"Canadian shippers are adopting a wait-and-see approach to the latest round of tariff threats from Donald Trump, trade experts say, even as a fresh feeling of angst sweeps over the commercial landscape. The U.S. president on Monday announced 50 per cent import duties that would take effect Aug. 19 on a raft of Canadian products ranging from dairy to dishware to down jackets. However, manufacturers and exporters hardened by more than a year of on-again, off-again tariff battles are adopting a measured response to the latest salvo, said Lachlan Wolfers, national leader at KPMG Law..." (The Canadian Press, 2026)
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The Canadian Press. (2026, July 22nd) 'Storm before the calm': Canadian exporters opt to wait and see on Trump tariffs. Available from BNN Bloomberg News: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2026/07/22/storm-before-the-calm-canadian-exporters-opt-to-wait-and-see-on-trump-tariffs/