Trump Threatens Bombardier
Trump’s Canada trade fight is pressuring Bombardier and cross-border manufacturers.
The reporting
On Aug. 22, the Trump administration’s Section 338 tariffs took effect at 50% on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, about 5% of Canada’s exports to the United States, after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last month. The measures are complicating auto-parts production because U.S. and Canadian vehicle supply chains have been integrated for decades. Steel and lumber producers are backing the tariffs, while alcohol and dairy groups are treating them as leverage against Ottawa. Aerospace was excluded, but Trump separately threatened Bombardier despite its U.S. workforce.
Analysis & opinion
Damaging trade warMostly Right
The U.S.-Canada trade conflict is not a harmless political spat; it is creating real economic damage and risk. Trump’s approach is dangerous, economically unsound, and is hurting Canada, the United States, and especially border-state economies.
