The Detail

Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves


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Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemployment

Donald Trump's tariffs will cause huge damage to the Canadian economy and the countries' relationship, but the reasons behind the move remain both spurious and obscure

US President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is fodder for America's flabbergasted late night comedy hosts, but north of the border, no one is laughing.

Known universally for just being ... nice, Canadians have gone from anxious to angry as America slaps 25 percent trade tariffs on its imports - a move that could send Canada into recession.

In the Ontario province alone, an estimated half a million jobs could go.

"People are really angry in this country at the United States," says the host of CBC's Front Burner podcast, Jayme Poisson…

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