Trade war truce? Not so fast. Trump has Canada’s auto sector in his sights [Video]

One trade war down, two to go — maybe more. U.S. President Donald Trump has dialled back his tariffs against Canada after rattling the economy from the markets, to factories, to the borders. 

But that was this week’s battle.

There’s another one next week when his steel and aluminum tariffs take effect; then another three weeks after that, when Trump is threatening other tariffs on a multitude of countries.

Private and public comments in recent days from Trump’s team make a mockery of the idea that stopping fentanyl was the principal reason for his tariff policy. 

The biggest risk for Canada is now coming into focus. And it’s bad news if you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians with a job connected to the auto sector. His target may be you.

In closed-door conversation, members of Trump’s team have been pushing auto companies in recent days to commit to drastically scaling back their long-term footprints in Canada …