Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China Will Take Effect Saturday

For context, those are the 3 largest trading partners the US has, together something like ~42% of the international trade volume.

Make it the top-4 by adding the EU, and it goes to ~56%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...

Great news for all the people who voted on the price of eggs

As a Canadian in Ontario, it’s unsettling to see half a million jobs on the line over tariffs that seem to have no rational justification. The worst part? There’s no sign of sanity returning anytime soon. I’d like to believe this is just a temporary lapse, but everything from the past few days suggests otherwise.

Tariffs during trump’s first term for reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Trump_tariffs

The effects were not beneficial to America.

Putting tariffs on Canada is particularly dumb. There's no value in alienating your allies. Maybe Canada really should join the EU:

https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/01/02/why-canada-shoul...