Trump Aide: Canada Trade Row a “family Quarrel”, Trudeau Overreacting

Oil and gas pipelines use a special type of steel, much of which is not made in the United States.

This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also have to navigate an increasingly complex relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump when Canada hosts the G7 leaders summit.

Meanwhile, Mexico’s economy ministry pledged to adopt mirror trade barriers for U.S. imports to the country, including flat steel, pork, sausages and food preparations, apples, grapes, cranberries, various cheeses and some other products “up to an amount comparable to damage caused by the United States action”.

As far as the National Pork Producers Council (NPCC) is concerned, a trade war couldn’t have come at a worse time because five new plants either recently have come on line or are expected to do so soon, sending production to record levels. That hasn’t been done.

Trump said last month that he was working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to give ZTE “a way to get back into business, fast”.

“To say that this is an attack on Canada is not right”, said Kudlow, who last week compared the situation to “a family disagreement”.

Kudlow acknowleged that the dispute over trade could jeopardise a United States economy that is now “clicking on all cylinders”, with surging growth and low unemployment.

But, the U.S.’ trade partners refused to give ground, especially since the Trump administration subsequently launched an investigation into automotive imports, which led the European Union, in particular, to come to the conclusion that offering concessions would only be met with demands for more concessions. ‘They’re very restrictive as to taking our agricultural product and other things, ‘ he said.

Yes, even allies like Canada. “We are in a trade discussion to renegotiate NAFTA”.

“Trump is unquestionably an effect, not a cause, just as is the case with Brexit”, said Martin, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, in an email conversation.

If the USA can not produce enough steel or aluminum to meet basic national defence requirements, the reports suggest, it is a national security threat.

‘Mexico has taken our vehicle companies. “We believe in the G7, it’s an important group”, he said.

“There are better ways to help American workers and consumers”.

At the G7, Trump will defend his insistence on “fair and reciprocal trade”, said a White House National Security Council official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

On Friday, the European Union launched a case with the World Trade Organisation on China’s unfair technology transfers. I don’t want to be cavalier about anything. “It can be resolved, if people work together”. And you know what? There hasn’t been a lot of progress on that and likewise with the European Union, they haven’t really been able to extract that the concessions they wanted so we are where we are today. And so I agree.

Leaders from the EU, Canada and Mexico have criticised the move.

Carl Fey: I guess in terms of the metal, probably China is one place that they can turn to, and they probably will make some progress there and some things can be done with reasonable speed.

“We have left the 90 per cent in the dust – and we’ve been quietly tossing down roadblocks behind us to make sure that they never catch up”, writes Stewart. We have disgusting border laws’.

After the G7 summit, Canadian finance minister Bill Morneau issued a summary saying the other six members want Mr Trump to hear their message of “concern and disappointment” over the United States trade actions.