stumu415@lemmy.zip to CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 8 days agoThe demands of the US as part of the now unsigned trade agreement.lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkThe demands of the US as part of the now unsigned trade agreement.lemmy.zipstumu415@lemmy.zip to CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 8 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareSomethingWentWrong@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoNegotiation details are intentionally kept private about what concessions and what was tentatively agreed to. Here’s a video from the Saturday morning Aug 22 press conference from Mark Carney the day after the negotiations were suspended: https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/pm-carney-speaks-to-media-after-suspension-of-canada-us-trade-talks?id=6b77d2c2-d09d-47fb-9bf1-7c88f3c2445c At @23:07 he was asked What specific last minute changes made the deal untenable? Paraphrasing his response was: level and scope of the tariffs for the auto industry with no tariff rollback for medium and heavy duty trucks veto over Canada’s ability to make trade deals with other nations restrict protections on language and culture
Negotiation details are intentionally kept private about what concessions and what was tentatively agreed to.
Here’s a video from the Saturday morning Aug 22 press conference from Mark Carney the day after the negotiations were suspended:
https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/pm-carney-speaks-to-media-after-suspension-of-canada-us-trade-talks?id=6b77d2c2-d09d-47fb-9bf1-7c88f3c2445c
At @23:07 he was asked What specific last minute changes made the deal untenable? Paraphrasing his response was: