Steven Miran, Trump’s head of the Council of Economic Advisers, wrote a paper defending tariffs and arguing that tariffs are borne by foreign producers and that the rise in the dollar reduces the cost to Americans.

The Trudeau government is planning a first round of counter-tariffs that could be unveiled as soon as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is sworn in on Monday, Radio-Canada has confirmed.

Jean Chretien’s 91st birthday message published in the Globe and Mail should be required reading for all Canadians. He has stated clearly how our politicians, federal and provincial, as well as our businesses should respond to the threats and bluster Donald Trump spews not only to Canada but the rest of the world as well.

Donald Trump is promising to put import taxes back at the center of US economic policy during his second term as US president. The country heavily taxed imports for much of its history before largely abandoning the policy,

President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others.

Countries and businesses around the world will be watching to see just how quickly President-elect Donald Trump imposes new tariffs and just how steep they may be. News Hour special correspondent and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell reports on how some companies are already preparing.