Ryan Manucha on CBC News: Tariff Threats and Inter-provincial Trade Barriers
C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow Ryan Manucha speaks to Andrew Nichols of CBC News about how President Donald Trump’s threats to levy high tariffs on Canadian goods has brought renewed attention to the trade barriers between provinces that hinder Canada’s economic growth. Mr. Trump’s Ruinous Trade War (Part III)
To: Tariff watchersFrom: Daniel SchwanenDate: January 24, 2025Re: Mr. Trump’s Ruinous Trade War (Part III) Donald Trump’s second presidency began this week with a flurry of orders, memoranda and quotable moments. From these we can sense, more precisely than we could prior to his inauguration, how the US plans to shape economic relations with the world, and with […] Mr. Trump’s Ruinous Trade War (Part Two)
To: Trade observers From: Daniel Schwanen Date: January 17, 2025 Re: Mr. Trump’s Ruinous Trade War (Part Two) As we saw in yesterday’s Memo, the United States runs a large finished goods manufacturing trade surplus with Canada. And it imports from Canada large amounts oil and other materials needed to keep its own industries competitive. These imports more […] Trump’s Tumultuous Tariff Threat with Meredith Lilly and Daniel Schwanen
Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to hit Canada with 25 percent tariffs. But Canada is fighting back. Michael Hainsworth speaks with Meredith Lilly of Carleton University and Daniel Schwanen, Senior Vice-President of the C.D. Howe Institute, about what options Ottawa and the provinces have to respond. Trump’s Tumultuous Tariff Threat with Meredith Lilly and Daniel Schwanen
Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to hit Canada with 25 percent tariffs. But Canada is fighting back. Michael Hainsworth speaks with Meredith Lilly of Carleton University and Daniel Schwanen, Senior Vice-President of the C.D. Howe Institute, about what options Ottawa and the provinces have to respond. Mr. Trump’s Ruinous Trade War (Part One)
“Incoming US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25-percent tariffs on goods Americans purchase from Canada. The impact of this measure on trade between Canada and the United States will not reduce the US trade deficit with Canada, one of the measure’s stated goals. Instead, it will damage both the Canadian and American economies.” Lawrence Herman on CBC News – Weighing Canada’s Options vs. Trump
International trade lawyer and Senior Fellow Lawrence Herman spoke to Andrew Nichols of CBC News about Ottawa and the provinces’ options when it comes to responding to any tariffs imposed on Canada by the Trump administration. Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond?
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Trump watchersDate: January 14, 2025Re: Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond? Donald Trump will soon be the next US President. And his tariff and border threats dominate the Canadian policy agenda. Meanwhile, a host of other US economic policies have significant implications for Canada. Energy transition policies are […] Donald Trump has Abandoned the Respect and Goodwill that Defines the Canada-US Relationship
Published in The Globe and Mail. In a news conference that the Washington Post described as a display of “rambling tangents, insults, false statements and hyperbole,” U.S. president-elect Donald Trump left no doubt he’ll carry through with his tariff threat against Canada as soon as he enters office. It means the two countries will be in […] Jon Johnson – Does a US President Have the Power to Unilaterally Impose Tariffs?
Former Canadian trade advisor Jon Johnson explains whether or not Donald Trump can make good on his threat to sign an executive order on his first day in office, charging Mexico and Canada a 25-percent tariff on all products entering the United States. Ari Van Assche and Daniel Schwanen – Now, More than Ever, Canada Needs a Supply Chain Strategy
With US President-elect Donald Trump threatening to impose a 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada as soon as he takes office, and our government poised to retaliate, Ottawa urgently needs to develop a national supply chain strategy. William Robson on BNN Bloomberg – Where does the federal government go from here?
Our president and chief executive officer, William Robson, appeared on BNN Bloomberg to talk about potential paths forward for the federal government following Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he would resign as prime minister.