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 US s 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 Canada s farms, the standoff risks broader spillovers, but negotiators hope to resolve it within the USMCA framework before it disrupts North American trade.