The public exhibits a strong negative sentiment towards the ongoing US-Mexico trade negotiations, particularly criticizing President Trump's erratic policies and the implications of imposing tariffs, which are viewed as detrimental to consumers. While there is a small amount of support for Trump's 'America first' approach, the general feeling is one of frustration and mistrust towards all parties involved, including Canadian negotiators. Many commenters emphasize the need for a more effective and transparent approach to trade negotiations that considers the average person's economic challenges.

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Canadian Negotiators

Damn right. More of these - let’s go, EU and AsiaPac.

CrankyOldDude

I don't suppose Trump ever heard of unintended consequences. If Canada and Mexico can make this work, will be a boon for both countries.

flyingopher

Empty-Dimension4078

Yes! Let's partner with our Mexican brothers and sisters. Love to see this!

punknothing

We need to include Cuba and more of South America as well.  There are some great resources there.

Habsin7

Man I hate these AI generated AI narrated videos, it’s hard to distinguish them from real channels these days.

Belzebutt

As a Mexican living in Canada, this are amazing news

EngineeringAwkward58

KorgothBarbaria

Good, fuck trump. Let’s see more of this.

ferretf

I’m sorry, a land and sea bases trade corridor between Mexico and Canada that does not include the US? I get the “sea” part, but the “land” part throws me….

mikeybee1976

Does anyone have an actual source on this? A short article based on a 10 minute ai narrated video with no sources isn’t very conclusive

ScrawnyCheeath

This will be fantastic for Canada and Mexico...

cr-islander

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Sounds great but what stops Trump from just saying he'll slap a 50% universal tariff on Canada and Mexico if they do this?

ptwonline

Wait just a second!...

&gt; a new land and sea trade corridor which avoids the US.

Where exactly is this land corridor that connects Canada and Mexico - and avoids the USA?

Like, seriously, where???

ClosPins

The source for this article was a 10 min youtube video by a random creator, while I would love to see this kind of thing, it seems like pure engagement bait.

Edit: The only article I can find not referencing the same source, indicated there were talks between Canada and Mexico on how to handle joint negotiations with the US nothing like what this article talks about.

BrutusTheKat

About time. Mexico and other South American countries can take over the supplying of tropical fruits and other agricultural products instead of relying on USA

Mlles_De_Maupin

I'm all for this. But Canadians need to be ready for the consequences

Luxferrae

PermaDerpFace

What is the source of this, "The Load Star?" There's nothing to this article, just content farming slop you see on google feeds.

Additional_Remove_70

bullwinkle05

finally, feel like this should have been done way earlier.

NotaJelly

Sadly I work in an industry where we have only seen our Canadian numbers drop in 2025, while US is growing. A Tariff will kill my company with 4,500 GTA employees. 

No one in Mexico is buying our manufactured goods, when they can manufacture them in Mexico at much lower rates due to lower labour rates &amp; COL.

jostrons

Yeah that's about right.  The shitty neighbor between me and the great neighbor gets bypassed on everything fun in the neighborhood.

justelectricboogie

That would be great if we could trust them, but they happily threw us under the bus for CUSMA.

MapleWatch

Mobile-Bar7732

The onion called it…

https://theonion.com/u-s-protests-mexi-canadian-overpass-1819566460/

haliblix

I am not knowledgeable about this issue but I follow it and hope for a good outcome for Canada.

I often wonder what would happen if Carney in his deadpan voice said " I just finished talking with the owners of Canada and we decided we've made other arrangements regarding our US trade policy"   I know we need them but a backhanded compliment to say we're not that into you as much anymore.

Schumann1944

Apostasyisfreedom

Mexico will strike a deal with the US as soon as the opportunity arrives. Don't think they are a reliable trade ally

shakazuluwithanoodle

No sources, no announcements, can't really say this is ever going to happen

Yuushalinsky

They've unfortunately thrown us under the bus more than once, I'm sadly not holding my breath.

silentsam77

[Once again the Onion predicted this, long in advance](https://theonion.com/u-s-protests-mexi-canadian-overpass-1819566460/).

