Rough trade: Trump and his tariff fixation

The national discourse on trade in the U.S. comes down to seemingly endless attempts to educate the president on its most basic aspects.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless accusations that Canada’s approach to the dairy industry is hurting America’s ag producers is ridiculous, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

August 8, 2018

OTTAWA—One can’t help but wonder what the hundreds of market researchers, university experts, and economists—part of the multi-million-dollar trade intelligence industry focused on U.S.-Canada dealings—thought about the White House spokesperson’s analysis of bilateral trade last month. Re...

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