Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare for some tough times and slower economic growth ahead because, as international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman said, the White House is 'going to the wall' to defend its use of the IEEPA tariffs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump.

John Bolton, former national security adviser to United States President Donald Trump during his first presidential term, offered some pretty good advice to Canada recently. In a Nov. 8 interview with

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