Canada Says “Enough” — Trump’s Trade War Backfires in Spectacular Fashion | The Wolff Responds

Is the "America First" protectionism finally hitting a wall? In this episode of The Wolff Responds, Prof. Richard Wolff breaks down the collapsing strategy of the 2025 US-Canada trade war. What began as a threat of 25% tariffs to "save American manufacturing" has spiraled into an economic own-goal, devastating US farmers with skyrocketing fertilizer costs and actually increasing the trade deficit by over $100 billion.

Canada has refused to blink, retaining targeted counter-tariffs on steel and aluminum while US courts begin to strike down executive tariff powers. Prof. Wolff analyzes who really pays the price for this geopolitical theater—hint: it’s not the corporations, but the working class on both sides of the border.

In this episode, we cover:

The Fertilizer Fiasco: How tariffs on Canadian potash are crushing American agriculture.

The Deficit Myth: Why the US trade deficit with Canada grew to $263 billion despite protectionist measures.

Class War by Other Means: How tariffs function as a regressive tax on consumers while corporations preserve profit margins.

The End of Hegemony: Why the US can no longer unilaterally dictate terms to its closest trading partners.

Join the conversation: Are these tariffs a necessary tool for sovereignty, or just another way to squeeze the working class? Let us know in the comments.

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