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2025-03-05 05:33:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9461D095D06D4CB37546AFF7A313F375B4BAFECEBC6BB8EB1097D142E4B758A7
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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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