Trump, Canada and follow in trade talks
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As Canada and the U.S. now skirmish over Trump’s tariff threats and occasional bullying, the leaders’ rhetoric reflects a striking difference between their nations. Religion plays a far more subdued role in the public sphere in Canada than in its southern neighbor.
James Knightley, ING’s chief international economist, said the deal with the European Union is important. But he said there are still questions to be settled with some of America’s major trading
Trump’s statement comes a day after he announced a trade deal with the EU, which would see a 15 per cent tariff imposed on most European goods being exported to the U.S.
The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that has happened. But Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived.
General Motors is exposed to billions in costs from the trade war. The residents of Oshawa are already paying the price.
Home buyers and builders in Canada are in retreat, adding to the woes of an economy struggling under the weight of President Trump’s tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants a Golden Dome of missile defence over the United States, and if you’re thinking this sounds familiar, you’d be right. Back in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative,
Auto industry analysts and labour leaders on both sides of the border have warned the two new U.S. trade frameworks with the European Union and Japan are ominous for the Canadian auto industry — and even problematic for the U.