........ Over the past year, the United States has imposed a series of tariffs that violate its commitments under our agreement with them and Mexico, CUSMA.
The United States has continually changed their rationale for their actions from fentanyl to:
Taxes on U.S. tech giants.
The certification of U.S. aircraft.
The sharing of tolls of a bridge that Canada built and paid for.
Our dairy policy.
Provincial decisions to not sell American alcohol during a trade war.
A television advertisement that quoted Ronald Reagan.
Smoke from our wildfires while they threatened our communities. .........
............Canada fuels American growth: supplying 99% of their natural gas imports, 85% of electricity imports, and 60% of crude oil imports. I don’t think they want us to stop sending it. ...........
...... Over the last year, we have signed more than 20 trade and security deals across five continents. We completed our most recent deal, with the UAE, in a record 47 days.
Canadian businesses now enjoy tariff-free access to 1.5 billion consumers.
Over the next six months, we will double that number through new trade deals, from ASEAN to India. .........
..........We are stronger now than when the United States started this trade war. More unified, more determined, and more ambitious.
With the strongest fiscal position in the G7 and a resilient economy, Canada has all the resources we need to pivot and prosper.
Growth is accelerating, and we are projected to have the second-fastest rate in the G7 this year and next.
We are creating jobs at four times the rate of the United States.
Our non-U.S. exports are up sharply and are on track to double over the next decade.
Foreign direct investment in Canada is at its highest level in two decades, running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor........... |
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