Link: https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-us-trade-war-293908564c7a381ea58a61db6e9a8517

CHICAGO (AP) — After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday.

The new levies are expected to affect about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from hockey sticks to agricultural products. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly promised Saturday that his government would roll out “dollar for dollar” retaliatory measures starting Sept. 8.

I mean, what are the odds Trump reverses this because he had a particularly satisfying poop on his gold toilet tomorrow morning?

It's hard to find the signal among all the noise; maybe the noise is the signal--do not count on the United States as a reliable trade partner.

So irritating that Congress could have easily removed this power from the president, if they cared

Not these days, anyway. And I doubt Canada is going back to negotiations.

Canada exports so many energy products to the states they would be insane to start a trade war. It's been amicable and jointly beneficial for most of the history of the countries to work together.

Now Canada is flush with options for trading partners while the U.S. is further isolating themselves.

I'm honestly horrified by our domestic future, but think the world will be better off without a powerful United States led by a progressively demented parade of jingoistic imperialists.

I’m munching popcorn and enjoying the shit show. When will the orange pumpkin roll over and die?