Canada has entered a “technical recession,” leading to fingerpointing in the House of Commons and Donald Trump renewing his calls to make Canada the 51st state.

Many economists are disputing that this is a recession at all. But whatever you call it, the economy is weak right now. It was weak before the trade war and it’s been made weaker by the tariffs, the threats and the uncertainty.

So how deep is this ditch that we are in, and how can we get out?

Frances Donald, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at RBC, joins us.

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