THEY BLEW IT — Canada’s trade deal FALLS APART
Kris Sims breaks down how arrogance and bad negotiating cost Canadians billions in tariffs and lost investment. Brian Lilley joins to explain why Washington’s patience has run out.
Canada’s trade relationship with the United States is on the brink. Weeks of progress toward a new deal has collapsed after a controversial Ontario-produced ad used the late President Ronald Reagan’s voice to criticize tariffs. President Donald Trump called the spot “fake” and is now refusing to meet with Mark Carney.
But according to Toronto Sun political columnist Brian Lilley, the ad was only the spark. He explains that frustration in Washington has been growing for months over Ottawa’s rigid tactics — from dairy protectionism and digital service taxes to slow decisions on critical-minerals projects. Lilley says Canada’s approach has turned it from a trusted ally into a trade obstacle.
The stakes are enormous. Two-way trade between the U.S. and Canada totals $3.6 billion every day — nearly 20 percent of Canada’s economy. When talks freeze, working Canadians bear the cost through higher tariffs, lost exports, and weaker business investment.
Lilley argues that Canada needs a “sales pitch, not a standoff,” bundling energy, critical minerals, and Arctic security into a comprehensive proposal to restore trust and re-establish Canada as a serious partner. Until Ottawa changes course, he warns, Canada’s biggest economic relationship will keep slipping away.
Carney and his clowns have not made a single trade deal since carnage took over.
He’s trying to sink Canadians and needs to be voted out of office and replaced with someone who cares about Canadians
Nailed it Kris. The problem also as I see it is our feeling of superiority over “orange man bad.” It is not a wise attitude when he pretty much holds all the cards. And I don’t mean talking to him with cap in hand, but negotiate in good faith, which hasn’t happened yet. You don’t start by saying there are certain trade barriers that are non negotiable.