ICYMI - 1986 - Should Canada leave free trade talks?
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ICYMI - 1986 - Should Canada leave free trade talks?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 4, 202627 min
  • Interview
  • Politics
  • About Canada

This ICYMI takes you back to October of 1986. As Canada and the United States are negotiating a bilateral free trade deal, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. With many Canadians already skeptical of lowering trade barriers with the U.S.... Checkup asked: Should we go on with the free trade talks? With Here's an extended cut from first 30 minutes of that episode which aired October 19, 1970.

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I'm Ian Hannon-Mansing, and this is, in case you missed it, the podcast. It's where we revisit big moments in history through the voices of our callers. And today, let's take you back to October 1986. Canada and the U.S. are locked in free trade negotiations.

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