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Tariffs not the answer for low oil prices

You don’t make your country richer by imposing taxes on your consumers.


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Trump tariff threat highlights fundamental change in Canada-U.S. relations

U.S. officials say WTO rules disproportionately advantage other countries.


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Trump’s tariff tactics will end badly for U.S.—and Canada

Besides reducing their trade and investment linkages, foreign businesses may also reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar.


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19th century thinking drives China’s trade and economic policy

China’s economy tends to maximize its exports of high value-added products.

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Slowdown of world economic growth would likely reduce demand for Canadian resource exports

In 2018, China imported almost US$5.4 billion of crude oil from the U.S.


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Whenever Canadians cross the border, it is inevitable they will find cheaper goods in the United States. Whether milk, books, electronic goods or vehicles, it seems bargains abound south of the 49th parallel.

The Canadian Senate has just done a bang-up job of adding hard data to anecdotal observations on this issue. In a recent report, the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance found several reasons for higher Canadian prices, including higher regulations in Canada and higher taxes. (The latter explains the difference in gasoline and diesel prices at the pump, for example.)