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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.”

  • Kyrias@lemmy.ca
    5·
    13 days ago

    Democrats have traditionally been more in favour of protectionism than the Republicans. Don’t forget corporations are loving these tariffs because it basically blocks foreign competition.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      5·
      13 days ago

      Trump’s tariffs have nothing to do with that though - they’re just a product of his fevered ignorance and greed.

      Actual industry-serving tariffs are still valid though with the utter shitshow of these “liberation day” idiocies I don’t know if there’ll be a lot of political will to use them anytime soon.

      Either way, we have a lot of repairing to do. Which I suggest we start off by jailing this sonofabitch for any number of his seemingly limitless crimes.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        11 days ago

        Trump’s tariffs have nothing to do with that though - they’re just a product of his fevered ignorance and greed.

        Remind me how many of Trump’s first term tariffs were removed during the Biden administration?

        • Optional@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 days ago

          Trump’s First-Term Tariffs on Canada Trump initially imposed 25% tariffs on steel and 10% tariffs on aluminum starting March 1, 2018. Wikipedia Canada was initially exempt, but Trump extended these tariffs to Canada on May 31, 2018, after failed negotiations. Wikipedia

          However, these tariffs were lifted in May 2019 through a negotiated deal. Wikipedia The U.S., Canada, and Mexico reached an agreement to remove the steel and aluminum tariffs in May 2019, almost a year after they went into effect. Wikipedia This removal was seen as helping pave the way for ratification of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).

          So the answer is none, relative to Canada, because they were already removed before Biden took office.