Donald Trump’s tariff wallop demonstrates the brute power of an imperial presidency

By Daniel Drache, Professor Emeritus, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
Marc D. Froese, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, International Studies Program, Burman University

As promised, United States President Donald Trump has imposed punishing tariffs on all exports from Canada and Mexico, leading to retaliatory tariffs from Canada.

Canada’s closest ally has torn up the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal negotiated only seven years ago. The rationale behind what the Wall Street Journal editorial board has called “the…

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