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The Current · August 26 · 19 min

Canada hits back in US trade war

The federal government announced their response to the new U.S. tariffs on Canada. We’ll hear from the Mayor of Sarnia about the impact this escalating trade war will have on the city, former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on the politics of this war, and what he wants to see from his province. And Randall Bartlett, the deputy chief economist at Desjardins Group, joins us to talk about the possible fallout for the Canadian economy.

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The federal government announced their response to the new U.S. tariffs on Canada. We’ll hear from the Mayor of Sarnia about the impact this escalating trade war will have on the city, former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on the politics of this war, and what he wants to see from his province. And Randall Bartlett, the deputy chief economist at Desjardins Group, joins us to talk about the possible fallout for the Canadian economy.