Tariff concessions for certain industries could be required to settle latest Canada-U.S. trade spat, observers say

Recent polling from Leger indicates Canadians may not be amenable to compromise in a trade deal with the U.S., and the Bloc Québécois says Quebec won't accept concessions on supply management. But experts say some industries may need to 'accept some base level tariffs.'
'The prime minister was very clear, we needed to protect supply management. We needed to ensure that the supply management regime remained entirely intact,' Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters in Washington, D.C., after meeting with the U.S. trade representative on Aug. 19.

With the latest American threat of tariffs on Canadian goods put on ice, at least for three days, observers say Canadians may have to accept that a future trade relationship with the United States could involve more tariffs across key sectors.

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