Canada, under Mark Carney, continues to play small ball while the United States under Donald Trump keeps trying to score home runs. If this were a baseball game, we would have pulled the pitcher by now and tried to figure out which other players we could replace.
While Canada got hit with more tariffs on Friday night, China received a 90-day extension on more tariffs on Monday.
“The United States and China have engaged in multiple rounds of productive negotiations to address trade reciprocity and national security concerns,” the statement from the White House read.
You would think that if China could get a 90-day extension on further tariffs because talks were going well, Canada could do the same. After all, before the Aug. 1 deadline, Mexico was able to get a deal, as was every other G