The media and Canadian government discussions around the U.S-Canada trade and economic relationship, specifically as they pertain to the USMCA (CUSMA) continue to be fascinating.
As we noted over a year ago, the expressed perception from the Canadian side was remarkably disconnected from the most likely scenario.
The level of entrenched disbelief that the U.S. could completely separate from a trilateral trade deal in favor of a bilateral replacement has been remarkable to watch.
However, for the first time today Canadian media began admitting to themselves the USMCA can technically be terminated within six months; albeit buried at the end of the article.
GLOBAL NEWS – […] “I’m not in a position to guarantee anything. These decisions are made at the White House. They are made by the president,” Hoekstra said.
His comments come just days after the Trump administration declined to extend the trilateral pact with Canada and Mexico for a new 16-year term, citing what the U.S. calls “shortcomings” and “trade deficits.” Mexico and Canada both publicly pushed for a renewal.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested last month that the U.S. is “better without” CUSMA, and that he’d even prefer to see it “terminated.”
When asked by Global News, Hoekstra would not say if the administration is considering ripping up the deal, which can be done by any party with six months’ formal notice.
“All options are on the table,” Hoekstra said. “[Termination] clearly is allowed for within the agreement.” (read more)
Canada has painted themselves into a corner on the issue of Chinese manufactured automobiles. This is an issue that is not going away.
So Trump need to say boo six times to start clock?
Or the President could say, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
Goodbye Canada! You will not be missed!
Is it ok to flush now
Or do I got to wait 6 months
Can a DUH, Can a DUH, Can a DUH.
Spontanious at some speeches at selected venues in Can a DUH.😂
Not having a very good year our northern neighbors.
We’ve not had a good eleven years!
“Canada has painted themselves into a corner on the issue of Chinese manufactured automobiles. This is an issue that is not going away.”
Not only that, they used asphalt roofing/ foundation coating that takes over a week to fully dry!
Global News refers to the USMCA as CUSMA. As if Canada was somehow the most important “partner”. And notes the agreement “was widely seen as a historic success”. Too funny.
It’s not “Global News”, it’s “Globalist News”.
That 6 month clock is ticking, right? And if not, WHY NOT? No need to “host” Carney at the WH any more, just like there’s no need to host little Z. A couple of buzzing gnats. Powerless, but still irritating…
This rift can go so much farther than just a trade deal.
It’s a parallel to Russia not allowing the US/EU/NATO to continue meddling on their border inside of Ukraine. The USA won’t/can’t allow Chinese Communists to meddle inside Canada right on our border.
Their relationship to China is serious for the USA. Chinese Military has been active on bases in Canada for a few years now. Very Very Close to us. This is no Joke!
And they are imbeded throughout our Country for decades, and flooded in during Biden. Not good.
“A Shift Begins?”
Yep, because the shift just hit the fan!
Having shared time with Canadian snowbirds, they have fallen for the political and deliberate media propaganda which has been completely negative to the US. They are decent, albeit clueless people, who need to start using their own brains and stop lazily accepting what they’ve been told. With the Covid trucker situation so well handled by their own kind government, it’s not like there wasn’t a warning shot. Then, when our great President starting resetting hemisheres to a new nationalism and especially with Europe, it is abundantly clear that Canada is staking their future in the globalist past. All across the world countries are changing from the free trade, green energy, build back better paradigms. Given the US as the monolithic trade giant supporting the Canadian economy, joining with Europe and China factually against the US is exactly the worst thing they could do. Throw off Carney and his sycophants and grow up….Oh Canada
This brings a question to mind that I will take the liberty to answer.
What Government officials were looking out for the interest of the people of the United States before Trump came to office?
Answer being Nobody WAS .
Ross Perot tried his best but the deep state operatives neutralized him.