Manitoba's Kinew Calls Trump a Bad Person as Canada Nears Deal to Avert 50% Tariffs
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 21
Manitoba's Kinew Calls Trump a Bad Person as Canada Nears Deal to Avert 50% Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 21
Summary
Wab Kinew said Canada should keep fighting rather than rush concessions, calling Donald Trump “erratic,” “not to be trusted” and a “bad person” even as Ottawa pushes for a trade deal.
50% U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports are due at 12:01 a.m. Saturday unless an agreement is finalized; federal minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks in Washington were “very close.”
U.S. alcohol sales have become a key sticking point because eight of Canada’s 10 provinces restrict or ban them, and Kinew said Mark Carney strongly pressed premiers to restore those products to help close the deal.
Manitoba may comply under a “Team Canada” approach, but Kinew urged consumers to keep buying domestic goods and said the province could still favor Canadian suppliers even if formal restrictions are lifted.
Ontario and Quebec remain pivotal because provincial governments control liquor sales and some procurement rules, giving them leverage as Canada weighs concessions against broader distrust of Trump.