He should also put export tariffs on electricity to lower demand/price of PQ electricity (or subsidize their electricity from tariff proceeds) that is main cost of aluminum production. Buying a strategic reserve of Aluminum will keep factories open, and allow better deals/pricing for “allies” or new friends, or later dumping on US when they end the trade war.

  • @[email protected]OP
    9•9 days ago

    I think Ford’s export tariffs are still threatened retaliation. Politeness level from US increased yesterday after back down. If all tariffs are removed other than dairy on April 2, then its a win. Rhetoric backdown isn’t catastrophic if and only if the other side stops amplifying the extortion.

    • @[email protected]
      7•9 days ago

      Hi, American here.

      It’s not a win until the US removes all tariffs, including on dairy. His reason for that is bullshit too.

      • @[email protected]OP
        4•9 days ago

        Dairy exports from Canada are very low. If Trump gets to boast that “he singlehandedly saved the US dairy industry” without any retaliation, then its a nothing burger where politics crying over the nothing burger will help distract from all of the other pillaging of America he plans.