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Friday, January 16, 2026
PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY HAS ANNOUNCED A SWEEPING DEAL WITH CHINA. CANADA WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TARIFFS ON CHINESE E-VS, IN EXCHANGE FOR CHINA DROPPING ITS BARRIERS TO CANADIAN CANOLA OIL AND SEAFOOD.
CARNEY SAYS THAT GIVEN THE RECENT TURMOIL IN TRADE WITH THE U-S, THIS NEW DEAL NOW MAKES TRADE WITH CHINA "MORE PREDICTABLE."
IS THIS POSITIONING A TOUCHDOWN OR A FUMBLE? VOTE BELOW.
IS IT CONSISTENT WITH CARNEY'S OFTEN-STATED PRIORITY OF BUILDING NEW TRADING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, MOVING AWAY FROM THE NOW MORE PROTECTIONIST UNITED STATES? IS IT "ON-MESSAGE" THAT WAY? VOTE TOUCHDOWN
OR DOES THIS SERIOUSLY RISK "POKING THE BEAR" WITH DONALD TRUMP - WHO EXPECTS ALL WESTERN ALLIES TO TOE THE SAME LINE ON CHINESE E-VS? DOES IT SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE AT THE WRONG TIME, WITH THE CANADA-US FREE TRADE DEAL ABOUT TO COME UNDER FORMAL REVIEW? VOTE FUMBLE
BOB REID OF BROADWAY STRATEGY WILL JOIN JERRY AGAR AT 11:50 FOR THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF TOUCHDOWNS & FUMBLES. TUNE IN TO HEAR YOUR VOTE RESULTS AND SEE WHAT BOB THINKS OF THIS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS PLAYS OF THE WEEK.