In most U.S. elections, Canada never comes up. But not this time.
From ads in Michigan and New Hampshire, to stump speeches and debates in New York and Iowa — plus interviews in Nevada and Alaska — the word “Canada” is coming up repeatedly as affordability takes centre stage.
Democrats are seizing on Trump’s Canadian tariffs to prosecute a larger argument about his care for Americans’ cost of living, while Republicans are either defending the tariffs for the sake of protecting the U.S. economy — or distancing themselves.
