have to retaliate against Canada in some form due to the Provinces not allowing US wine into the market. This 5 minutes is quite eye opening to how vindictive Canada looks when it comes to trade.

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LOUD AND CLEAR from U.S. Trade Rep Jamieson Greer: Canada has had retaliatory measures in place against the U.S. for at least a YEAR. Dairy has been discriminatory against American producers for even longer — and Carney’s government gave Europeans a better deal than the U.S. Provinces slapped hard caps/quotas on U.S. cars and total bans or restrictions on American alcohol and liquor. The U.S. tried for over a year to get Canada to drop this crap. They gave us the best treatment available in the world. But under Carney’s office, it kept escalating. Now Trump responds with tariffs — and Greer says flat out: “For us, this is business. This is trade. This is economics. We’re looking at bottom lines.” Exactly. Not personal. Just consequences. Carney’s team picked the fight, dragged it out for a full year, refused to fix the discriminatory policies, and now Canadian farmers, auto workers, exporters and consumers get hit. This is the “master negotiator” in action. Canada deserves leaders who actually protect our interests instead of poking the bear and then acting surprised when it swipes back. #cdnpoli #CarneyFail #TrumpTariffs #TradeWar

LOUD AND CLEAR from U.S. Trade Rep Jamieson Greer: Canada has had retaliatory measures in place against the U.S. for at least a YEAR. Dairy has been discriminatory against American producers for even longer — and Carney’s government gave Europeans a better deal than the U.S. Provinces slapped hard caps/quotas on U.S. cars and total bans or restrictions on American alcohol and liquor. The U.S. tried for over a year to get Canada to drop this crap. They gave us the best treatment available in the world. But under Carney’s office, it kept escalating. Now Trump responds with tariffs — and Greer says flat out: “For us, this is business. This is trade. This is economics. We’re looking at bottom lines.” Exactly. Not personal. Just consequences. Carney’s team picked the fight, dragged it out for a full year, refused to fix the discriminatory policies, and now Canadian farmers, auto workers, exporters and consumers get hit. This is the “master negotiator” in action. Canada deserves leaders who actually protect our interests instead of poking the bear and then acting surprised when it swipes back. #cdnpoli #CarneyFail #TrumpTariffs #TradeWar

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CTV just breathlessly hyped a “last-ditch” virtual birthday Zoom between LeBlanc and Greer like it’s some high-stakes diplomatic breakthrough Spoiler: it’s not After 17 full months of Mark Carney as PM, the Liberals spent the entire time slow-rolling the Americans—dithering on dairy, alcohol, autos, steel, aluminum and lumber—then scramble for a call on the US Trade Rep’s birthday because Trump’s 50% tariffs on $28 billion of Canadian exports land Wednesday They’re still “far apart.” No deal. Just “taking stock.” Meanwhile Mexico is already light-years ahead: they’ve locked in sectoral relief, settled the auto and steel files, and are basically sipping margaritas while Canada is still arguing over the Zoom password This isn’t negotiation. It’s pure Liberal tire-pumping: manufacture urgency, pretend the crisis isn’t of their own making, and hope nobody notices they wasted a year and a half while Mexico just got it done Happy birthday, Jameson. Sorry the Canadians only dialed when the clock ran out—and even then they’re still trailing Mexico by a country mile

CTV just breathlessly hyped a “last-ditch” virtual birthday Zoom between LeBlanc and Greer like it’s some high-stakes diplomatic breakthrough Spoiler: it’s not After 17 full months of Mark Carney as PM, the Liberals spent the entire time slow-rolling the Americans—dithering on dairy, alcohol, autos, steel, aluminum and lumber—then scramble for a call on the US Trade Rep’s birthday because Trump’s 50% tariffs on $28 billion of Canadian exports land Wednesday They’re still “far apart.” No deal. Just “taking stock.” Meanwhile Mexico is already light-years ahead: they’ve locked in sectoral relief, settled the auto and steel files, and are basically sipping margaritas while Canada is still arguing over the Zoom password This isn’t negotiation. It’s pure Liberal tire-pumping: manufacture urgency, pretend the crisis isn’t of their own making, and hope nobody notices they wasted a year and a half while Mexico just got it done Happy birthday, Jameson. Sorry the Canadians only dialed when the clock ran out—and even then they’re still trailing Mexico by a country mile

