So, the $1.3 bn border plan that was already agreed last year on December 17?
Not quite.
Apart from several additions, the fold from Canada comes from moving their hazy plan phases from planning to implementing. That’s where the W is for Trump.
It’s a subtle difference. But with the addition of a temporary delay on the tariffs, Trudeau will actually be pressured into having to implement this thing. It’s been a month and half since the plan was announced, and any Canadian that dislikes Trudeau knows he’s not famous for actually doing something about issues that their own citizens ask for, even less other countries, so this would seem as necessary
Beyond that, 77% of Canada exports are to the US. That 77% makes up about 12% of the US total imports. I don’t know what the endgame is but propping up Canada for a trade war they can’t win is not the way.
Same as with Mexico. They are very conscious that many South American countries would like to step in their place should they fail to provide USA amicable trade relationship.
Do you know what the difference between planning and implementing is? Nothing.
Planning my novel: scribble notes all over the place, think through plots, come up with character names, etc.
Implementing my novel: open a word processor doc, type “My Novel” at the top, then go back to scribbling notes all over the place, thinking through plots, etc.
Unless there’s a date when the full thing needs to go into effect, the “implementation” phase can drag on forever.
As for the tariffs, yes, they would definitely hurt the Canadian economy. But, since they’re blanket tariffs on everything, there are no specific pain points. Canada’s counter-tariffs were designed to be very specific, targeting companies and states that are most critical to Trump and the GOP. And, the key difference is that Canada was being attacked economically, so it would have been easy to rally Canadians around shared hardship imposed by a crazy dictator. Meanwhile, the US would suffer under a stupid trade war that nobody wanted, and that Trump said wasn’t going to hurt Americans at all.
Despite this supposed “pause” in tariffs, American businesses are already going to start hurting. Plenty of Canadians are already swearing off buying American products because they’re so outraged by this bullshit. Even if the tariffs never get implemented, there’s going to be a voluntary boycott of American things just out of anger and disgust.
As you said, the US economy is huge compared to Canada. Maybe these voluntary boycotts aren’t going to be too painful for US businesses. But, Canada is still the size of California. That’s enough that it’s going to be noticeable.
So, did Trudeau fold? Did Trump fold? Who cares, but this economic attack on Canada definitely isn’t going to help America in any way.
So, the $1.3 bn border plan that was already agreed last year on December 17?
Not quite.
Apart from several additions, the fold from Canada comes from moving their hazy plan phases from planning to implementing. That’s where the W is for Trump.
It’s a subtle difference. But with the addition of a temporary delay on the tariffs, Trudeau will actually be pressured into having to implement this thing. It’s been a month and half since the plan was announced, and any Canadian that dislikes Trudeau knows he’s not famous for actually doing something about issues that their own citizens ask for, even less other countries, so this would seem as necessary
Beyond that, 77% of Canada exports are to the US. That 77% makes up about 12% of the US total imports. I don’t know what the endgame is but propping up Canada for a trade war they can’t win is not the way.
Same as with Mexico. They are very conscious that many South American countries would like to step in their place should they fail to provide USA amicable trade relationship.
Up to you to make your own conjecture.
You’re giving fuckface credit for time moving forward
Do you know what the difference between planning and implementing is? Nothing.
Planning my novel: scribble notes all over the place, think through plots, come up with character names, etc.
Implementing my novel: open a word processor doc, type “My Novel” at the top, then go back to scribbling notes all over the place, thinking through plots, etc.
Unless there’s a date when the full thing needs to go into effect, the “implementation” phase can drag on forever.
As for the tariffs, yes, they would definitely hurt the Canadian economy. But, since they’re blanket tariffs on everything, there are no specific pain points. Canada’s counter-tariffs were designed to be very specific, targeting companies and states that are most critical to Trump and the GOP. And, the key difference is that Canada was being attacked economically, so it would have been easy to rally Canadians around shared hardship imposed by a crazy dictator. Meanwhile, the US would suffer under a stupid trade war that nobody wanted, and that Trump said wasn’t going to hurt Americans at all.
Despite this supposed “pause” in tariffs, American businesses are already going to start hurting. Plenty of Canadians are already swearing off buying American products because they’re so outraged by this bullshit. Even if the tariffs never get implemented, there’s going to be a voluntary boycott of American things just out of anger and disgust.
As you said, the US economy is huge compared to Canada. Maybe these voluntary boycotts aren’t going to be too painful for US businesses. But, Canada is still the size of California. That’s enough that it’s going to be noticeable.
So, did Trudeau fold? Did Trump fold? Who cares, but this economic attack on Canada definitely isn’t going to help America in any way.