Carney says he’ll talk to POTUS ‘when it makes sense’ after 35 per cent tariff lands

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/carney-says-hell-talk-to-trump-when-it-makes-sense-after-35-per-cent-tariff-lands/

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  2. This is legit the best take. Anything too early is a waste of time. Really, it’s been perfectly reasonable to try to negotiate for quite a while, but it is in fact now starting to appear to be a true fool’s errand to try to talk any sense with them.

  3. In other words, he’s learned to wait and see if Trump sundowns out and forgets all this next week.

  4. It is his equivalent of Putin keeping Trump waiting on hold for 35 minutes.

  5. No need to hurry. We’re moving on to more reliable countries. And it’s not like a deal with the Orange Thing is worth anything.

  6. Before he talks to POTUS, he should have free trade talks with China. That should rattle them.

  7. Good on Carney

    Fuck the PEDOTUS, release Epstein files now

  8. Yup, ignore Trump until he come back begging for a “break”. Tariff will hurt Canada but Canadians can strike back in broad way by simply refusing to deal with US that have already started to impact tourism industries of various states.

    If Trump think Canada will blink first, he’s in for a rude awakening.

  10. It’s a losing battle. Donald needs a perpetual state of emergency to continue using his extraordinary powers of authority and no one will question him on the legitimacy of using fentanyl as the trigger for said emergency.

    Even if Canada or Mexico sent all their children to be sold onto MAGA’s sex trade industry and Donald were personally satisfied, he’d still use abuse the neighboring countries as a tool.

  12. Waiting for Trump to make sense, one must be prepared for a very long wait.

  13. He’ll probably talk when the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement is re-negotiated.

  14. He’s dreaming if he thinks talking to Trump will ever make sense….ohhhhhhhh, now I get it.

  15. Trump is unrealistic and unreliable why would you negotiate on his terms

  16. Didn’t he go back on two of 8 ‘deals’ today with Japan and the EU? What’s the point?

  18. If I understand correctly, a contract is not binding if a signatory is mentally unfit. Since it’s Trump and not Congress doing these trade deals, I propose that both signatories undertake a mental fitness test. If Trump fails, Congress will be compelled to do their duty, and Trump will be exposed. If Trump fails to agree to be tested, Canada can decline to recognize his dictats.

  20. I think Prime Minister Carney should start advising Canadians to disinvest in America!! Being a former governor of Bank of Canada 🇨🇦 as well former governor of the Bank of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, this man understand numbers!! I’m sure he can see America 🇺🇸 marching to a spectacular crash within the next two years with these tariffs being imposed on Americans first, and bankrupting them little by little!

  22. I like that we aren’t just playing ball. I was worried after the UK and some other countries caved that Carney might do the same. But he’s keeping the elbows up on this particular point. He’s focused on Canada first and recognizes that Trump is short term, he has to focus his time on actual deals that will last and benefit and not this stupid random junk and posturing.

  23. I think Prime Minister Carney is pursuing a multi-variate trade strategy at home and abroad. With that in process I have an impression he will not allow Canada to be pushed into any negative agreement. American consumers are paying the price for Trump’s actions and every day discontent is growing.

    So patience and a long term perspective are key. And beyond that Carney will say little as he has already told the world many times “I do not negotiate in public”. And he has been quite true to that philosophy insofar as I can determine.

  24. Reminder that every time there’s a headline about the USA slapping Tariffs on Canada, it exempts CUSMA goods. Don’t get me wrong, it will still hit hard in industries like Automotive/Steel/Aluminum/etc, but CUSMA still covers a lot outside of those exceptions.

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