Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump during the Group of Seven Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16. Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images files

It’s no surprise that five months after the Trump tariffs hit Canada, we still don’t have a trade deal. With no cards to play, Canada sits impotent at the table. Having brought only a large bowl of sour grapes to the talks, we face the prospect of a bad situation only getting worse as Trump tightens the screws. Until Canada is ready to give something up in exchange for a tariff-free relationship, our position will continue to weaken, bringing irreparable, long-term commercial and political disadvantage.

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