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A trade war with your next-door neighbor? US-Canada trade tensions are heating up as Washington threatens to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts from 25% to 50%. The move comes after recent efforts by the two sides to resolve their trade disputes failed to make progress, prompting Canada to prepare dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on US goods. Why have the two neighbors failed to reach a deal? How could the escalating tariffs reshape North American economic relations? Watch the full discussion and share your thoughts.
A trade war with your next-door neighbor? US-Canada trade tensions are heating up as Washington threatens to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts from 25% to 50%. The move comes after recent efforts by the two sides to resolve their trade disputes failed to make progress, prompting Canada to prepare dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on US goods. Why have the two neighbors failed to reach a deal? How could the escalating tariffs reshape North American economic relations? Watch the full discussion and share your thoughts.
Guests
Julian Karaguesian
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Economics, McGill University
Prof. Zhang Xiaoyan
Associate Dean
Tsinghua PBC School of Finance