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in the middle of his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee when President Donald Trump announced that he was pausing his new tariffs on most nations for 90 days. The president also announced he was raising tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%. Minutes later, Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., asked Greer whether he knew this pause was under discussion. He blasted the Trump official for either withholding information about the incoming strategy or being completely unaware of it. “W-T-F! Who’s in charge?” Horsford exclaimed. “It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you and paused the tariffs, the taxes on the American people. There’s no strategy. You just found out three seconds ago, sitting here, we saw you,” he added. Greer defended his testimony, saying that he doesn’t disclose his conversations with the president. “These are real consequences for the American people and small businesses. I had a group of small businesses in my office earlier today talking about the impacts of these tariffs on aluminum and steel. This is amateur hour, and it needs to stop,” the lawmaker responded. Horsford detailed some of the effects for American consumers from the recent market turmoil caused by the threat of major global tariffs — including losses to retirement funds and college savings funds, and consequences for small businesses. “If it was a plan, if it was always the plan, how is this not market manipulation?” Horsford asked. “It's not market manipulation, sir,” Greer said. “It is not a strategy,” Horsford added. “We're trying to reset the global trade system,” Greer responded. Trump said in his Truth Social post that he was authorizing a pause because more than 75 countries had reached out to negotiate trade deals, and that those countries had not retaliated against his moves. The president also said he was lowering reciprocal tariffs to 10% for those countries “effective immediately.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Trump’s global trade war a “successful negotiating strategy” in remarks at the White House after the announcement.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in the middle of his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee when President Donald Trump announced that he was pausing his new tariffs on most nations for 90 days. The president also announced he was raising tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%. Minutes later, Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., asked Greer whether he knew this pause was under discussion. He blasted the Trump official for either withholding information about the incoming strategy or being completely unaware of it. “W-T-F! Who’s in charge?” Horsford exclaimed. “It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you and paused the tariffs, the taxes on the American people. There’s no strategy. You just found out three seconds ago, sitting here, we saw you,” he added. Greer defended his testimony, saying that he doesn’t disclose his conversations with the president. “These are real consequences for the American people and small businesses. I had a group of small businesses in my office earlier today talking about the impacts of these tariffs on aluminum and steel. This is amateur hour, and it needs to stop,” the lawmaker responded. Horsford detailed some of the effects for American consumers from the recent market turmoil caused by the threat of major global tariffs — including losses to retirement funds and college savings funds, and consequences for small businesses. “If it was a plan, if it was always the plan, how is this not market manipulation?” Horsford asked. “It's not market manipulation, sir,” Greer said. “It is not a strategy,” Horsford added. “We're trying to reset the global trade system,” Greer responded. Trump said in his Truth Social post that he was authorizing a pause because more than 75 countries had reached out to negotiate trade deals, and that those countries had not retaliated against his moves. The president also said he was lowering reciprocal tariffs to 10% for those countries “effective immediately.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Trump’s global trade war a “successful negotiating strategy” in remarks at the White House after the announcement.

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Former acting U.S. Trade Representative and General Counsel (USTR) Stephen Vaughn "Well, I think it's very important to understand, to begin with, no one has given Canada a better trade deal than the US this year so far." "In the first six months of this year, the United States imported $200 billion worth American dollars worth of goods from Canada. We're your best market." "Well, I think it is important to understand that the Trump, the people who voted for Donald Trump, wanted a different deal than the one that they had. And that's what the President is trying to get." "But at the end of the day, this has been a great deal for Canada, and whatever comes out of this, I continue to think the U.S. will give Canada a better deal than she can get from any other country." "If you want to have a closed dairy market, if you want to have closed markets and keep the Americans out of those markets, then you're not going to get as much access to the US market. That's just basic trade negotiation 101." Vaughn is a partner at King & Spadina Law King & Spalding

