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Ah, right. But why not tell the whole story? Two points here, and the first one is subjective while the second is factually objective. Firstly, (subjective opinion), 99.9% of Canadians had never even heard of this dairy tariff prior to the U.S. imposing retaliatory tariffs on other countries.

Canadians have a MSM that serves as the propagandist arm of the liberal government. As a result, actual truthful, informative news that doesn't align with liberal policy is suppressed with the full compliance of the media.

Also, most Canadians are dull, lazy, easily manipulated, and wildly incurious, a fact supported by the results of the recent federal election. This wasn't always the case. Post WWII Canada was (for its size), a powerhouse of manufacturing, productivity, and national and global contribution suported by a well educated and rising middle class. Fun fact: Canada had the world's fourth largest navy at the end of the war with 95,000 personel. Canada went from one of the most admired, proud nations in the world to the worst economic performer in the G7 in 2024. How does such a thing happen? You can decide.

Now the objective. It's best explained in the below article:

News Nation Now: President Donald Trump has said that Canada has tariffs in place at above 200% on dairy products imported from the United States. While this is accurate, it is a bit more complicated than that.

Trump’s post on social media read, in part, “Canada is cheating the United States Farmers on USMCA. In 2024, Canada retained Tariffs on various U.S. Goods, particularly in protected sectors like Dairy that are operated under a supply management system. Some examples of Canadian Tariffs on U.S. Dairy outside the limited quota include: Milk: Up to 243% …. Butter: Up to 298% …. Cheese: Up to 245%.”

However, those Canadian tariffs on U.S. dairy imports apply only after the country hits a level of tariff-free sales. This is from a deal Trump negotiated in 2018 during his first term in office.

According to the International Dairy Foods Association, the U.S. has never gotten close to exceeding the dairy quotas in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Becky Rasdall Vargas, senior vice president of trade and workforce policy at IDFA, said: “Frustratingly, the U.S. has never gotten close to exceeding our USMCA quotas because Canada has erected various protectionist measures that fly in the face of their trade obligations made under USMCA.”

Vargas thanked the Trump administration for its “efforts to hold Canada accountable on these protectionist measures.” She did, however, say that “a prolonged tariff war with our top trading partners will continue to create uncertainty and additional costs for American dairy farmers, processors, and our rural communities.”

CNN reports that in many categories, including milk, the U.S. is not even at half of the zero-tariff maximum.

According to CNN, Trump claimed that Canadian dairy tariffs were “well taken care of” when his first presidency ended, “but under Biden, they just kept raising it.”

However, Canada did not raise these tariffs during Biden’s presidency, according to official Canadian documents obtained by CNN, as well as industry groups on each side of the border. Those tariffs were left in place after the USMCA deal made by Trump in 2018, which he has called “the best trade deal ever made.”

Al Mussell, an expert on Canadian agricultural trade, told CNN: “The U.S. has precisely this same system for its dairy market. It has tariff-rate quotas, and beyond that volume, very stiff tariffs and almost no imports.”

Trump has given a variety of explanations for targeting Canada in recent weeks. He has said that his separate 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada, some of which are suspended for a month, are about fentanyl smuggling and objections to Canada’s taxes on dairy imports that he says penalize U.S. farmers.

As a result of the tariffs, Canada originally placed a 25% tariff on electricity, affecting three U.S. states. However, that has since been suspended after a “productive” conversation with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Trump’s tax increases on imports have been followed by stock market losses and fears of a recession.

Final, personal note: many of us will say we already knew that we are being brainwashed and manipulated every single day, from the time we get out of bed until we return at night. However, it's worth noting that anything that successfully influences you or effected your behaviour ... has brainwashing you.

We drown in a tsunami of information that's designed to get us to behave counter to our actual nature. It's doubtful you'd even recognize your own nature if you were suddenly cut off from all of the noise. But if we can even acknowledge and remind ourselves that we're being influenced in this way as we rise to face each day, then we can better control outcomes that are best for us and our families.

A meme that, intentionally or not, attempts to pit us against each other aligns perfectly with the favoured strategy of politicians. Divide and conquer. Feel free to pick my comments apart, I couldn't care less. However, do yourself a favour and think critically on everything that is presented to you as fact. Pause, do some research, then decide. Good luck out there.
 
