Tariffs as Diplomacy: Canada's Retaliation Takes Its Toll The latest salvo in the US Canada trade war has yielded an unexpected concession from the Trump administration: evidence that their retaliatory measures are finally being noticed.
Ontario's representative in Washington, David Paterson, sees this as a glimmer of hope for productive talks between the two nations.
Paterson's optimism is rooted in a significant drop in US auto exports to Canada – a 22% decline since April last year.