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Some Canadian stakeholders have argued for the government to target US swing states with retaliatory tariffs, to put political pressure on Republicans. But Brian Clow, a former senior Canadian adviser on trade and US relations, said the midterms shouldn’t be a major factor for Canada’s approach to negotiating tariff relief with the US.
“Nobody should expect the Democrats to save Canada or come to our rescue when it comes to Donald Trump’s tariffs,” Clow said. “Although there are some voices speaking out against Donald Trump’s tariff policy, many of them aren’t speaking out against it and may actually support it.”
Agreed; let’s not forget that theUS was already found guilty of setting illegal tariffs against Canadian goods long before Trump took power.
The only difference is that the original tariffs were actually of strategic benefit for US industry and the new ones just funnel money to the rich.
If the Democrats seize the reins of government, fixing trade relations with Canada is going to be a long way down the list, and when it’s finally addressed, they’re still going to want concessions for each tariff they remove.
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