As Canada confronts a trade war with the US, climate action risks becoming collateral damage. But the same economic shock could also allow Canada an opportunity to rethink its energy future. This tension was at the centre of Canada’s National Observer’s newest conversation hosted by Linda Solomon and David McKie. …The trade dispute is already hitting major Canadian industries, Snieckus said, pointing to steel, forestry and automotive manufacturing, as well as thousands of small and medium-sized businesses. At the same time, Canada has considerable leverage because of the resources our neighbours rely on. But the discussion repeatedly returned to a bigger question: where does climate action fit when economic sovereignty becomes the immediate priority? Max Fawcett argued protecting Canadian sovereignty has to come first because climate policy itself depends on it. …Darius Snieckus said the trade war could become an “industrial policy shock” that ultimately leaves Canada more economically diversified and energy secure.