Canada’s Tariff Retreat Signals Weakness Amid USMCA Pressure—A Wake-Up Call for America’s Trade Strategy

In a move that underscores the complex dance of international trade diplomacy, Canada announced it would drop retaliatory tariffs and match U.S. exemptions on goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney framed this step as a gesture of cooperation, but beneath the surface lies a troubling dynamic: a clear concession to American pressure that signals challenges ahead for Canadian economic sovereignty and tests the robustness of our own trade policies. Is Canada Yielding Too Much While America Fights Fair? The USMCA, heralded as an improved trade pact, remains under strain nearly four years after...