Summary
Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada by imposing a 25% tariff on nearly all Canadian goods, including a 10% levy on energy products.
His action, intended to pressure Canada to curb fentanyl flows, contradicts official trade figures and ignores that most deficits result from American demand for cheaper Canadian oil.
The tariffs, set to remain until Canada complies, could cost billions to Canada’s economy and disrupt $800 billion in annual trade.
Canada is expected to retaliate, forcing Prime Minister Trudeau to respond amid escalating cross-border tensions.
His logic is actually flawless. Let me explain with a metaphor:
Trump has an imagined pain in his foot, so to cure it, he’s going to open the hood of the family car and kick the engine as hard as he can. So you see, this will break his other foot and severely damage the car.
Hopefully that helps.
Can we leave him with his broken foot in the engine and under hood while I start the car?
No he already threw you off the cliff on the way there
that metaphor assumes that these tariffs are going to hurt america more than it hurts canada…
i’m pretty sure we’re the foot in your analogy. we’re getting fucked
We’re both getting fucked. We will buy fewer goods from Canada, but we will pay the tax (tariff) on them.