{"id":33477,"date":"2026-06-04T03:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33477"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:15:35","slug":"forced-tariff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33477","title":{"rendered":"forced tariff&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/J-Greer-Trump.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/J-Greer-Trump.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/J-Greer-Trump-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/J-Greer-Trump-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer<\/strong> <strong>&amp; Flag Hugger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration plans to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, over allegations the countries are allowing goods produced by <strong>forced labour<\/strong> into their supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed new tariffs were announced by<strong> U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer <\/strong>late Tuesday night, not long after he wrapped up an afternoon meeting with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with<strong> forced labour<\/strong> is unacceptable,&#8221; Greer said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-red-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a8fa3915672b42a95a5ae30d0ff5e630 wp-block-paragraph\">For a stinging analysis of the latest in American hypocrisy this is a must view with Tod Maffin.&#8221;Lectured by the Guilty&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canada just got lectured on forced labour by a country with 12-cent prison wages.\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4eg4Btj3O-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-J-Greer-Trump.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-J-Greer-Trump.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-J-Greer-Trump-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-J-Greer-Trump-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Court Painter &amp; Double Trouble Portrait <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer &amp; Flag Hugger The Trump administration plans to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, over allegations the countries are allowing goods produced by forced labour into their supply chains. 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