U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer raised other trade issues with Canada while testifying at the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, including teasing a future “enforcement action” over provincial bans on U.S. alcohol.
“Overall, they’ve indicated that they want to be trading more, they want to have more trade agreements with more countries,” Greer said.
Earlier Wednesday, Carney said “no” when asked by reporters if Canada was willing to make any additional concessions in trade talks.
“We understand what some of the – what the Americans would call trade irritants or trade issues – are.
He also criticized Canada’s position on trade as “the worst strategy every” and claimed “they suck” or leach off of the U.S. economy.
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“We’re not going to get agreement (on trade issues) when we keep insulting people,” she added later. »