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Opinion: How Alberta’s small businesses can navigate U.S. tariffs
The recent one-month suspension of a 25-per-cent tariff by the United States on most Canadian imports has thrown many Alberta small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into a state of uncertainty. While the intent behind these tariffs seems to be to not only protect American jobs and industries by taxing goods consumed within the U.S., but also to motivate action on border issues such as illegal migration and the movement of the deadly drug fentanyl, the ripple effects are being felt keenly north of the border.
The recent one-month suspension of a 25-per-cent tariff by the United States on most Canadian imports has thrown many Alberta small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into a state of uncertainty. While the intent behind these tariffs seems to be to not only protect American jobs and industries by taxing goods consumed within the U.S., but also to motivate action on border issues such as illegal migration and the movement of the deadly drug fentanyl, the ripple effects are being felt keenly north of the border.
Business plays chess. Government plays checkers
AEG President Erika Barootes examines how Alberta businesses are navigating tariff uncertainty, changing trade rules, long-term planning, the challenges facing businesses and the importance of building a more resilient, diversified economy.
AEG President Erika Barootes examines how Alberta businesses are navigating tariff uncertainty, changing trade rules, long-term planning, the challenges facing businesses and the importance of building a more resilient, diversified economy.
