How the trade war with Canada is hitting US states—and could sway midterm elections - Atlantic Council
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The United States and Canada have been locked in a trade war for over a month. And now, it’s becoming a political problem.
Following US threats to impose 50 percent tariffs on about twenty billion dollars’ worth of imports, Ottawa and Washington began fierce negotiations. But the talks fell through, triggering a tit-for-tat, escalating trade war. Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on twenty billion dollars’ worth of US exports, the US imposed an import ban on certain Canadian goods, and both sides seem to be digging in for the long haul.
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