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USA Termination - Joe Blogs
The United States has terminated trade negotiations with Canada after Ontario released a major advert using Ronald Reagan’s speech on free trade to criticize the U.S. tariff strategy. This move freezes any progress on reducing steel, aluminum and lumber tariffs — and raises the stakes for both economies.
In this video, we break down what was being negotiated, what the advert was trying to achieve, why the reaction was so strong, and what this means for prices, supply chains, and business confidence on both sides of the border.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:32 ONTARIO ADVERT
2:45 WHY?
4:02 TRUMP
5:24 TRADE
6:12 TARIFFS
7:56 IMPACT
11:30 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION