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2025-03-05 08:15:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1F5D56372B4FD33A7E5EEB8C5E2E3BDA7BB4BE1FC68995D710C63ECFE98C8EF8
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The picture is incorrect. These are not flat tariffs, but 'Tariff Rate Quotas', or TRQs - and were agreed to by Donald Trump in his first term. These TRQs are intended to protect Canadian industries from American industries that are government subsidized. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/organization/dfatd-maecd?_keywords_limit=0&frequency=not_planned&_frequency_limit=0&portal_type=info&keywords=import+controls
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