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Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on more than 60 countries to penalize them for importing products that use forced labour. Andrew Chang explains how these ‘stealth tariffs’ may be a new way for the United States to merge a contested economic agenda with moral policy.

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Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. Opposition critics say that points to a problem of the government’s own making, and the solution did not have to penalize students at universities and publicly funded colleges.

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Amid Trump threats, Canadian War of 1812 re-enactors are skipping American battles
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November 26, 2024

Amid Trump threats, Canadian War of 1812 re-enactors are skipping American battles

The boom of a stout iron cannon reverberates across farmers’…

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Trump wants to upend the entire global order. Can he stomach the price tag?
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November 26, 2024

Trump wants to upend the entire global order. Can he stomach the price tag?

Global stock markets were wiped out by more than $2…

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Trump's trade war goes global, and there's bad news for everyone
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November 26, 2024

Trump’s trade war goes global, and there’s bad news for everyone

After spending a few weeks pounding on Canada and Mexico,…

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Red, white and bruised: World braces for battery of Trump tariffs
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November 26, 2024

Red, white and bruised: World braces for battery of Trump tariffs

After spending more than two years teasing tariffs, tomorrow is the…

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Trump wants to tariff Canadian-made drugs. Experts warn U.S. patients could pay the price
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November 26, 2024

Trump wants to tariff Canadian-made drugs. Experts warn U.S. patients could pay the price

Prescription drugs have been exempt from tariffs in the past….

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How Trump uses disinformation in his trade war with Canada
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November 26, 2024

How Trump uses disinformation in his trade war with Canada

“Nobody knows that Canada is charging our dairy farmers,” U.S….

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The trade war is here. You'll notice it at the grocery store first
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November 26, 2024

The trade war is here. You’ll notice it at the grocery store first

Canadians’ pocketbooks will likely be the victim of a prolonged…

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Trump wants to go back to 1913. Canadians and Americans will suffer the consequences
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November 26, 2024

Trump wants to go back to 1913. Canadians and Americans will suffer the consequences

Canadians have taken Donald Trump’s threats of trade action —…

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Trump tariffs, Canadian counter tariffs now in effect as deadline passes
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November 26, 2024

Trump tariffs, Canadian counter tariffs now in effect as deadline passes

With no indication that U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed…

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