FaceDeer

Man I wish Canada and Mexico would try to get closer to Brazil. It would be extraordinarily epic.

Complete-Emphasis895

Finally Mexico got their shit together. 

Last few times Mexico tried to screw Canada by making an exclusive Mexico-US trade deal that would leave Canada out.

Inevitable_Butthole

There’s so many countries that we can trade with that aren’t Merica.  

EU, Asia, Australia, New Zealand

OrdinaryNo3622

Smart move. But folks MUST check labels! Our local sobeys had watermelons listed as "product of mexico" but the little stickers on the melons cleary said "product of USA" . The manager's explanation; "we were told to do that by head office". Yes, they were told to lie. Charming.

OneUnderstanding103

EnamelKant

Great, do South America next. I would like cheaper bananas and coffee, and I'm sure they'd like cheaper steel and copper.

ether_reddit

mikew7311

scotsman3288

wtf1522

Now let's add some usa exclusion clauses. If you promise to not trade with the usa, we will give you a discount on next order

Heliosvector

So the US, under Trump, will undoubtably re-jig how taxes / fees are collected when goods are shipped by rail.

Shipping via international waters will be the only way to go.

roscodawg

ill-independent

the world should respond to trump....by completely ignoring the US...don't sell them things....don't buy things from them. do not engage with them in any way.

wwwhistler

SadJapaneseTitan

Gankdatnoob

I really believe Canada, Mexico and the rest of the world are playing the long game. Using US for now because we don't want to go cold turkey, but move away from them in an organized way. Trade with the rest of the world and only with the US when necessary.

Dazzling-Account-187

I hope Mexico does not put up a wall. 😢

Mysterious_Row_

Holeshot75

If Canada and the USA truly do decouple we will need to make deals with Mexico and China if we want to continue manufacturing autos. To truly compete we will need Chinese expertise and cheaper Mexican components to put into vehicles manufactured in Canada .

Outrageous_Ad_687

I say we build a very long bridge, and make Trump pay for it

bestuzernameever

Let's hope this results in the Hilux coming to the Canadian market

UnscrupulousTaco

I remember when dummy Ford tried to throw Mexico under the bus when orange first announced his tariffs.

Impressive-Potato

darmokpicard

vvvric0025

Best coffee I have ever drunk, nectar of the gods

bavanek

This plan has one flaw.  You couldn't use any land routes without going through the US.  Maybe the shipbuilding industry and ports will get busier though.

Appropriate-Tooth866

Trump said he doesn’t need anything from Canada. So surely he won’t whine about this.

I-Am-Really-Bananas

How are they planning on doing this without crossing into the US?

Roboguy519

That's great news for both countries.  I, for one, am thrilled.

Every-Block9248

LMFAOOO imagine thinking Mexico could ever replace the USA.

Best-Guess7858

I'm not trying to be that guy but is there any actual SOURCE for this? I can't find any non-random small YouTube channels talking about this, no mention from CBC etc

JollyAstronomer

Trump's America badly needs a time out ... and cutting it out of global trade is just one necessary step towards giving it to them.

fheathyr

Mexico has fucked is over (Canada) several times, so I am skeptical

Ok_Tradition_3382

I'm not convinced this is anything but wishful thinking at this point. I can't find anything about it from reputable sources, and the article mentions a new land route, which seems fairly impossible. 

I'm definitely not opposed to some sort of trade deal with Mexico but I fail to see why we'd need to spend 120 billion on it.

Background-Key-457

This isn’t going to work for several reasons:


1) Canada’s infrastructure (roads, pipelines, etc.) is designed for trade with the U.S.. Canada has enough difficulty trading among the provinces, and it would take years to build out the capacity to push all US replacement trade out to the ports of Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax for processing. 

2) Mexico’s infrastructure is also built to trade with the U.S. (most of its industrial base is along the border), is more underdeveloped than Canada’s, and its geography naturally makes it extremely challenging to build out its infrastructure, let alone to keep it secure. Communication, control, and logistical issues for Mexico’s government are arguably why the cartels are able to thrive there. 

