PoliticsHow Canada’s tariffs were designed to hurt Trump

Name: How Canada’s tariffs were designed to hurt Trump
Uploaded: 2026-09-27T16:00:02.000Z
Description: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs were deliberately chosen rather than imposed at random. Duties of 15% to 50% on products including plywood, toilet paper and harvesting machinery were aimed at hurting Republicans in closely contested US midterm races, a strategy that could put pressure on Trump and his party.

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs were deliberately chosen rather than imposed at random. Duties of 15% to 50% on products including plywood, toilet paper and harvesting machinery were aimed at hurting Republicans in closely contested US midterm races, a strategy that could put pressure on Trump and his party.

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