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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
You'll have to do some explaining, if the initial retaliatory tariffs have minimum impact on Canada that would mean the impact is minimal to the US. So message does that send exactly and why even bother with such retaliatory tariffs? If Canada is pissed about the US imposing 25% tariffs it is basically rolling over if our government imposes tariffs with minimum impact.
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Targeted tariffs are targeted for that exact purpose. These are either items that strike specific products from specific strategic regions, or they are targeted because we already have a viable alternative in place, thus less disruption and higher prices in our own market, and relatively larger impact on the US.