Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs

[Allan]

Carney continues to enjoy support for his approach to dealing with American aggression.

August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods (notwithstanding items already subject to a Trump-imposed 50 per cent) is holding firm, at least for now, according to new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney voices disappointment but preaches patience, he finds a country largely looking to hold the line, even if it means taking on more financial pain.

Results from an overnight poll suggest the proportion of those advising the PM and his team to “play hardball” has increased, from 63 to 69 per cent of the population compared to mid-July.

Other poll results:
63% say recognize a Palestinian State, even if Trump objects.
59% support counter tariffs.
Carney's approval rating remains high at 57%.

Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs - Angus Reid Institute

Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods (notwithstanding items already subject to a Trump-imposed 50 per cent) is holding...

angusreid.org

 

[multivita-man]

Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, and ASEAN should coordinate and threaten to become BRICS partners.

 

[Mycroft]

Carney continues to enjoy support for his approach to dealing with American aggression.



Other poll results:
63% say recognize a Palestinian State, even if Trump objects.
59% support counter tariffs.
Carney's approval rating remains high at 57%.

Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs - Angus Reid Institute

Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods (notwithstanding items already subject to a Trump-imposed 50 per cent) is holding...

angusreid.org

Why are Canadians upset with Trump's tariffs? I mean, it not like Canada is paying for them, right?

 

[Allan]

Why are Canadians upset with Trump's tariffs? I mean, it not like Canada is paying for them, right?

You are dismissed.

 

[Mycroft]

You are dismissed.

LOL!!

I'm not sure...and I'm not going to look it up...but aren't you one of those people who keep saying that American consumers are the one's who pay the tariffs? If so, why do you, as a Canadian, care? It doesn't affect you, does it?

 

[Slartibartfast]

At this point, Canada may want to look into joining the BRICs endevour and just bypass the US as much as possible.

 

[NatMorton]

"Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs"​

From the Sands of Skookumchuck...


(AI generated)

 

[Callen]

Carney is committed to negotiating a deal. Talks continue but apparently we are having some difficulty figuring out what the US wants.

From the Globe and Mail....

"Canadian officials − including Mr. Carney’s chief of staff, and Mr. LeBlanc − have travelled to Washington numerous times in recent weeks for talks.

Mr. LeBlanc said he spent three hours at Mr. Lutnick’s residence on Tuesday evening for discussions, and in that conversation, as well as those that followed, kept learning more about what Americans are seeking from Canada."

 

[Luce]

Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, and ASEAN should coordinate and threaten to become BRICS partners.

Or just join the EU.

Canada shares a border with France and Denmark.

 

[multivita-man]

Or just join the EU.

Canada shares a border with France and Denmark.

The EU is in decline; BRICS is not. BRICS is just getting started.

 

[Luce]

Carney is committed to negotiating a deal. Talks continue but apparently we are having some difficulty figuring out what the US wants.

From the Globe and Mail....

"Canadian officials − including Mr. Carney’s chief of staff, and Mr. LeBlanc − have travelled to Washington numerous times in recent weeks for talks.

Mr. LeBlanc said he spent three hours at Mr. Lutnick’s residence on Tuesday evening for discussions, and in that conversation, as well as those that followed, kept learning more about what Americans are seeking from Canada."

I can spare Canada lots of expense.

The administration wants Canada to be it's whipping boy, it's bitch.

No matter how accommodating you are, Trump will do this sort of shit every time he has a bad day. Mr LeBlanc is wasting his precious irreplaceable time on this Earth. Europe and Japan will fall all over themselves to buy your lumber AND you'll get a better deal on LNG and uranium.

 

[Luce]

The EU is in decline; BRICS is not. BRICS is just getting started.

lol, okay. Russia's economy is just booming, isn't it?

 

[Allan]

AND you'll get a better deal on LNG and uranium.

And oil. We sell oil to the US at a discount. On the open market it's worth more.

 

[multivita-man]

lol, okay. Russia's economy is just booming, isn't it?

1. It's not booming, but it's being deliberately handicapped at the moment.
2. The Russian economy will stabilize once Ukraine has been defeated, which is inevitable.
3. There's more to BRICS than Russia - like, a lot more, including the Global South, which has a lot of the resources we want.

 

[Luce]

1. It's not booming, but it's being deliberately handicapped at the moment.

So what?

2. The Russian economy will stabilize once Ukraine has been defeated, which is inevitable.

No, because Putin will immediately pick another fight. With no delay at all.

3. There's more to BRICS than Russia - like, a lot more, including the Global South, which has a lot of the resources we want.

Brazil Russia India China South Africa.

So the sum total of things they have is "rare earths". And it turns out China sells those to the EU regularly.

Now, please tell me about this EU decline.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Carney continues to enjoy support for his approach to dealing with American aggression.



Other poll results:
63% say recognize a Palestinian State, even if Trump objects.
59% support counter tariffs.
Carney's approval rating remains high at 57%.

Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs - Angus Reid Institute

Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods (notwithstanding items already subject to a Trump-imposed 50 per cent) is holding...

angusreid.org

Saskatchewan's answer to Elon Musk, Scott Moe (his real name) is now whining that we should surrender and simply accept the tariffs and be good little Canadians. Scott Moe is the leader of the only democratic region in the world whose population is SHRINKING!

