"A Tale of Two Sides: How Trade Talks Fell Apart" The collapse of trade talks between Canada and the United States has left many wondering what went wrong.
Prime Minister Mark Carney asserts that the US "asked too much and offered too little" in negotiations, while US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer claims Canada was unwilling to finalize an agreement and made "new demands and walk backs.
" Both sides have valid points, but also some flaws in their approach. The tariffs imposed by the US on $28 billion worth of Canadian goods are often seen as a straightforward case of economic warfare.