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DAVID MARCUS: Canada sees Trump trade war as ‘life and death’ while Americans barely notice

With a September deadline looming, a stark asymmetry in public opinion intensity shapes the negotiations

By David Marcus Fox News

Published September 2, 2026 4:36pm EDT

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US-Canada trade fight exposes stark divide as key deadline looms

Gary Mar warns Canada faces a major disadvantage in a tariff fight with the U.S. as President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney approach a key trade deadline.

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Gary Mar is a guy who knows a thing or two about trade between the United States and Canada. As the president of the Canada West Foundation and a former minister dealing with trade for the Province of Alberta, he’s seen a lot — but nothing quite like the current asymmetrical trade dispute between the two nations.

America and our neighbors to the north face a Sept. 7 deadline to reach a new trade deal, or see crippling sanctions go into effect on both sides. But the citizens of each country are not treating this looming crisis the same way at all.

"The 49th parallel [is] like a two-way mirror," Mar told Fox News Digital this week. "Canadians look through it, and they see Americans. But Americans look at the same mirror, and they see themselves. So we get much more information on what’s going on in the United States than Americans ever get... with respect to Canada."

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