Rudyard Griffiths

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3,430 appearances 35 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Sep

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The Munk Debates Podcast · Friday Focus: Canada's trade war heats up and the Iranians escalate to de-escalate · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

I guess a somewhat maximal response to the Trump administration and its uh egregious threats and actions against Canada, don't get me wrong, uh the guy's an asshole. voice-verified

But beyond. voice-verified

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But uh let's get your take on this because you're an important voice in the conversation. voice-verified

Well let's talk about some of these permutations because on one hand, um, waiting either after the midterms or voice-verified

If you believe Doug Ford in his desire to fight a trade war through to the next presidential election, twenty twenty eight, twenty twenty nine. voice-verified

Waiting has consequences. voice-verified

It courts uncertainty, it courts a business environment which I think is negative. voice-verified

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i di in terms of capital investment in Canada, in terms of decisions that all these small and medium sized businesses that are the overwhelming employers in Canada when you look at total private sector employment, the decisions many of them will make if this trade war drags on in the coming months. voice-verified

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That's my feeling that w I I agree with you, Janice. voice-verified

We have to find a way back to negotiating table. voice-verified

It has to happen sooner than later. voice-verified

And the extent to which Canadians are in a high dudgeon. voice-verified

Uh and certain premiers like Doug Forder in a high dudgeon, this removes, I think, a lot of the political space inside Canada for the Prime Minister. voice-verified

to uh to reopen a negotiation. voice-verified

I don't even know if that's possible at this moment. voice-verified

What what's your thoughts on that? voice-verified

Have we in a s and in a sense may that this have been a bit of a tactical error that the federal government has made. voice-verified

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