THE QUIET BETRAYAL: Canada and Mexico Strike $125 Billion Deal, Leaving America in the Cold – A Silent Economic Earthquake is Coming

BBC News – Julia | August 5, 2025

In a stunning and unprecedented geopolitical twist, the United States’ two closest neighbors — Canada and Mexico — have quietly signed a massive $125 billion trade agreement, deliberately excluding the U.S. from the table. No grand announcement. No warning. Just a brief press release — and suddenly, Washington is reeling.

This deal marks the birth of a “Northern Economic Corridor” — a powerful trade route between the two countries, crafted with one clear goal: to break free from America’s economic grip and even challenge the legacy of former President Donald Trump’s controversial trade policies.

Trump’s 35% tariffs on Canadian goods are now backfiring in real time: prices are soaring, inflation is surging, jobs are vanishing, and the American middle class is caught in the crossfire — struggling to survive between rising bills and shrinking paychecks.

“We’ve had to cut back on dinner. Butter, milk, meat — everything is more expensive. This isn’t the America I remember,” — said Linda, a mother of three in Ohio, with tears in her eyes.

While Trump continues to boast about America’s “economic strength,” Canada and Mexico have quietly chosen a different path — cooperation over confrontation. No longer content to be pawns in Washington’s power games, they are declaring their economic independence, not with weapons — but with a signature.

Ford is projecting a jaw-dropping $2 billion loss this year as supply chains from Canada falter. Meanwhile, consumer giant Procter & Gamble has raised prices on a quarter of its products. For millions of American families, that’s not just inconvenient — it’s devastating. Items once considered basic necessities are fast becoming unaffordable luxuries.

But this is more than just a financial move. The Canada-Mexico trade pact is a geopolitical statement, a signal that America is no longer the center of gravity in North America. The world is shifting — and for the first time, the U.S. is at risk of being left behind in its own backyard.

Washington is stumbling through the darkness of its own policies, as two once-loyal allies forge ahead, building a new economic order without the U.S. The warning bells are no longer just ringing in Congress — they’re echoing in American homes, at kitchen tables and checkout counters.

The question is no longer: Can America fix this?

But rather: Do other nations even want the U.S. back at the table?

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Julia – Special Correspondent, BBC News, North America