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Michael Staffieri’s policy on cusma renegotiation

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Should Canada make concessions on dairy and alcohol market access to stay in the CUSMA trade agreement?

MS>MS  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, immediate universal concessions on supply management to avoid a total trade war

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Strongly agree

Yes, immediate universal concessions on supply management to avoid a total trade war

The PPC has called for ending Canada’s dairy supply management system; a stance favoring broad, immediate concessions on supply management aligns closely with their platform, even if framed as avoiding trade conflict. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Given PPC criticism of CUSMA and emphasis on not yielding to U.S. pressure, they could support refusing concessions; however, their general pro-trade orientation makes this only mild agreement rather than strong. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, but only in exchange for the removal of all U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum

They would like removal of U.S. steel/aluminum tariffs (a major 2018–2019 dispute), but tying dairy/alcohol concessions strictly to that condition is more transactional than the PPC’s typical supply-management-abolition message. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

The People’s Party of Canada (PPC) is broadly pro-free trade but has criticized CUSMA/USMCA as a bad deal for Canada and is not inclined to make concessions just to preserve it; they would be lukewarm to an unconditional “Yes.” Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, set a policy of decoupling from the U.S. market and pursuing new global middle-power alliances

The PPC is not a decoupling/realignment party; it generally favors open trade and market access rather than deliberately reducing integration with the U.S. and pursuing bloc-style ‘middle-power alliances.’ Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, focus on protecting Canadian farmers and sovereignty even if it risks the agreement

This prioritizes protecting farmers via supply management and frames it as sovereignty; the PPC has argued supply management harms consumers and should be dismantled, so they would strongly disagree. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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