Trumps trade war exacerbates cost-of-living woes for Ontario worker [Video]

Adam Bingle has a lot of worry as the U.S.-Canada trade war drags on.

Following the relaunch of Global News’ On the Brink series, the 51-year-old Cambridge, Ont., resident was one of many people who contacted Global News with feedback, saying he is in a similar situation to those profiled who are struggling with the cost of living.

A welder by trade, Bingle said when he first started his career, he could afford a house, two cars and a kid — but not anymore.

With U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, Bingle said he is concerned about the impact it will have on his job, which has already resulted in some cuts.

The company Bingle works for manufactures parts for forestry equipment that are sent to the U.S., where they’re assembled and sold.

Bingle said he had been making $30 an hour at a different job, but when Trump …