Former acting U.S. Trade Representative and General Counsel (USTR) Stephen Vaughn "Well, I think it's very important to understand, to begin with, no one has given Canada a better trade deal than the US this year so far." "In the first six months of this year, the United States imported $200 billion worth American dollars worth of goods from Canada. We're your best market." "Well, I think it is important to understand that the Trump, the people who voted for Donald Trump, wanted a different deal than the one that they had. And that's what the President is trying to get." "But at the end of the day, this has been a great deal for Canada, and whatever comes out of this, I continue to think the U.S. will give Canada a better deal than she can get from any other country." "If you want to have a closed dairy market, if you want to have closed markets and keep the Americans out of those markets, then you're not going to get as much access to the US market. That's just basic trade negotiation 101." Vaughn is a partner at King & Spadina Law King & Spalding

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🇨🇳🇺🇸 U.S. TRADE REP.: “CHINA HAS ORDERED THE WORLD TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR EXPORTS INVOLVING RARE EARTHS” U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer: "What the Chinese have done in short is they've, in the past couple of days, they've ordered the entire world that they have to submit for approval and permission by the Chinese government to export any kinds of materials that include rare earths that have been touched, processed, mined by China. So this could include cars, it could include microwaves that have chips, it can include defense materials. So China has taken this action, which is quite extreme. Trump obviously wants to safeguard U.S. national and economic security and so we have to take our own countervailing action." Source: Fox News, United States Trade Representative

🇨🇳🇺🇸 U.S. TRADE REP.: “CHINA HAS ORDERED THE WORLD TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR EXPORTS INVOLVING RARE EARTHS” U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer: "What the Chinese have done in short is they've, in the past couple of days, they've ordered the entire world that they have to submit for approval and permission by the Chinese government to export any kinds of materials that include rare earths that have been touched, processed, mined by China. So this could include cars, it could include microwaves that have chips, it can include defense materials. So China has taken this action, which is quite extreme. Trump obviously wants to safeguard U.S. national and economic security and so we have to take our own countervailing action." Source: Fox News, United States Trade Representative

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419,117 views • 10 months ago

Jason Kenney says keep it boring "I think the best that we can hope for is to keep this in a box of discussions between Dominic LeBlanc, Janice Charette and Jamieson Greer, and to keep this out of the direct field of vision of the President, to try to make this boring, a boring technical interim agreement that the President can claim as some kind of a win for the United States, and then just hopefully he'll be distracted by other things like the Strait of Hormuz and the midterm elections." Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱

Jason Kenney says keep it boring "I think the best that we can hope for is to keep this in a box of discussions between Dominic LeBlanc, Janice Charette and Jamieson Greer, and to keep this out of the direct field of vision of the President, to try to make this boring, a boring technical interim agreement that the President can claim as some kind of a win for the United States, and then just hopefully he'll be distracted by other things like the Strait of Hormuz and the midterm elections." Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱

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ABSOLUTELY MUST WATCH CLIP... Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer on USMCA "They can have a weak economy that is underperforming and not doing well, and Carney can feel superior." "Or they can have an economy that participates with as a partner of the U.S. economy." "And Carney can do what a grownup should do, which is figure out." "...It's my job as a person who's supposed to protect Canadian jobs and Canadian citizens and the Canadian economy to not let my ego and my feelings dictate what's best for my own economy." Q "Do you think this will have implications for the USMCA?" Switzer "Yeah, of course it is..." "Look, was Ambassador Greer in Canada? Did he meet with Carney? No." "...The grownups are in the room talking because there's a grown up in the presidency in leadership there, and I would argue there's not a grown up in Canada in charge there." "You don't go out of your way to antagonize the leader of the country that you are absolutely existentially tied to." "It's just political malpractice." Mark Carney

ABSOLUTELY MUST WATCH CLIP... Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer on USMCA "They can have a weak economy that is underperforming and not doing well, and Carney can feel superior." "Or they can have an economy that participates with as a partner of the U.S. economy." "And Carney can do what a grownup should do, which is figure out." "...It's my job as a person who's supposed to protect Canadian jobs and Canadian citizens and the Canadian economy to not let my ego and my feelings dictate what's best for my own economy." Q "Do you think this will have implications for the USMCA?" Switzer "Yeah, of course it is..." "Look, was Ambassador Greer in Canada? Did he meet with Carney? No." "...The grownups are in the room talking because there's a grown up in the presidency in leadership there, and I would argue there's not a grown up in Canada in charge there." "You don't go out of your way to antagonize the leader of the country that you are absolutely existentially tied to." "It's just political malpractice." Mark Carney

