Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, VITAL BRIEFING—Taking new action against Canadian imports, Trump stokes trade war concerns, (Sep 11, 2026)

By Brad Rosen, J.D.

The White House asserted that its decision to escalate the trade war is in response to Canada’s ongoing discrimination with respect to U.S. imports.

In this installment of Tariff Insights, Thomas Thompson provides an overview of developments in the ever-expanding trade war between the U.S. and Canada, and he also explores some of the underlying dynamics at play between the longtime trading partners.

Some of the items Thompson delves into in the article include:

• The Trump administration’s recent prohibition on importing alcoholic beverages from Canada, which parallels a ban on U.S. liquor imports imposed by all but two Canadian provinces last year. The initial ban was enacted after the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods.

• U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s recent comments where he asserted that Canada is the only country that has retaliated against the president’s tariffs, Canada’s responses to U.S. actions are “unhinged,” and his belief that President Trump finds pleasure in the current trade conflict with the Canada and its leadership.

• Commentary from the Cato Institute, a think tank committed to free markets and limited government, that calls into question the effectiveness of the more than 20 trade deals the administration touted last year as “much less than meet the eye” and is turning out to be “little more than press releases.”

To read the piece, click on Taking new action against Canadian imports, Trump stokes trade war concerns.

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