February 4, 2025
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The Backbench
#116 Three Businesses Jerked Around by Trump
A trade war is bad, but some businesses might fare better than others.
Sam Konnert
Producer
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Noor Azrieh
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
max collins
Director of Audio

On Saturday, President Trump followed through with his promise of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 percent on energy. We clapped back with our own.

 

But late yesterday, after a couple of calls between the two leaders, Trump relented after Trudeau said he outlined Canada’s $1.3 billion border plan and also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl. Trump said he’d pause for 30 days.  

 

A trade war is bad, but some businesses might fare better than others. Our producers went out to see how they were reacting.

 

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Jeff Kirstein, Adam Brierley, Kacee Vasudeva

 

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