Canada: The unlikely fault line in a U.S.-led trade clash

Canada is presented as an unlikely target in a U.S.-led trade war; despite being the USs largest trading partner and having many goods enter Canada duty-free under USMCA, tariffs, dairy protections and energy trade show how intertwined the two economies are. With Alberta oil powering U.S. refineries and dairy supply management shielding Canadas farms, the standoff risks broader spillovers, but negotiators hope to resolve it within the USMCA framework before it disrupts North American trade.