Joly: US Tariffs on Canada Could Outlast Trump's Presidency
Canada's industry minister says bipartisan US support for tariffs means Canadian manufacturers may face barriers to the US market well beyond Trump's term.
What to know
- Joly says tariff support in the US is bipartisan, not tied solely to Trump, implying the policy could persist under future administrations.
- The comment raises stakes for Canadian manufacturers, who may face lasting barriers to their largest export market.
- Canadian online discussion has shifted toward debating whether decades of trade integration with the US left the country overly dependent.
The dispute Commenters disagree on whether US-Canada economic integration was a net benefit or a costly dependency that enabled the current tariff threat. · positions read across 10 posts and comments
Canada should disentangle its economy from the US and diversify trade partners.
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“We should've never gotten ourselves so eocnomically dependent on the US... Let's disentangle ourselves now and rebuild an economy that is self sufficient and has a diversified customer base.”
Tall_Guava_8025 · reddit ↗
NAFTA/CUSMA integration with the US was economically beneficial for Canada.
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“It's pretty much a consensus amongst economists that NAFTA/CUSMA was a huge boon to the Canadian economy. Tying our dingy to the biggest economy ever was a wise move and benefited Canadians and Canadian businesses tremendously.”
Optimal-Cow-3278 · reddit ↗
There is hypocrisy in criticizing US tariffs while accepting inter-provincial trade barriers.
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“So Tariffs good when provinces do it to each other, tariffs bad when America does it to Canada?”
EnthusiasmEnthusist · reddit ↗
Trump's tariff chaos is destructive and politically self-serving rather than a legitimate policy shift.
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“Trump, though, brings chaos which destroys wealth for no reason. So on top of subjugating the people for his, and the politically elites, massive wealth, he's fucking up livelihoods for fun.”
ceylont3a · reddit ↗
Melanie Joly Canadian Industry Minister
Donald Trump US President
Mark Carney Canadian official referenced in discussion
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Canadian Reddit users debate trade dependency on the US
Commenters respond to the report by debating whether Canada's economic integration with the US under NAFTA/CUSMA was beneficial or made the country an 'economic colony,' with some calling for diversification away from the US market.
“We should've never gotten ourselves so eocnomically dependent on the US... Let's disentangle ourselves now and rebuild an economy that is self sufficient and has a diversified customer base.”
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Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said there’s bipartisan political support for tariffs in the US, raising the possibility the country’s manufacturers will face barriers to North America’s largest market long after Trump’s presidency.
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This is true of every government. Though i'd sub 'big' for 'right wing'. The bigger the government the more it takes from the poor and gives to the rich. EU, our government, it's all the same. Masters bleeding slaves dry. All the while pretending they're actually helping. How different are King Henry the 8th and Mark Carney, really? Trump, though…
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And so be it. The US wants to bring back industry to their country. That's fine. The rhetoric about becoming the 51st state is what's unacceptable. We should've never gotten ourselves so eocnomically dependent on the US. John Turner predicted it back when the first free trade agreement with the US was being discussed that it would make us an…
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Story circulates across aggregators and Reddit
The Bloomberg report is picked up and reposted across Google News, Mastodon and multiple Reddit threads through the afternoon and evening, spreading the warning to wider audiences.
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Joly warns tariffs may outlast Trump's presidency
Bloomberg reports that Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said there is bipartisan political support for tariffs in the US, raising the possibility that Canadian manufacturers will face barriers to the US market long after Trump leaves office.
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first by Bloomberg.com, 1d ago
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1 outlet first by Bloomberg Economics, 1d ago · read ↗
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What people are saying 7 voices from 1 site · best of 10 · verbatim
- Yesterday
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Politicians are just grasping at straws now because they don’t see how they can pay off their debt without gouging their own economy. This os just one more tool in the tool box. If they can reduce spending (nominally l for the rampant corruption under Trump) and bring some social services back like snap they might be able to recover from the…
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Last time we indirectly helped cause ww2 with tarrifs, wonder what's gonna happen this time.
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Understand what I wrote as you wish. My comment was only referring to Joly's statement as true.
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It's pretty much a consensus amongst economists that NAFTA/CUSMA was a huge boon to the Canadian economy. Tying our dingy to the biggest economy ever was a wise move and benefited Canadians and Canadian businesses tremendously.
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So Tariffs good when provinces do it to each other, tariffs bad when America does it to Canada?
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There are plenty of Democrats who are just fine with trump bullying us and bombing children if it means higher prices during the midterms
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It wasn't a question of getting greedy, it's just a new philosophy. I don't agree with Trump's tariffs but globalism left a lot of people behind. We are seeing push backs against it all over the world, not just the US.