Why Canada is standing up to Trump | The Global Story
President Trump has announced a new round of tariffs against a range of Canadian goods, including hockey sticks and cement. Trump says the tariffs are
President Trump has announced a new round of tariffs against a range of Canadian goods, including hockey sticks and cement. Trump says the tariffs are in retaliation for what he called Canada’s “unequal treatment” of US cars, dairy and alcohol. But earlier in the week he also threatened retaliatory tariffs over Canada’s wildfire smoke which has been drifting into US cities.
Asma Khalid from The Global Story podcast speaks to Jayme Poisson - host of the CBC podcast ‘Frontburner’ - about what Trump actually wants from Canada, and whether Canadians are bracing for a world in which the US is no longer their closest ally. For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news Chapters 00:00 Can Canadians rely on America?
02:01 Why has President Trump put tariffs on Canada? 03:30 How has Mark Carney responded? 06:15 What does Trump want with Canada? 10:11 How much of a threat are the tariffs to Canada? 12:50 What could Canada do to retaliate? 13:47 What do regular Canadians think? 16:40 Why have Canadian wildfires caused so much controversy?
20:45 Why does Trump have a feud with Canada? 23:20 What does Trump actually want from Canada?
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