Canada vs USA Trade War Explained | Global News

Uncle Sam is throwing a fit with Canada — the world’s biggest buyer of U.S. goods — over trade, tariffs, and who’s really cheating whom. The President’s social media rants and threats to make Canada the 51st state have escalated into 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports, with retaliation looming. Canada, whose economy thrives on global trade (and fiercely protects its dairy sector with Soviet-level tariffs), refuses to surrender. While the U.S. runs a trade deficit thanks to cheap Canadian oil, both sides know this feud could wreck the North American economy — like a dysfunctional family argument that just won’t shut up.

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