floofloof@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 hours agoDonald Trump promises 25 per cent tariff on products from Canada, Mexicowww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down12
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump promises 25 per cent tariff on products from Canada, Mexicowww.cbc.cafloofloof@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 hours agoUnder CUSMA it’s not. Not even remotely. Ask if he cares. What are you gonna do, call the Earth police?
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 hour agoIn theory, USMCA is a law (his own law…) that has been passed by the US Congress. So in theory, he shouldn’t be able to just tear it up at a whim. In practice, with US institutions captured by the trumpist republicans, lol yea. EDIT: also “the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions”, so that’s why he’s blathering about the crap he’s blathering about. EDIT2: Here, article 32.2.
Under CUSMA it’s not. Not even remotely. Ask if he cares.
What are you gonna do, call the Earth police?
In theory, USMCA is a law (his own law…) that has been passed by the US Congress. So in theory, he shouldn’t be able to just tear it up at a whim.
In practice, with US institutions captured by the trumpist republicans, lol yea.
EDIT: also “the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions”, so that’s why he’s blathering about the crap he’s blathering about. EDIT2: Here, article 32.2.