News Analysis
Ottawa effectively removed some tariffs on the United States during the election campaign, and while Conservatives have charged the move was done “quietly,” the Liberals counter the move was public and that many tariffs remain in place.
The controversy on the issue was driven in recent days by a report from Oxford Economics, covered by Bloomberg News, which suggested Canada’s tariffs against the United States are currently near zero. The report said tariffs only remain on products like orange juice, alcohol, coffee, clothing, and cosmetics.
This was picked up as a point of criticism by the Conservatives, charging that it contradicted the government’s public posturing ahead of the election….