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7% car tariff floor was on offer, Greer says, contesting Carney's account of U.S. trade proposals

8/23/2026

A potential 7% floor on Canadian automobile tariffs was part of the U.S. offer in trade talks, Greer said, directly disputing Carney's public characterization that American proposals were inadequate.

package, as Greer described it, spanned four sectors: autos, softwood lumber, steel, and dairy and wine. had offered to eliminate the 10% tariff entirely.

Steel duties, on the majority of Canadian product, would have been reduced to 25%. proposed a potential suspension of a 50% tariff on dairy and wine.

And a deal, Greer said, could have brought automotive tariffs as low as 7%. offers as falling short of what an agreement would require.