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The view from Canada, as Trumpian threats fly
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He thinks America is winning. It is not

The harm from tariffs will be lasting and deep

It has spent years pinpointing America’s weaknesses and mitigating its own

And China is gaining in the process

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

That will be bad for America—and everyone else