I am perturbed by the framing of the #TrumpTariffs against #Canada that I regularly see in the #Press, both domestic and foreign.
Specifically: "Canada and the US have been locked in a tariff war"
No, the US unilaterally, illegally, and with no rational justification imposed tariffs (functionally sanctions) on Canada, who was forced to respond.
Then there's this:
" The Trump administration has justified those tariffs by claiming a lack of co-operation on stemming the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl. Canada denies that, noting about 1% of US fentanyl imports originate in Canada. It has also brought in new border protections and a "fentanyl czar" in recent months in an effort to address Trump's concerns. "
#Canada / #MarkCarney needs to start responding to the ridiculous #fentanyl claim by pointing out all drugs and guns coming into Canada from the #US / #USA.
We #Canadians all know this from experience, but #Americans are ignorant at best, delusional at worst, about their negative impact on the rest of the world.
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