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"I do think that given how important this is to the national economy, we deserve some more transparency from the government." "Nobody's looking right now for term sheets between countries, but at the same time, we seem to only really get updates from whenever Jamieson Greer takes the screen on US Media, and not so much from the Canadian side." "And so I do think, given the Prime Minister campaigned on this, they could be more forthcoming with where we currently sit and what's actually on the table." Kate Harrison

"I do think that given how important this is to the national economy, we deserve some more transparency from the government." "Nobody's looking right now for term sheets between countries, but at the same time, we seem to only really get updates from whenever Jamieson Greer takes the screen on US Media, and not so much from the Canadian side." "And so I do think, given the Prime Minister campaigned on this, they could be more forthcoming with where we currently sit and what's actually on the table." Kate Harrison

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17,504 views • 21 days ago

Washington has officially abandoned any illusion of reforming China's broken economic model, shifting instead to a hard-nosed policy of containing the damage. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered a reality check on the administration’s new strategy. He admitted the U.S. has accepted that China will never implement comprehensive reforms to its state-run system, forcing a pivot toward strictly "managed trade" focused entirely on strategic stability. The backbone of this strategy is keeping Beijing on a permanent leash while securing American vulnerabilities. While the U.S. will soon seek public comment on cutting tariffs for roughly $300 billion in non-strategic, non-sensitive goods under a newly formed "trade committee," Greer made it clear that permanent, aggressive tariffs on Chinese imports are here to stay. When pressed on what the U.S. gained from the recent Beijing summit beyond China’s massive commitment to buy $17 billion in American agriculture and 200 Boeing aircraft, Greer bluntly responded: “I didn't have to roll back tariffs, which is pretty good.” This isn't about economic harmony; it is a calculated effort to manage an adversary while systematically neutralizing their leverage. By keeping the vast majority of tariffs firmly in place, the U.S. continues to penalize Beijing’s predatory economic behavior. Meanwhile, under this managed framework, Washington is aggressively using the opening to secure vital U.S. agricultural exports and secure the rare earth minerals required to shatter China’s dangerous supply chain choke points. The era of hoping China will play fair is officially over, replaced by a permanent fortress economy built to protect American interests. #UnveiledChina #TradeWar #USChinaTariffs #ManagedTrade #EconomicSecurity #RareEarths #SupplyChain #Geopolitics

Washington has officially abandoned any illusion of reforming China's broken economic model, shifting instead to a hard-nosed policy of containing the damage. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered a reality check on the administration’s new strategy. He admitted the U.S. has accepted that China will never implement comprehensive reforms to its state-run system, forcing a pivot toward strictly "managed trade" focused entirely on strategic stability. The backbone of this strategy is keeping Beijing on a permanent leash while securing American vulnerabilities. While the U.S. will soon seek public comment on cutting tariffs for roughly $300 billion in non-strategic, non-sensitive goods under a newly formed "trade committee," Greer made it clear that permanent, aggressive tariffs on Chinese imports are here to stay. When pressed on what the U.S. gained from the recent Beijing summit beyond China’s massive commitment to buy $17 billion in American agriculture and 200 Boeing aircraft, Greer bluntly responded: “I didn't have to roll back tariffs, which is pretty good.” This isn't about economic harmony; it is a calculated effort to manage an adversary while systematically neutralizing their leverage. By keeping the vast majority of tariffs firmly in place, the U.S. continues to penalize Beijing’s predatory economic behavior. Meanwhile, under this managed framework, Washington is aggressively using the opening to secure vital U.S. agricultural exports and secure the rare earth minerals required to shatter China’s dangerous supply chain choke points. The era of hoping China will play fair is officially over, replaced by a permanent fortress economy built to protect American interests. #UnveiledChina #TradeWar #USChinaTariffs #ManagedTrade #EconomicSecurity #RareEarths #SupplyChain #Geopolitics

