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What is a trade war? How do tariffs work? And why it will impact Canadian consumers

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What is a trade war? How do tariffs work? And why it will impact Canadian consumers

July 21, 2018

As global trade tensions continue to increase, experts weigh in on what a trade war is and whether or not protectionism and imposing tariffs have ever worked to boost domestic jobs.

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