Tariff Tango: Trump's Latest Dance With Canada The Trump administration's decision to impose a 50% import duty on Canadian wine, hockey sticks, and other goods has sparked widespread concern about a return to protectionism.
The move is part of a long standing pattern of tit for tat maneuvers in US Canada trade relations. A closer examination of the history between the two countries reveals a complex web of reciprocal measures.
Each side has sought to outmaneuver the other, but this latest development echoes a larger issue: the erosion of international norms and institutions that have governed global trade for decades.