he Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, July 30, edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney has ruled out restricting Canada's oil and gas supply to the United States amid President Donald Trump's trade war, diminishing a key bargaining chip for Ottawa. A triple bylined item led by Adrian Morrow reports that additionally, his government plans to eliminate a tax on on-line streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, marking another concession to U.S. trade demands without any reciprocal benefits for Canada. On Wednesday, Mr. Carney said he didn't "see the value" of putting energy exports, such as Alberta's oil, on the table in trade talks. "Canadians are reliable," he said. "One of the biggest commodities, arguably the best, is trust. People trust us, and so, when you're a supplier of a key commodity, key service, you've got to think really hard about not supplying." The move marks a divergence from the Prime Minister's insistence last week that "everything is on the table" as he decides how to respond to the latest round of Mr. Trump's tariffs, which are set to take effect on Aug. 19. A government lawyer wrote in a July 17 court document that Ottawa intends to "eliminate" the levy.
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