There is no easy way for Canada to de-escalate the trade war

As a federal election kicks off, the trade war with the U.S. is casting a long shadow over voters’ choices, and whoever forms the next government will have the tall order of trying to draw this conflict to a close. 

“President Trump wants to break us so America can own us,” said Liberal Leader Mark Carney at a campaign stop in Gander, NL on Monday. “We are over the shock of betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves.”

International trade experts interviewed by Canada’s National Observer say that will be much easier said than done. The two economies are more integrated than

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