Posted on 06/28/2025 1:37:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Deal or no deal, what Wes Love wants is certainty.
His Toronto-area business, Taurus Craco, imports machinery from overseas and distributes it across North America, mainly to the United States.
But President Donald Trump's shifting tariffs on Canadian products have left him, like many independent business owners, unable to plan for the future.
"What has been creating indecision in the market is people don't know which way this is going to go," Mr Love told the BBC in June.
"And in small businesses, indecision is killer."
Taurus Craco was hit hard by the tariffs earlier this year when it was forced to shell out nearly C$35,000 ($25,500, £18,700) because a shipment to the US crossed the border a few minutes after one deadline.
"It is totally punitive. From a small business perspective, that's more than the cost that we spend on hydro and gas for the entire year," he said.
Even though Trump paused that tariff a few hours later, Taurus Craco still had to pay. Refusing would mean no longer being allowed to transport its products into the US, Mr Love said.
"It's like dealing with the mob," he said.
Canada is in a tit-for-tat tariff war with its largest trading partner, faciing a series of levies, in particular on metals and auto.
Since taking office in January, Trump has announced a series of import taxes on goods from other countries - arguing they will boost American manufacturing and protect jobs.
The ensuing uncertainty has hit Canada's economy and intense talks between the two countries hit a snag on Friday.
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Yeah it’s Trump’s fault so vote for more socialism...
Just accept that Trump will win the tariff war and plan accordingly.
Socialism is why Canada leads North America in “assisted suicide”
Would be easier for Canada to say zero tariffs. Same with the US and Mexico.
So why wouldn't this idiot just put a physical warehouse in the U.S.?
Reality Check:
1.Trump will win the tariff war and plan accordingly.
2.Then Plan accordingly!!!
How do we know they voted for this?
He's exploiting a loophole that the US wants to close.
Now let's guess some more. Machinery, right? From country that must pay a high tariff to export into the US? What country do you suppose that could be?
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