Trump is furious that Canada won’t take his tariffs lying down

By the Editorial Board
The Wall Street Journal
March 11, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, United States

Doug Ford

President Trump wanted a trade war with the world, and Americans are getting it, good and hard. Stock prices continued to decline on Tuesday amid the latest Canada-U.S. tariff tit-for-tat. Ontario premier Doug Ford said he was raising the price of his province’s electricity exports to the U.S. by 25% in response to Mr. Trump’s on-and-off 25% tariffs on Canada. Mr. Trump went ballistic, even by his standards. …His exhortation that Canada become a US state is a tacit acknowledgment that the two economies are deeply integrated. His splendid little tariff war will harm businesses and consumers on both sides of the border. …Ontario’s Mr. Ford and Mr. Lutnick plan to meet Thursday. …The trouble with trade wars is that once they begin they can quickly escalate and get out of control. …We said from the beginning that this North American trade war is the dumbest in history, and we were being kind. [to access the full story a WSJ subscription s required]

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