For a raft of businesses north of the U.S. border, the punishing 50-per-cent tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump represent an existential threat.
For many south of the 49th parallel, the Canadian countertariffs expected to take effect next week look very different. Some expect pain, but not suffering.
“Am I happy about what’s going on? Absolutely not,” said Daroll Frewing, owner of US Bowling, a family-run maker of pinsetters, bumpers and bowling lanes based in Nevada. “But is it something that I would fight for, for our company? No, it’s not worth it. Because it’s not that big a percentage of our business.
