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Trade war: Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed across-the-board tariffs on Canadian goods. McMaster University experts are available to discuss many aspects of their potential impacts.

Here’s a look at who’s available:

Don Abelson
Professor, political science

Area of expertise: Canada-US relations

Email: abelsond@mcmaster.ca

Goran Calic
Associate professor of strategic management, DeGroote School of Business

Area of expertise: close trade relationship between Canada and the U.S., issues related to competitiveness

Email: calicg@mcmaster.ca

William Huggins
Assistant professor, finance & business economics

Area of expertise: impact of tariffs on Canadian economy and how Canada’s economic relationship with the U.S. has evolved

Email: hugginsw@mcmaster.ca

Andrea Lawlor
Associate professor, Political Science

Area of Expertise: Canadian public policy, public opinion and the political implications for Canada.

Email: andrea.lawlor@mcmaster.ca

Colin Mang
Assistant professor, economics

Area of expertise: the economic impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Canadian consumers

Email: colinmang@mcmaster.ca

Greig Mordue
Associate Professor Engineering, Economics

Area of expertise: The complex and intertwined nature of North American auto manufacturing

Email: mordueg@mcmaster.ca

Pau Pujolas
Associate professor, Economics

Area of expertise:  International trade, including trade wars and tariffs; impacts of tariffs on GDP, monetary and fiscal policy

Email: pujolasp@mcmaster.ca

Francois Neville (bilingual)
Associate professor, strategic management at the DeGroote School of Business

Area of expertise: economic impact of tariffs, buy Canadian

Email: nevillef@mcmaster.ca

Additional experts and stories on tariffs can be found here.