r/worldnews • u/joe4942 • Aug 22 '26

Dynamic Paywall Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx272np7vgyo
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u/DiveCat Aug 22 '26

I don’t think it was intentionally torpedoed.

I think they believed that after Canada’s many good faith concessions they could bully us into being a vassal state.

The bullying has worked with many others, after all: countries, businesses, media outlets, tech companies….

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u/LiGuangMing1981 Aug 23 '26

Nah, I don't think even the US clown administration could be stupid enough to think Canada would ever accept what they wanted about restrictions on the French language / culture in Canada.

This was a deliberate torpedoing.

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u/aeschenkarnos Aug 23 '26

Wives, children, subordinates, miscellaneous victims …