The Grey said:
Ah, right. But why not tell the whole story? Two points here, and the first one is subjective while the second is factually objective. Firstly, (subjective opinion), 99.9% of Canadians had never even heard of this dairy tariff prior to the U.S. imposing retaliatory tariffs on other countries.

Canadians have a MSM that serves as the propagandist arm of the liberal government. As a result, actual truthful, informative news that doesn't align with liberal policy is suppressed with the full compliance of the media.

Also, most Canadians are dull, lazy, easily manipulated, and wildly incurious, a fact supported by the results of the recent federal election. This wasn't always the case. Post WWII Canada was (for its size), a powerhouse of manufacturing, productivity, and national and global contribution suported by a well educated and rising middle class. Fun fact: Canada had the world's fourth largest navy at the end of the war with 95,000 personel. Canada went from one of the most admired, proud nations in the world to the worst economic performer in the G7 in 2024. How does such a thing happen? You can decide.

Now the objective. It's best explained in the below article:

News Nation Now: President Donald Trump has said that Canada has tariffs in place at above 200% on dairy products imported from the United States. While this is accurate, it is a bit more complicated than that.

Trump’s post on social media read, in part, “Canada is cheating the United States Farmers on USMCA. In 2024, Canada retained Tariffs on various U.S. Goods, particularly in protected sectors like Dairy that are operated under a supply management system. Some examples of Canadian Tariffs on U.S. Dairy outside the limited quota include: Milk: Up to 243% …. Butter: Up to 298% …. Cheese: Up to 245%.”

However, those Canadian tariffs on U.S. dairy imports apply only after the country hits a level of tariff-free sales. This is from a deal Trump negotiated in 2018 during his first term in office.

According to the International Dairy Foods Association, the U.S. has never gotten close to exceeding the dairy quotas in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Becky Rasdall Vargas, senior vice president of trade and workforce policy at IDFA, said: “Frustratingly, the U.S. has never gotten close to exceeding our USMCA quotas because Canada has erected various protectionist measures that fly in the face of their trade obligations made under USMCA.”

Vargas thanked the Trump administration for its “efforts to hold Canada accountable on these protectionist measures.” She did, however, say that “a prolonged tariff war with our top trading partners will continue to create uncertainty and additional costs for American dairy farmers, processors, and our rural communities.”

CNN reports that in many categories, including milk, the U.S. is not even at half of the zero-tariff maximum.

According to CNN, Trump claimed that Canadian dairy tariffs were “well taken care of” when his first presidency ended, “but under Biden, they just kept raising it.”

However, Canada did not raise these tariffs during Biden’s presidency, according to official Canadian documents obtained by CNN, as well as industry groups on each side of the border. Those tariffs were left in place after the USMCA deal made by Trump in 2018, which he has called “the best trade deal ever made.”

Al Mussell, an expert on Canadian agricultural trade, told CNN: “The U.S. has precisely this same system for its dairy market. It has tariff-rate quotas, and beyond that volume, very stiff tariffs and almost no imports.”

Trump has given a variety of explanations for targeting Canada in recent weeks. He has said that his separate 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada, some of which are suspended for a month, are about fentanyl smuggling and objections to Canada’s taxes on dairy imports that he says penalize U.S. farmers.

As a result of the tariffs, Canada originally placed a 25% tariff on electricity, affecting three U.S. states. However, that has since been suspended after a “productive” conversation with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Trump’s tax increases on imports have been followed by stock market losses and fears of a recession.

Final, personal note: many of us will say we already knew that we are being brainwashed and manipulated every single day, from the time we get out of bed until we return at night. However, it's worth noting that anything that successfully influences you or effected your behaviour ... has brainwashing you.

We drown in a tsunami of information that's designed to get us to behave counter to our actual nature. It's doubtful you'd even recognize your own nature if you were suddenly cut off from all of the noise. But if we can even acknowledge and remind ourselves that we're being influenced in this way as we rise to face each day, then we can better control outcomes that are best for us and our families.

A meme that, intentionally or not, attempts to pit us against each other aligns perfectly with the favoured strategy of politicians. Divide and conquer. Feel free to pick my comments apart, I couldn't care less. However, do yourself a favour and think critically on everything that is presented to you as fact. Pause, do some research, then decide. Good luck out there.
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yep. I tried answering that a month or two ago. Some seemed to recognize the solid sources, others kept wanting to argue.

 
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