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U.S. Won’t Drop Digital Issues in Trade Talks: Former Negotiator
Steve Verheul says Canada should coordinate with the European Union and other allies as U.S. digital trade demands keep talks under strain.
- On Monday, Canada's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul warned that digital sovereignty and the Online News Act remain persistent sources of trade friction with the United States.
- The United States views policies targeting big tech companies as discriminatory, Verheul noted, and Canada's cultural exemption allows American retaliation if invoked to protect local content.
- In August, Canada cut off the latest round of trade negotiations with the United States, citing American demands regarding Canadian content rules on streaming platforms as the primary obstacle.
- To counter these pressures, Verheul suggested Canada must align more closely with allies like the European Union to build a united position on digital regulatory issues.
- Because many of the world's largest digital companies are American, designing non-discriminatory policies remains difficult for Canadian officials navigating this regulatory landscape.
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U.S. won’t drop digital issues in trade talks: former negotiator
OTTAWA - Canada’s former chief trade negotiator says that while digital issues will continue to be a source of trade tensions with the U.S., Canada can gain strength if it
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left20Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
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- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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