Canada's biggest newspaper has backed Ontario Premier Doug Ford's strategy of targeting U.S. voters over Donald Trump's trade war, arguing retaliatory tariffs could put political pressure on Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections. The Globe and Mail said the economic case for Canada's tariffs on US goods was “zilch, nada, zero,” warning that consumers on both sides of the border would face higher prices. But its editorial board said there was “a limited (and time-limited) political case to be made” for the measures.
It called for American politicians and voters to be made aware of the consequences of Trump's trade war with Canada. ""But it is very much in this country’s interest for American politicians, in both parties, to be fully aware of the consequences of Mr. And for voters to be fully aware of which candidates are prepared to break with the President and call for an end to the mutually assured, and futile, destruction of a trade war with Canada," the paper stated.
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