For the record, I'm not a huge fan of tariffs and much prefer free trade. Not gonna hold my breath here, but it appears the door to rational trade policy discussions may have opened...even if only slightly. Israel is dropping their tariffs on the US. Hoping we can put more of the tariff nonsense behind us.
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I regularly read your posts and find much I disagree with, especially regarding US foreign policy, but this I very much agree with. If the U.S. continues down this tariff road things will not end well ... Free trade and ideally free movement of people. Building walls is no solution and does not bring security and economic freedom.
@constance Free trade is a sound objective. But understand what's really at stake. Nearly 25% of Canada's GDP depends on exports to the US. Roughly 1% of the US's GDP depends on exports to Canada. Despite the economic sabre rattling, the trade war (which I'd rather not see happen) will not impact the US economy much. So...is Doug Ford serious?
@constance So should the US just go back to allowing every country put tariffs on it and not put tariffs on them? Most countries have close to double the tariffs that the US charges - if the US charges any. Why is this unfairness acceptable and expected by the whole world? Look at the chart wildbill83 posted. Does that look fair to the US?
