Trump Is Wrong. The US Does Not Subsidize Canada

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Jim Stanford writes. Jim is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver, and author of the recent report “Who’s Subsidizing Whom? Myth and Reality about the Canada-U.S. Trade Balance.” Published Jan. 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/15/Trump-Wrong-US-Does-Not-Subsidize-Canada/