The rest of Canada wants a FIGHT!

Do not EVER forget hockey. Hockey is the only professional sport where fighting is legal. Yeah,you get a penalty....some teams are built for the penalty KILL.

Carney is showing great statesmanship, never firing back, ignoring taunts, doing a "Churchill" and, to my surprise, wooing popular opinion in Canada. Mark Carney rock star? Never saw that one coming.

His calm, almost detached resolve is the stuff of legends, and is for sure shaking Trump's resolve as his bullying isn't working.

Reading a dispatch from a high ranking Liberal MP, it looks as though Trump is exactly what the Liberal party needed.

And as dessert, Trump has turned silly Pierre Poilievre into a "what happened to" as the tight ass is struggling to win a seat in the safest riding in Canada - losing to a transgender leftist!

God I love Canadian politics! You can't make this shit up.

 

[Allan]

And as dessert, Trump has turned silly Pierre Poilievre into a "what happened to" as the tight ass is struggling to win a seat in the safest riding in Canada - losing to a transgender leftist!

Bad news for Pierre this week. He'll not be given the usual courtesy of being allowed in the HoC as an unseated party leader.

He either wins on the 18th or is consigned to the dustbin of history.

 

[ElChupacabra]

At this point, Canada may want to look into joining the BRICs endevour and just bypass the US as much as possible.

BRICCS

 

[Fearandloathing]

Bad news for Pierre this week. He'll not be given the usual courtesy of being allowed in the HoC as an unseated party leader.

He either wins on the 18th or is consigned to the dustbin of history.

That would be a gift to Canada.


He's vain, childish and vengeful.

We had that with Harper. The tories need someone who knows how to bite an apple

 

[Brusan]

Saskatchewan's answer to Elon Musk, Scott Moe (his real name) is now whining that we should surrender and simply accept the tariffs and be good little Canadians. Scott Moe is the leader of the only democratic region in the world whose population is SHRINKING!

The rest of Canada wants a FIGHT!

Do not EVER forget hockey. Hockey is the only professional sport where fighting is legal. Yeah,you get a penalty....some teams are built for the penalty KILL.

Carney is showing great statesmanship, never firing back, ignoring taunts, doing a "Churchill" and, to my surprise, wooing popular opinion in Canada. Mark Carney rock star? Never saw that one coming.

His calm, almost detached resolve is the stuff of legends, and is for sure shaking Trump's resolve as his bullying isn't working.

Reading a dispatch from a high ranking Liberal MP, it looks as though Trump is exactly what the Liberal party needed.

And as dessert, Trump has turned silly Pierre Poilievre into a "what happened to" as the tight ass is struggling to win a seat in the safest riding in Canada - losing to a transgender leftist!

God I love Canadian politics! You can't make this shit up.

It’s like sitting on a rotating bar stool inside a roto-dome ride! Just when you thought you’d seen all the stuff Canadian politics had to offer, along comes another string bikini.

 

[Peter]

Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, and ASEAN should coordinate and threaten to become BRICS partners.

We should build a wall around the US and make them pay for it.

That'll show-em!

 

[Fearandloathing]

It’s like sitting on a rotating bar stool inside a roto-dome ride! Just when you thought you’d seen all the stuff Canadian politics had to offer, along comes another string bikini.

Canadian politics has been my life since I walked into an NDP meeting in Kitchener, Ontario, escaping the draft and heard, then met an amazing man. I was there because of a tall leggy blonde, but I heard this guy speak and talk about the land we all had been dreaming of for most of the decade.

Tommy Douglas. He was introduced to me as the founder of medicare. I had no clue what that was so I asked - a stupid question - which he embraced and in four or five sentences painted a picture of what all us hippies had been dreaming of. He concluded by asking "we're you drafted?" He was concerned I was in the country illegally and offered help if I was not!

Oddly, I seldom vote NDP. But that meeting brought out my Canadian DNA and I have been involved as an observer in Canadian politics ever since. That was 1965.

 

[Fearandloathing]

Why are Canadians upset with Trump's tariffs? I mean, it not like Canada is paying for them, right?

Never change.

I love any post that reveals stupiduty

 

[Peter]

Who would have thought that threatening to invade Canada might not be wildly popular?

I know they're supposed to be polite but that's taking the piss.

 

[Brusan]

That would be a gift to Canada.


He's vain, childish and vengeful.

We had that with Harper. The tories need someone who knows how to bite an apple

The Conservative Party has run into a situation whereupon enough of their primary beliefs have been embraced by the Liberals as defence against a stupid belligerent “neighbour” who’s lost the plot. Pointing across the aisle and repeating an 80 year old mantra “Liberal bad” with nothing to offer but the offensive “smarm” no longer cuts it for the majority.

Reminds me a tad of Paul Martin feeding us the bitter pill of our CPP needing some fiduciary sacrifice on our part from years of both parties treating it like their personal wallet. That, among other economic realities should have been a Conservative message a Liberal had to deliver instead.