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"We are told, according to two industry sources, that Canada is willing to make some changes when it comes to the alcohol bans to meet the American demands to remove to ban American booze on Canadian shelves" "Also willing to meet some demands when it comes to lifting tariffs on the auto sector and making some changes when it comes to the dairy sector." "However, not anything to do with the dismantling of supply management." "And it has been expressed to the Americans that that is sort of viewed as, as a make or break moment. If the Americans go ahead and put those new tariffs on, there will be no political space in Canada to get back to any sort of negotiations. "The Canadians are looking for lower rates, the best rate of any country in the world at this point, because the Americans have said to the Canadians, under no circumstance will there be no tariff when it comes to that." So an "even better deal" highly unlikely Mark Carney

"We are told, according to two industry sources, that Canada is willing to make some changes when it comes to the alcohol bans to meet the American demands to remove to ban American booze on Canadian shelves" "Also willing to meet some demands when it comes to lifting tariffs on the auto sector and making some changes when it comes to the dairy sector." "However, not anything to do with the dismantling of supply management." "And it has been expressed to the Americans that that is sort of viewed as, as a make or break moment. If the Americans go ahead and put those new tariffs on, there will be no political space in Canada to get back to any sort of negotiations. "The Canadians are looking for lower rates, the best rate of any country in the world at this point, because the Americans have said to the Canadians, under no circumstance will there be no tariff when it comes to that." So an "even better deal" highly unlikely Mark Carney

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34,657 views • 18 days ago

James Moore calls it like it is "Albertans on a per capita basis have given more to confederation than any group of Canadians in this country by far." "And they've done it for a couple, two, three generations." "And they have a federal government right now whose time is ticking that has actively campaigned against their province, against their core industry, that is 1/3 of Canada's exports to the United States." "They've blocked pipelines." "They've put in place regulations that are designed to be poison pills to stop the export of Alberta oil to global markets so they can get world prices so that we can bring that money back to Canada and create Canadian jobs and pay Canadian taxes to build Canadian hospitals, schools and Canadian roads." "Albertans want to do their part for Canada, and they have for a long time." "Canada should do its part for Alberta and the west as well."💥 James Moore Danielle Smith

James Moore calls it like it is "Albertans on a per capita basis have given more to confederation than any group of Canadians in this country by far." "And they've done it for a couple, two, three generations." "And they have a federal government right now whose time is ticking that has actively campaigned against their province, against their core industry, that is 1/3 of Canada's exports to the United States." "They've blocked pipelines." "They've put in place regulations that are designed to be poison pills to stop the export of Alberta oil to global markets so they can get world prices so that we can bring that money back to Canada and create Canadian jobs and pay Canadian taxes to build Canadian hospitals, schools and Canadian roads." "Albertans want to do their part for Canada, and they have for a long time." "Canada should do its part for Alberta and the west as well."💥 James Moore Danielle Smith

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220,816 views • 1 year ago

With the deadline hours away, Vassy Kapelos says negotiators remain extremely tight-lipped on both the Canadian and U.S. sides. One briefed source indicated a potential deal has reached the desks of PM Mark Carney and President Donald Trump, though Kapelos stressed this needs further corroboration. Multiple Canadian sources confirm USTR Jamieson Greer signaled that a mutually satisfactory arrangement is possible, but the final call rests solely with Trump Possible outcomes include: both leaders signing off (averting tariffs), enough progress for a delay/extension past midnight, or imposition of the Section 232 tariffs. Those tariffs would hit roughly 5% of Canadian exports (~$20 billion) and many small and medium-sized businesses Politically, Carney faces high stakes. Public polling has backed his “no deal is better than a bad deal” stance so far, but new tariffs would undercut that argument and invite scrutiny against his campaign promises on handling Trump. Even a deal could create friction with premiers (e.g., forestry concerns for B.C.’s Eby, auto sector for Ontario’s Ford) over issues like counter-tariffs and market access Kapelos “I know for a fact from multiple sources on the Canadian side that the USTR Jamison Greer has conveyed to them that they could arrive at an [arrangement] that seems satisfactory to both sides. But ultimately, at the end of the day, it is Donald Trump who will alone make the decision…” “the country has largely, according to public opinion polling, been behind him when he says … no deal is better than a bad deal … If those do materialize tonight, that argument isn’t quite as salient…” On premiers and any potential deal: “Is the prime minister able to make this politically palatable for them and for himself in turn? I think that’s a very open ended question.” Vassy Kapelos

