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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.”

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    28·
    6 days ago

    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.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        2·
        6 days ago

        Same outcome sort of, but the older ones gave entire industries a long term advantage that actually benefited the US as a whole. The new ones are just a federal cash grab.

        • molehill_siesta@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          1·
          6 days ago

          Yeah, I couldn’t avoid the meme response.

          Careful tariffs can help shield a local industry against an exploitative economy in another country, which could result in benefits to a larger workforce / population.

          But “tariffs so American automakers get higher profits so they can do more stock buybacks” ain’t it. (Example; I don’t really know who other than Trump is benefiting from current tariffs)

          • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
            1·
            5 days ago

            The money from the current tariffs goes into the income tax bin to offset the strategic tax cuts for the wealthy.

            This is also why the US can’t just get rid if them; they’d have to find the money somewhere else.

    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
      3·
      5 days ago

      Not illegal, free trade with the US means only the US can use tariffs. The US courts sided with the US.