The U.S.-Canada trade dispute is putting more pressure on a relationship that supports billions of dollars in agricultural trade. Former Canadian ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, says the latest negotiations broke down because the deal offered by Washington did not work economically for Canada.” The U.S. came back and said, but we were putting the very best deal on the table, the best deal that we had given anyone,” said Hillman. “That’s not the metric.The metric that we have to judge this by is not whether it’s better than anyone else’s; it’s whether it works for Canada.” Canada imposed new counter tariffs last week on U.S. products, including dairy and agricultural equipment. Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, James Blanchard said the dispute is also creating problems for states with close economic ties to Canada.” There’s no excuse for all this, really., none.”
