Canadians vs. Tariffs: A Look Back to 2018
A retrospective on Canadian resilience during the 2018 steel and aluminum trade dispute.
In the first volley of what promises to be many, President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports upon his return to the presidency. Trump has justified the move by alleging that Canada and Mexico are enabling illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the United States.
It has been several years since Canada last faced new tariffs from its largest trading partner, but Canadians were not particularly pleased the first time around. Let’s revisit 2018, when the U.S. targeted Canadian steel and aluminum with tariffs, to understand public sentiment at the time.
