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Jackie Northam

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
840 total appearances

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The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the reason that he did that, because the tariffs that Trump was threatening to slap on Canada, which are still in place, they're just being suspended for now. We don't know if they're going to be, you know, come back again or not. But this was really hitting Canada hard. It was affecting agricultural products, lumber and paper products, but also things like potash that's used for fertilizer.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the reason that he did that, because the tariffs that Trump was threatening to slap on Canada, which are still in place, they're just being suspended for now. We don't know if they're going to be, you know, come back again or not. But this was really hitting Canada hard. It was affecting agricultural products, lumber and paper products, but also things like potash that's used for fertilizer.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the reason that he did that, because the tariffs that Trump was threatening to slap on Canada, which are still in place, they're just being suspended for now. We don't know if they're going to be, you know, come back again or not. But this was really hitting Canada hard. It was affecting agricultural products, lumber and paper products, but also things like potash that's used for fertilizer.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

Canada was also facing 10% tariffs on crude oil. Now, if you think about it, the U.S. gets about half of its imported oil. So these were really digging deep. And so that's why Trudeau turned around and said, right, we're going to hit back as hard as you're hitting us. And to be honest,

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

Canada was also facing 10% tariffs on crude oil. Now, if you think about it, the U.S. gets about half of its imported oil. So these were really digging deep. And so that's why Trudeau turned around and said, right, we're going to hit back as hard as you're hitting us. And to be honest,

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

Canada was also facing 10% tariffs on crude oil. Now, if you think about it, the U.S. gets about half of its imported oil. So these were really digging deep. And so that's why Trudeau turned around and said, right, we're going to hit back as hard as you're hitting us. And to be honest,

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

He had really just broad backing by the Canadian public because they were sort of fed up with being what a lot of people think is being bullied by the U.S.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

He had really just broad backing by the Canadian public because they were sort of fed up with being what a lot of people think is being bullied by the U.S.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

He had really just broad backing by the Canadian public because they were sort of fed up with being what a lot of people think is being bullied by the U.S.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

At the end of the day, the difference was between when he said he was going to do it and when he said he was going to postpone the tariffs. Two things happened. One is that Canada agreed to announce a fentanyl czar. And this is really an American term, czar. You wouldn't hear this in Canadian lexicon, right? It's just not there.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

At the end of the day, the difference was between when he said he was going to do it and when he said he was going to postpone the tariffs. Two things happened. One is that Canada agreed to announce a fentanyl czar. And this is really an American term, czar. You wouldn't hear this in Canadian lexicon, right? It's just not there.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

At the end of the day, the difference was between when he said he was going to do it and when he said he was going to postpone the tariffs. Two things happened. One is that Canada agreed to announce a fentanyl czar. And this is really an American term, czar. You wouldn't hear this in Canadian lexicon, right? It's just not there.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the other thing was a joint strike force team meant to target money laundering and the criminal underworld and that sort of thing. Other than that, Canada had everything else in place already, over a billion dollars to beef up its border security, things like that.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the other thing was a joint strike force team meant to target money laundering and the criminal underworld and that sort of thing. Other than that, Canada had everything else in place already, over a billion dollars to beef up its border security, things like that.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

And the other thing was a joint strike force team meant to target money laundering and the criminal underworld and that sort of thing. Other than that, Canada had everything else in place already, over a billion dollars to beef up its border security, things like that.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

So we're not really sure what the difference was between he said he was going to implement them and until he said he was just going to hold off for a month. Just those two things. So it really leaves a lot of Canadians wondering, what was this about? You know, I was just up there on a trip. I was so struck by the, you know, just the depth of anger and disappointment.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

So we're not really sure what the difference was between he said he was going to implement them and until he said he was just going to hold off for a month. Just those two things. So it really leaves a lot of Canadians wondering, what was this about? You know, I was just up there on a trip. I was so struck by the, you know, just the depth of anger and disappointment.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

So we're not really sure what the difference was between he said he was going to implement them and until he said he was just going to hold off for a month. Just those two things. So it really leaves a lot of Canadians wondering, what was this about? You know, I was just up there on a trip. I was so struck by the, you know, just the depth of anger and disappointment.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

Thanks very much. Nice to be here.

The NPR Politics Podcast
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

Thanks very much. Nice to be here.