Canada’s counter-tariffs ‘pulled the rug out from’ CUSMA, U.S. envoy says

“We’re very conscious that there are a couple of negotiations in sequence and the extent to which those negotiations can be brought together or inform each other that’s in the interest of all parties”

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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Canada is jeopardizing the future of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) — also known as USMCA — on free trade due to Canadian counter-tariffs on certain American products.

“Canada is the country that has pulled the rug out from USMCA,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive interview with Global News on Thursday. ---More...

Program note:
This is the issue Carney is trying to resolve via today's announcement Canada is removing counter tariffs on some U.S. CUSMA-compliant goods:
Canada’s counter-tariffs ‘pulled the rug out from’ CUSMA, U.S. envoy says https://t.co/GgebesEplg https://t.co/FQGCfOBX7H
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie)August 22, 2025

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