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Dispatches from the front lines of a trade war

From flower farmers to cheesemakers, meet the business owners and leaders whose bottom lines tell the tale of war waged with tariffs

Business owners on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are tired.

For those whose goods have been affected by the tariffs fired back and forth between the two countries over roughly the last year and a half, this latest and possibly most punitive round of levies announced by U.S. President Donald Trump only adds to the uncertainty – and fatigue.

It’s a long list and a steep number. Cosmetics, toiletries, packaging, electrical components, chemicals, clothing and flowers are among the bevy of Canadian products now subject to a 50-per-cent U.S. tariff as of Aug. 22.

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