Canada gets its ‘elbows up’ in Trump’s trade war [Video]

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, March 8, 2025

Graeme MacKay The Hamilton Spectator

Canada’s “elbows up” approach signifies a strategic shift toward economic resilience and national unity in response to U.S. tariffs and geopolitical challenges.

Cleveland Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves says he welcomes steel tariffs and does not think they

Businesses that rely heavily on shipping their products to the U.S. — including steel producers,

Today’s cartoon animated by Graeme MacKay.

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Graeme MacKay

has been the Hamilton Spectator’s staff editorial cartoonist since 1997. He has been twice cited by the United Nations for excellence in satire, and has been recognized by the Association of Canadian Cartoonists with the George Townsend Award for best cartoon of the year.

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