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Aug. 26, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson catch up with Drew Dilkens, mayor of the City of Windsor, about the Canadian perspective on the current issues going on between the U.S. and Canada.
Aug. 25, 2026 ~ Canada has rejected the latest U.S. trade proposal and responded with billions in retaliatory tariffs, deepening a dispute that could have major consequences for the auto industry. Hear why leaders on both sides of the border are warning about potential impacts on jobs, manufacturing, and consumers.
CANADA ~ The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated Tuesday afternoon when Canada announced about $20 billion dollars worth of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said these new tariffs matched tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump “dollar for dollar.” Trump’s tariffs went into effect Saturday, amounting to 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.
Canada’s tariffs will apply 15-50% tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, with the steel, aluminum, dairy, fish, seafood, perfume, and clothing industries just some of the impacted sectors.
Drew Dilkens, mayor of the City of Windsor, told WJR that he fears how these tariffs will impact the job market on both side of the border due to the U.S. and Canada’s “tightly integrated” economies.
“None of us want to be here. It’s so unnecessary,” Dilkens said. “You’re our largest trading partner. We’re your largest trading partner. Seventeen states call Canada the number one customer of the goods that they produce. Some say there’s 9 million jobs on the line that are directly related to products that get shipped to Canada from the United States, and this makes no sense whatsoever.“
