Opinion | The 49th Parallel: US-Canada Tariffs and the Complexity of Buying “Local”

In 1930, the United States enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, prompting Canada to raise duties on many American goods amid growing trade tensions. Nearly a century later, the two neighbours are locked in a trade war with a direct link to that Great Depression-era confrontation. In July 2026, the Trump administration invoked Section 338 of […] The post Opinion |…