USA & Canada Fail To Reach Agreement, Tarrifs Enacted

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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2026/08/22/pm-carney-says-canada-intends-to-match-the-us-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-after-suspending-trade-negotiations-live-updates-here/

 

Finally a deal appeared to be coming but last minute failed to go through. Mark Carney recalled all trade negotiators back to Canada.

 

Canada claims the US demands were unfair and last minute changes put the reliability of any deal into question

 

meanwhile the US claims Canada walked back comitments

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Midterms can’t come soon enough. 

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Oh I am ITCHING to vote in November 

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While I do believe the US may have tried last minute changes, I also think Carney is gambling here on the midterms weakening Trump and thinking he/Canada can hold out for 2 months to see that gamble pay off. 

He absolutely knows he can get a better deal if Trump loses the midterms, and he's definitely wanting to contribute to the bad news cycle surrounding Trump's deal making going into the final stretch of the midterms.