The United States’ top trade official says the Trump administration isn’t going to give Canada credit for its trade concessions.
Jamieson Greer says he’s glad Canada dropped its digital services tax and “rolled back” its Online Streaming Act but they “don’t really get credit for doing something bad and then undoing it.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney took those actions in an attempt to move trade talks with the United States forward.
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Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington Wednesday, Greer says he’s in weekly contact with his Canadian counterparts and he’s offered Ottawa proposals to “put us in a better position.”
He says if U.S. President Donald Trump and Carney reach an understanding, they can get over “the hump” to some sort of trade agreement.
David you are an American idiot, mouthing of for your idiot president. What a good boy you are, barking for your master
He’s right. Our federal government’s god awful censorship, authoritarian policies, and penchant for subsidizing anything and everything and centralizing power should not be commended or even acknowledged for backing off. When it comes to domestic policy they’ve already been pushing through terrible legislation that impedes on Canadians freedom. They only backed down because they’re subsidized by America and they know it.
We’ll turn it back on then ..
It’s funny that Europe has digital streaming tax and gets away with it but we get throttled for it!
If you sell something in Canada no matter what it is you get taxed by the government ..
The TDS is strong
Sanction the US.
And yer country isn’t any better, high cost of living, housing costs, immature government officials etc
That’s ok! The US is a long long way for getting credit for anything good or positive, if ever!
A fight is a fight. retaliation is retaliation. No one is looking for credit for any of it except Donald Trump. He wants credit and an award!
Didn’t Trump make the last trade deal? Stop blaming Canada.
And US wonders why tourism is down.
OH KISS MY CANADIAN AZZ! Mr Trade Czar is nothing but a war mongering Trump mouthpiece like Hoekstra the Jokestra. Nothing but morons in suits.
THE US HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WE NEED, WE HAVE MUCH BETTER TRADING PARTNERS NOW.
FAW-Q AMERICA 86 TRUMP
I am so sick of hearing about these tariffs. Carney and Trump both need to lay off, let Canadian and American companies resume pre-tariff trade and let the rest of us live our adults lives in peace.
No end the arrogance and sheer stupidity coming out of Trump administration, these morons are shameless!
Carney started to deal with Trump by giving him whatever he wanted.
Did not work, did it?
I like Bob Bobbers comment!!!
But, of course, the US does get to do bad things then ignore them, or back track….. it’s tremendous isnt it?
We don’t give a hoot.
f off yank
Negotiate while making deals with other countries. The lack of respect from the US and its envoys is staggering. We won’t be extorted.
I hope this buffoon gets what’s coming to him. I’m so sick of the Yanks and their entitlement.
Canada should cease ALL relations with the US.
Why does Canada even bother with these Waco taco’s ? Can they even spell negotiate, let alone understand that concept?
Then reintroduce them. If they don’t help with negotiations, why not? The boy really knows how to pout. Give him a soother, seems like he needs one.
Further incentive to seek alternative markets. Have to admire our negotiators in putting up with them. That’s some demonstration of patience, dealing with representatives of a disintegrating democracy.
I know, Canada is so bad. We should all go stand in a corner and hit ourselves with Boy Scout manuals. We may have to borrow some from Jamie. That is if he has any left after the book burnings.
Piss on everything this orange snot rag lover says about Canada.The usa is imploding to a third world country and I couldn’t be happier.
Can someone slap Greer in his stupid face. Lol
Put the trade irritants back on
no help to us for taking they off, shut of the power water and oil.
All the LPC was trying to do is make life even more expensive for Canadians. Their loyal voters love the long food bank lines they’ve created for themselves.
I like to play with myself as I fantasize about Donnie. Elbows up
Trump and his cronies can kiss my hairy B??T