3) Mexico and Canada produce many of the same things and do not need to trade much with each other. For example, both produce crude oil, both produce precious metals, and both produce autos that mostly serve the U.S. market. Both are also agricultural exporters and those industries are sticking points with the U.S.. Overall, there is a reason why there isn’t much trade between Canada and Mexico despite being partners in a free trade agreement for the past 30 years.

4) The U.S. is a consumer economy and sponsors the world’s reserve currency (those two things are deeply intertwined). The only thing that comes remotely close to the U.S. in terms of consumption is the collective EU. China and Mexico are producer countries. 

5) The U.S. has now cut deals with the EU, Japan, the UK, Vietnam, Indonesia, and The Philippines, seems to have made substantial progress with China, and doesn’t seem to be far off from deals with India and Thailand among others. The EU and Japan in particular were big dominos to fall. That isolates Canada and Mexico and makes it so the U.S. consumer isn’t going to feel much pain with either or both holding out. 


Overall either Canada, Mexico, or both would fold to the U.S. before realistically finding replacements. They are both heavily reliant on U.S. trade and their options are very limited. The U.S. on the other hand has the infrastructure to trade with anyone and can reroute supply chains with a lot less heartburn and both short and long term harm than Canada. Canada would be better off just making the deal with the U.S..

Slight_Bet660

Why is there so little news coverage on this? I researched with AI and it confirmed with links and citations. Then I tried searching CBC CTV Global etc and didn't find anything. Maybe I'm missing it, but it seems strange.

Many-Seat6716

usa just too big of a player in NA to allow that. eu just got bent over, it comes here as well.

covex_d

tooldieguy

Sandoriah

Californian here. Add Washington, Oregon, and California to Canada and then there would also be a land bridge.

swalker6622

Ok-Bunch8485

Its great hearing this, but I'm saddened to hear the dismal numbers from Canadians boycotting US travel.  


The pedo/rapist has no control on this and no way to retaliate against us in this manner so we should be doing better and more to abou avoid travel to the US in any way possible. 

Moronto_AKA_MORONTO

There are many viables  and each nation looks after itself.  In the present world no nation should depend on another. Canada was lulled into to of a cozy relationship with the US. It is time to expand and move on. Mexico and others would be a good way to move on.

Excellent-Counter647

torryton3526

*"We're going to continue taxing American businesses 25% more."*

*"uh... ok. Do we need to have trade talks for this?"*

*"Yes, we'd like to have a deal where we can tax them more."*

*"Right, well, you know where to call.."*

LargeSnorlax

I feel like we all collectively forgot that a US president does not have the power to unilaterally impose tariffs

HisCromulency

Bluewalker_BR

Middle_Scratch4129

HalJordan2424

Quelle surprise... Taco chickens out yet again..

Boye

I expect there to be more extensions with other countries. And I have a feeling these countries are going to keep getting extensions over the next 3.5+ years

cjp2010

NoeloDa

This is getting really old.  How can Ang business plan ahead ???

SoundSageWisdom

Let's see if he extends Canada's as well (he won't). If not, then why the difference? (Because he's still serious about the 51st state bullshit). 

Tribe303

Space_Sweetness

The orange man doesn’t grasp that his erratic trade policies prevent the fed from lowering rates.

It’s fucking maddening.

wampum

“No more extensions” oh wait, what about the Epstein files?

Relevant_Tone4741

BecauseBatman01

I have never seen such a flaky individual in my life.

sloping_wagon

powdertaker

Didn’t he literally say yesterday there wasn’t going to be any extensions?

mlorusso4

Everyone needs to stop calling them "tariffs" and just call them as "Trump taxes".

flaagan

Underp0pulation

TACO HERE!!! GET YOU ALL FLORIDIAN SPECIAL EPSTIEN TACO HERE!!! SUPER CHEAP AND EASY TO BUY TACOS!!! DIDDY AND EPSTIEN FAVORED APPROVED!!!

volanger

espngenius

Psychological-Wrap25

Market manipulation. I’m really sick of this guy.

Flat-Emergency4891

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