Tariff Tantrums: A Trade War by Any Other Name In recent weeks, the US Canada trade dispute has escalated into a full blown spectacle.
The imposition of 50% tariffs on certain Canadian exports, including motorcycles, has sparked controversy and debate about the characterization of this dispute as a "trade war.
" Jamieson Greer, the top trade official in the Trump administration, has downplayed the significance of these tariffs, calling them merely "business" and "economics.