Actually, in this case, I don’t believe the tariffs are being used as a stick (rather than a carrot) with respect to the tariffs Canada, Mexico, and China levy on our products. (I could be wrong on this, and if I am, please correct me)
I was under the impression there were two issues, Fentanyl and Illegals coming from Northern and Southern borders, and we want it to stop. With respect to China, it is because they manufacture the precursors for Fentanyl and ship those precursors to both Mexico and Canada for production and insertion across the border into the USA.
Again, I don’t see this round of tariffs being used as a weapon against the Canadian dairy industry (Canada has huge tariffs on American dairy to protect their domestic dairy production) as much as it is borders and Fentanyl. It makes a difference.
If I am wrong, I am absolutely open to correction on this. I am all for free trade, but free trade does not, and has not existed for decades.
You are correct about the current tariffs. The ones that go into effect April 2 are the reciprocal tariffs.
Trump has already eased the tariffs on Mexico because they are cooperating, and he has eased some on Canada. The problem for Canada is they think it’s just a small amount, less than 1%. If your child is dead because of fentanyl it doesn’t matter what percent of the total it is.
Yes, I believe that you’re correct. The recent tariffs to Canada, Mexico and China were all related to Fentanyl and or Illegals and not a response to their tariffs.