floofloof@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoDonald Trump promises 25 per cent tariff on products from Canada, Mexicowww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down13
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minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-23 months agoUnder CUSMA it’s not. Not even remotely. Ask if he cares. What are you gonna do, call the Earth police?
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-23 months agoIn theory, USMCA is a law (his own law…) that has been passed by the US Congress. So in theory, he shouldn’t be able to just tear it up at a whim. In practice, with US institutions captured by the trumpist republicans, lol yea. EDIT: also “the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions”, so that’s why he’s blathering about the crap he’s blathering about. EDIT2: Here, article 32.2.
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoIsn’t there some kind of arbitration clause as well? I seem to remember that being a sticking point, exactly because our government saw creative redefinitions like that coming.
Under CUSMA it’s not. Not even remotely. Ask if he cares.
What are you gonna do, call the Earth police?
In theory, USMCA is a law (his own law…) that has been passed by the US Congress. So in theory, he shouldn’t be able to just tear it up at a whim.
In practice, with US institutions captured by the trumpist republicans, lol yea.
EDIT: also “the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions”, so that’s why he’s blathering about the crap he’s blathering about. EDIT2: Here, article 32.2.
Isn’t there some kind of arbitration clause as well? I seem to remember that being a sticking point, exactly because our government saw creative redefinitions like that coming.