With the deadline hours away, Vassy Kapelos says negotiators remain extremely tight-lipped on both the Canadian and U.S. sides. One briefed source indicated a potential deal has reached the desks of PM Mark Carney and President Donald Trump, though Kapelos stressed this needs further corroboration. Multiple Canadian sources confirm USTR Jamieson Greer signaled that a mutually satisfactory arrangement is possible, but the final call rests solely with Trump Possible outcomes include: both leaders signing off (averting tariffs), enough progress for a delay/extension past midnight, or imposition of the Section 232 tariffs. Those tariffs would hit roughly 5% of Canadian exports (~$20 billion) and many small and medium-sized businesses Politically, Carney faces high stakes. Public polling has backed his “no deal is better than a bad deal” stance so far, but new tariffs would undercut that argument and invite scrutiny against his campaign promises on handling Trump. Even a deal could create friction with premiers (e.g., forestry concerns for B.C.’s Eby, auto sector for Ontario’s Ford) over issues like counter-tariffs and market access Kapelos “I know for a fact from multiple sources on the Canadian side that the USTR Jamison Greer has conveyed to them that they could arrive at an [arrangement] that seems satisfactory to both sides. But ultimately, at the end of the day, it is Donald Trump who will alone make the decision…” “the country has largely, according to public opinion polling, been behind him when he says … no deal is better than a bad deal … If those do materialize tonight, that argument isn’t quite as salient…” On premiers and any potential deal: “Is the prime minister able to make this politically palatable for them and for himself in turn? I think that’s a very open ended question.” Vassy Kapelos

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16,094 views • 7 days ago

🚨BREAKING: United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the US trade deficit with the EU for 2025 likely bigger than the US deficit with China. Greer was asked a question suggesting America is treating Europe more poorly than China in terms of trade policy. Greer responded STRONGLY: “I think the premise is just wrong, because we have much higher tariffs on China… I mean, to suggest that we're treating Europe more poorly than China, is just out of line with the facts. I mean, there have been, since 2018, very substantive tariffs on China. There have been export controls on China—that they hate. You know, there have been investment scrutiny that the Congress of the United States has stepped up. It's just, these are just things of a totally different nature, I think, for the United States. Well, let me make one more point: Our trade deficit with the EU this year for 2025 might end up being bigger than trade deficit with China. We reduced that trade deficit by about 25% last year. So when it comes to imbalance, we have a huge imbalance with Europe. You've had huge access into the US market. For many years, we've had limited access into Europe. You limit our agricultural imports, you limit our industrial imports, and you have a huge surplus with us. And it's not because you're particularly competitive. I know I'm here in Europe, and I spent a lot of time in Europe… I like Europe, but the reality is you're not competitive… We know you have bad energy policies. The fact that you have this massive surplus with the United States can't be because you’re competitive.” [Note this is a machine translation, may not be 100% accurate!] I'm here in Davos during the World Economic Forum meetings. Shoot me a note if you're around!

🚨BREAKING: United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the US trade deficit with the EU for 2025 likely bigger than the US deficit with China. Greer was asked a question suggesting America is treating Europe more poorly than China in terms of trade policy. Greer responded STRONGLY: “I think the premise is just wrong, because we have much higher tariffs on China… I mean, to suggest that we're treating Europe more poorly than China, is just out of line with the facts. I mean, there have been, since 2018, very substantive tariffs on China. There have been export controls on China—that they hate. You know, there have been investment scrutiny that the Congress of the United States has stepped up. It's just, these are just things of a totally different nature, I think, for the United States. Well, let me make one more point: Our trade deficit with the EU this year for 2025 might end up being bigger than trade deficit with China. We reduced that trade deficit by about 25% last year. So when it comes to imbalance, we have a huge imbalance with Europe. You've had huge access into the US market. For many years, we've had limited access into Europe. You limit our agricultural imports, you limit our industrial imports, and you have a huge surplus with us. And it's not because you're particularly competitive. I know I'm here in Europe, and I spent a lot of time in Europe… I like Europe, but the reality is you're not competitive… We know you have bad energy policies. The fact that you have this massive surplus with the United States can't be because you’re competitive.” [Note this is a machine translation, may not be 100% accurate!] I'm here in Davos during the World Economic Forum meetings. Shoot me a note if you're around!

Jan Jekielek

14,776 views • 7 months ago