Stuart Trew

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To respond to U.S. tariffs, Canada should hit Trump where it hurts

To respond to U.S. tariffs, Canada should hit Trump where it hurts

Canada is on tenterhooks as Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as 47th President of the United States of America. The main source of anxiety is the near certainty that Trump will impose tariffs on all or some Canadian exports, as soon as inauguration day. It’s possible he will make good on his wild threat, first uttered in late...

Trump’s tariff threat is about borders, not trade

Trump’s tariff threat is about borders, not trade

Late Monday night, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to announce he would impose across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on day one of his new administration. Trump said he would leave the tariffs in place “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country...

Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?

Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?

It’s almost certain the federal government will soon announce supplementary tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs). There is remarkable agreement among former conservative trade advisors, libertarian think-tanks, environmental groups and labour unions that this is a good idea. The major questions seem to be how high the tariffs will be, what other restrictions Canada might impose on Chinese...

What would a second Trump presidency mean for Canada-US relations?

What would a second Trump presidency mean for Canada-US relations?

Donald Trump’s unsurprising win in the New Hampshire primary all but assures a reprise presidential election battle with Joe Biden this November. Can Trump win? I wouldn’t bet against it. Biden’s approval rating at this point in his presidency is lower than any other president in living memory, though with $120 million to spend on the campaign, that might not...