Tariffs of Friendship: The Unseen Cost of Trade Wars As trade tensions between the US and Canada escalate, a quieter crisis is unfolding among small business owners on both sides of the border.
For entrepreneurs like Julia Hallman and Sarah Paxton, the threat of 50% tariffs poses an impossible choice: abandon their Canadian suppliers or risk financial ruin.
Many business owners have built relationships with Canadian partners over years, based on trust, quality, and shared values.