These 10 U.S. Cities Have the Largest Share Of Exports to Canada As A % Of Their City’s GDP
‘The consequences of today’s escalation in this destructive tariff war will not be contained to Canada, as much as the U.S. administration would like to pretend,’ said Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Their new analysis released Thursday (The analysis was conducted before Trump’s announcement that he was placing additional […]
Trump’s Tariffs – 10 Insights On Their Effectiveness and the Response From Canada
The Reality of Tariffs: They’re Counter-Capitalistic & Foolish – Here’s Why If Trump’s plan is to re-domicile as much manufacturing as possible based on an economic concept called the manufacturing multiplier effect (defined in the article) based on him only enacting short- to intermediate-term tariffs which would, in the end, result in lower tariffs and […]
Ouch! Canada Retaliates By Boycotting 3600 Brands Of Wines, Beers & Spirits From 35 U.S. States
An Introduction Until Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports Canada was the largest importer of American alcohol in the world ($271 million in distilled spirit, $507 million in wine and $83 million in beer products totally $861 million in 2022) from a total of 35 states – but not any more. In retaliation, Canada’s […]
Take Note, Donald: “History Doesn’t Repeat, But It Often Rhymes” and the Consequences Of These Tariffs Could Well Echo the McKinley Era Tariffs
Introduction More than a century ago, then-Representative William McKinley pursued an aggressive tariff strategy that sought to protect American industry and reduce reliance on foreign imports…The logic was simple: If foreign goods were more expensive, Americans would buy domestic products, fueling economic expansion but the results were not so simple. What follows is a slightly […]
Here’s How Canada Would Rank As the 51st State Of the U.S.
An Introduction President Donald Trump suggested Canada become the “51st state” and the graphic below from visualcapitalist.com compares various educational, crime, and economic statistics for each U.S. state and Canada.
Trump’s Misdirection Regarding Canada’s Zero-Tariff Quota Arrangement With the U.S. On Its Dairy Products
An Introduction Canada has for decades irked U.S. lawmakers with “supply management” policies that support Canadian farmers and protect its dairy, egg and poultry industries from foreign competition and function as major trade barriers above zero-tariff quota maximums to prevent the dumping of such products into the Canadian marketplace.. Zero-tariff Quota Maximums Yes, Canada does, […]
