Resilient, sustainable food systems are Canada’s best defence against American tariffs

By Érick Duchesne, Professeur, Département de science politique, Université Laval
Gregory Cameron, Associate Professor of Political Science and Rural Studies, Dalhousie University
Gumataw Kifle Abebe, Associate Professor, Agriculture, Dalhousie University
Monika Korzun, Assistant Professor, Environment and Society, St. Thomas University (Canada)

Earlier this year, Donald Trump’s administration in the United States reimposed tariffs on Canadian items, including agricultural products, citing supposed national security concerns. Agricultural products have little to do with defence, and the move sent shockwaves through Canada’s farming community.

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