Hey! I Thought We Had a Deal? (How it all Fell Apart)

As trade talks break down between Canada and the US, the race is on to fill in the details. Both Carney and US Trade Representative Jameson Greer are offering their versions of the final hours of negotiations. 

Meanwhile, reporters are talking to sources, all of whom are looking to spin the narrative. 

What really happened? 

Plus, the Jamil Jivani of it all, and TMU isn’t satisfied with the report it commissioned on antisemitism on campus. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer),  Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Michael Geist

Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

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Further reading: 

• How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War - The New York Times 
• One of Trump's top deputies has been unsatisfied with trade deal on the table for Canada, sources say | CBC News
• Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal - POLITICO 
• Trade talks collapsed at last minute after U.S. commerce chief pressed for harsher terms, sources say - The Globe and Mail
• U.S.-Canada breakdown shows limits of Trump’s aggressive trade strategy - The Washington Post
• U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer on failed U.S.-Canada trade talks: 'They wanted more' - CNBC [YouTube] 
• Ford calls Trump a ‘loser’ and ‘dictator’ after president posts about Ontario premier | Globalnews.ca
• The betrayal of Jewish students needs to end - The Globe and Mail 
• How TMU didn’t stop Jewish students and staff from being harassed as antisemitism flourished on campus: external report - The Hub
• Jivani calls Carney's dollar-for-dollar tariff response an 'overreaction' that will 'accelerate conflict' - National Post 

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