How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war
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The trade war between the United States and Canada has taken on the flavor of a culture war after the collapse of negotiations last week.
According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute with the nation's largest trading partner was not just about tariff demands but what he called unacceptable "threats" to the French language and "Quebec culture.
" Those are not typical sticking points in trade negotiations, but emotive ones in Canada, particularly in the French-speaking eastern province of Quebec, which has long sought to preserve its distinct identity.
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The trade war between the United States and Canada has taken on the flavor of a culture war after the collapse of negotiations last week.
According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute with the nation's largest trading partner was not just about tariff demands but what he called unacceptable "threats" to the French language and "Quebec culture.
" Those are not typical sticking points in trade negotiations, but emotive ones in Canada, particularly in the French-speaking eastern province of Quebec, which has long sought to preserve its distinct identity.