Canada's Plan for a Trade War: Pain for Red States and Trump Allies

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Canada is preparing for an all-out trade war with its closest ally and one of its top trading partners, and the list of American goods that could be affected is long.

Canadian officials are preparing a three-stage plan of retaliatory tariffs and other trade restrictions against the United States, which will be put into motion if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on his threat to impose a blanket 25 percent tariff on all Canadian goods imported into the United States.

Canadian officials will wait until Mr. Trump has made his move — which he has said will be on his first day in office, Monday — and then start with imposing tariffs. They would mostly affect consumer goods worth 37 billion Canadian dollars ($25.6 billion), according to two senior government officials familiar with the plans.

They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of plans meant to remain private for now.

[OrlandoDem2]

1. Oh Canada!

I am rooting for you! Please help us embarrass and defeat the MAGAs!

I hope everyone gangs up on Trump and the USA!

[modrepub]

2. If They Can Swing It

Crank down on crude oil deliveries. I know that would impact a couple of refineries in NW PA and maybe drive up gas prices. Just not sure they would do it.

[sarge1943]

3. Just not the red states

Canada supplies a fair share of New England's electricity. Jacking the price into low earth orbit along with the price of oil will have six blue states turning a lot bluer.

[BoRaGard]

4. Watch The G.O.P. Felon pull some last-minute stinky switcheroo bullshit

I'd bet a billion bucks.

(my turn to be filthy rich will come soon if I support the republicon felon, right?

[Norbert]

5. I would love to see the Governor of the. US flinch

And throw another temper tantrum.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Every export which pays a tariff in the US should pay an equal amount of tax in Canada.

No reason all that TAX money should go exclusively to US tax collectors -- and ultimately to tsf's cronies, if not his own pocket -- Canada should take a cut, equal to the Maladministration's cut.

Exporters, of course, will eventually resort to straw man purchasers, but they'll also divert a lot to other markets than the US -- and won't come back immediately, once tsf kicks the bucket.