M. Grégoire on Nostr: It was in late July that Pres. Trump announced that he would impose 50% tariffs on ...

It was in late July that Pres. Trump announced that he would impose 50% tariffs on many Canadian products in 30 days ( https://globalnews.ca/news/11973157/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-50-per-cent/ ). Before that threat, I think Canadian negotiators were ragging the puck, waiting for midterm elections. So probably we were nowhere close to having a deal four weeks prior.