‘A train wreck … I can’t stop watching’: Canadians grapple with anxiety around Trump’s tariff chaos [Video]

Feeling frustrated and helpless in the face of the chaos surrounding tariffs and politics in general these days? Well, there’s a valid reason for that, and you’re not alone. 

Between Canada’s current political situation and U.S. President Donald Trump boasting about his “swift and unrelenting action” since taking office, his on-again-off-again tariff war targeting Canada and his threats to make this country the “51st state,” it’s enough to make anyone feel like they’ve aged a decade in the last few months. 

CBC News has heard from plenty of people sharing the anxiety, dread and fears they feel about the tariff war, Trump’s policies and what seems like an unending onslaught of bad news. 

“I get completely obsessed with the news and my anxiety goes through the roof,” said Saskatoon resident Tracey Collins, 58.

Collins says she wants to stay informed, but finds the news so upsetting that she has to be careful not to become consumed by it. …