The American trade representative, Jamieson Greer, told CBC News that Canada was responsible for the collapse in talks and denied Ottawa’s claims that last-minute U.S. changes scuttled a deal.
Simon Lester, International Economic Law and Policy Blog: “Given the scope of the Section 232 tariffs in Trump’s second term, it certainly feels that way. So many products are being covered at this point that the connection to national security, which was weak to begin with, seems totally severed. And if that’s the case, how reliable are any of these agreements?”
Meanwhile, the premiers of Ontario and Saskatchewan weighed further retaliatory action.
The Walrus: Americans Trust Canada in Trade Talks More than Their Own Government