acargitz@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 20 hours agoCanada shouldn't retaliate with US tariffs - Cory Doctorowpluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareDrinkMonkey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 hours agoThe tariffs are being explicitly selected to avoid harm to Canadian consumers (e.g. on items for which there are available and suitably priced alternatives) and on items which create the most effective political pressure.
minus-squareCruxifux@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 hours agoCool, I hope you’re right. But I suspect without regulation that the cost of things will go up and loblaws will use the tariffs as an excuse anyway
The tariffs are being explicitly selected to avoid harm to Canadian consumers (e.g. on items for which there are available and suitably priced alternatives) and on items which create the most effective political pressure.
Cool, I hope you’re right. But I suspect without regulation that the cost of things will go up and loblaws will use the tariffs as an excuse anyway