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2025-03-05 15:08:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D0467BDF2CF05899D50273AB7DCE360BAB0E5DAF8DEC3E2EF4EA6479938B23E5
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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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