TALKS BETWEEN the United States and Canada continued over the past week, with the fate of North American trade at stake. Mr. Trump alluded recently to “decades of abuse” by Canada in trade, which is ridiculous. Mr. Trump is essentially holding the U.S.-Canada relationship hostage over a demand to increase an existing U.S. advantage. Dairy for dispute resolution: Mr. Trump should be more than willing to take that deal, which would let him tout substantive gains (more dairy sales) in return for a procedural concession. Mr. Trump never should have started this clash, of course; if he really wants to end it, though, this is a way to do it.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2018 21:11 UTC