Trade Talks Collapsed. Now Canada and the US Are Fighting over Why.

American distilleries ‘devastated’ by collapse of trade talks as they face hundreds of millions in lost sales

Collapsed Canada-U.S. trade talks have dashed hopes of ending the 18-month provincial liquor boycott, costing American distilleries and wineries hundreds of millions in lost exports.

Trade talks collapsed. Now Canada and the US are fighting over why.

Janice Charette, Canada’s top trade negotiator to the United States, is challenging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s version of events that a last-minute ask by the Canadians on autos caught the Trump administration by surprise and helped doom the deal. Ever since talks collapsed on Aug. 21, Canadian and American officials have been blaming each other for making too many last-minute requests. Both sides are now jostling for credibility as rel…

As Canada tariff talks collapse, who’s calling the shots in Trump’s trade team?

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