Trump hits back at Canada. Should Carney respond?
Power & Politics

Trump hits back at Canada. Should Carney respond?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 9, 202658 min
  • Interview
  • Politics
  • About Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump is striking back against Canada's counter-tariffs — banning the import of most Canadian booze, motorcycles and some dairy products while slapping tariffs on even more Canadian goods. Power & Politics speaks to U.S. Democratic Sen. Peter Welch about how the trade war is being received south of the border. Plus, international trade lawyer William Pellerin breaks down what's at stake if Canada strikes back again.

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returning Canada to a choice between retaliation or restraint.

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U.S. President Donald Trump strikes back against Canada, returning Canada to a choice between retaliation or restraint. It's Wednesday, September 9th. I'm David Cochran.

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The Power and Politics podcast starts now. We begin with the latest escalation in the trade war. The U.S. has responded to Canada's counter-tariff with its own retaliation. It plans to hit Canada with more tariffs and some import bans, causing concern for some

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U.S. states close to the border. We have people who are losing their homes because their jobs are going away because of tariffs. And nobody going to the grocery store can't notice that everything has gone up in price

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