‘The trust is gone’: Ontario business and labour look for new partners as U.S. trade war continues [Video]

The damage done by Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff war has Ontario businesses looking for new trading partners and allies, in the midst of deep uncertainty caused by the conflict.

That’s according to groups representing businesses and workers across the province, who say one of the most profound impacts of the U.S. president’s scatter-shot approach has been to undermine decades of trust built between the two countries.

The uncertainty has meant businesses across the province are now planning with an eye to Trump’s mercurial behaviour, said Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEO Daniel Tisch.

“The White House has shown itself to be unreliable, untrustworthy and uncoordinated,” he said. “I think the worry is that even if we do get to a deal … there’s no guarantee that later in his term, the president won’t turn on us again.” 

Trump has long been a proponent of tariffs as a way to raise revenue …