“This is my piece on President Trump’s five new proclamations signed this week, which should end any illusion in Ottawa that this trade fight is a negotiation among equals.
As the White House notes, “President Trump is taking decisive and appropriate action to respond to Canada’s additional retaliation and continued discriminatory treatment of crucial American exports.”
This means that as of September 29, Canadian beer, wine, spirits, whey, molasses, and heavyweight motorcycles will not merely be taxed at the American border. Under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, they will be banned.
h/t handy n handsome, pic by reader DA
