"J'aime Les Québécois": the United States Has Nothing Against French, Says Jamieson Greer
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“French may be a headache for the United States, but for Quebec and Canada, it is a right.” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this in French at a press conference in Lévy, Quebec, on the 24th, while explaining the reason for the breakdown in trade negotiations with the United States. This was a response to U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer, who had previously dismissed Canada’s claim that the U.S. took issue with its protectionist p…
"I love Quebecers and I like them to speak French," said Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative, on the CNBC channel on Monday. "What the U.S. does not like," he continued, "is the royalties imposed on digital giants to contribute to the financing of Canadian content. What is the place of language in the exchanges between the two neighbours?
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The question of French-language content on digital platforms did not short-circuit negotiations, says the American chief negotiator.
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