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Hub Podcasts · Wednesday · 20 min

Should Canada keep fighting Trump’s tariffs?

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the Trump administration's latest tariff escalation against Canada, examining the shift from broad tariffs to targeted sectoral measures and procurement restrictions. They debate whether Canada should continue retaliating or seek an off-ramp, discussing the asymmetry between the two economies and the risks of prolonged conflict. They explore how Canada's industrial structure could be fundamentally reshaped if the Carney government plans to wait until after the 2028 presidential election for another president more inclined to improving economic relationships, and question why domestic economic reforms remain absent from the national conversation. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Daphne Liang - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the Trump administration's latest tariff escalation against Canada, examining the shift from broad tariffs to targeted sectoral measures and procurement restrictions. They debate whether Canada should continue retaliating or seek an off-ramp, discussing the asymmetry between the two economies and the risks of prolonged conflict. They explore how Canada's industrial structure could be fundamentally reshaped if the Carney government plans to wait until after the 2028 presidential election for another president more inclined to improving economic relationships, and question why domestic economic reforms remain absent from the national conversation.


The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.



Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:


https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)


https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)


Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en



CREDITS:


Daphne Liang - Producer and Editor


Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts


Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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