She accused Trudeau of using “costly political gimmicks” rather than focusing on a potential trade war with the United States. Her resignation rattled the Liberal caucus, and an increasing number of MPs started to call for Trudeau to resign.

–China trade war and shrinking external demand. After the pandemic, consumers have lost confidence and spending power.”

Currently, even with the trade war and cost of living dominating the news, health care still is considered the top issue for 34 percent of people, according to a recent survey.

While the "trade war" between Canada and the United States peaked in early 2025, its remnants, the swelling deficit, and Canada's investment-adverse policies have all settled into a persistent weight on the economy.

Oliver said downside risks to the Aussie include a global recession and Donald Trump being re-elected and igniting a trade war with China.

Adding to the economic uncertainty is confusion over where tariffs will land and speculation about a potential trade war with China.

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While building flexibility in the budget for challenges brought on by the trade war, Legacy said the government will honour its main health-care promise, earmarking $4.1 billion for the department, which is about $293 million more than last year.

His former partner, Cheng Lei, was notably detained during the height the trade war in 2020 that was instigated by Beijing in response to the Australian Morrison government calling for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

The report said the trade war with the United States has weakened Canada’s economy, decreased demand for Canadian goods, and created additional inflationary pressures.

This is on top of the already economically harmful trade war with the United States.

"While there are other reasons for the U.S. trade war with the CCP, I believe fentanyl is a significant factor. However, using a trade war to counter the CCP has not been as effective as measures taken against South American countries.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has pledged to support laid-off workers during the Canada-U.S. trade war.

, triggering a nearly three-year trade war with Beijing.

the tariffs were implemented because “the president is fighting a drug war” and dismissed claims that the United States has launched a trade war against Canada.

President Donald Trump has reacted to Canada's decision to enter a trade war with the United States by imposing counter-tariffs, saying this will lead to his administration imposing reciprocal tariffs.

“I feel terrible for the American people, because it's not the American people who started this trade war,” Ford said.

On April 17, Trump said Chinese officials had contacted his administration amid the ongoing trade war between the United States and the Chinese regime and suggested that a deal on TikTok's divestment may come later, as the regime would have to sign off

tariff restrictions erupt into a global trade war," Mousina said.

Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears to believe that the 15th Five-Year Plan and the détente in the China–U.S. trade war will revive the Chinese economy, but they won’t. U.S.

In her resignation letter to Trudeau that she made public, Freeland said she was being removed from finance and she accused the prime minister of using "costly political gimmicks" at a time when Canada should be bracing for a trade war. U.S.

The series of talks over the weekend marks the first time both sides have met in person to discuss tariffs amid the ongoing trade war. Even a minimal drop in tariffs could be seen as a breakthrough.

Ltd. says it's still working to stock its grocery store shelves with more Canadian products as shoppers look for local alternatives during the Canada-U.S. trade war, but the company's chief executive admits the shift may not last.

Almost every penny of the tariffs collected should go to tax cuts, with a small sum set aside for targeted relief to workers hardest hit by the trade war," Poilievre said in Ottawa on March 4.

This is not a trade war." Lutnick added that if Canada and Mexico can prove to Trump that they have stopped the flow of fentanyl, then tariffs could be removed.

As an example, he cited China's increasing imports of soybeans from Brazil to replace such imports from the United States amid the trade war between China and the United States.

But Prime Minister Mark Carney asked for a review of the deal in March, while the trade war between Canada and the United States was in its beginning stages.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using trade as a form of war by other methods.

–China trade war and the PLA's internal political instability are key factors shaping Washington's shifted evaluation.

“The president is fighting a drug war,” not a trade war, he said.  —Stacy Robinson