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Greer defends Canada tariff threat, says CUSMA ‘options’ coming this year
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Sean Boynton
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the administration's threat of 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, framing it as a tool to improve trade relations. The U.S. is seeking interim arrangements for the CUSMA trade pact, focusing on labor, environmental standards, and rules of origin.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar on Wednesday defended the plan to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, claiming the goal is to “improve our trading relationship,” with work ongoing to develop “options” on renewing the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA).
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