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Connections

The new trade war with Canada and Mexico

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WXXI News

President Trump says Canada should stop complaining about new 25-percent tariffs and agree to become the 51st state of the United States.

Canada has responded by "reluctantly" (in their prime minister's words) leveling tariffs of their own. Canadian leaders say the country has been galvanized by the overnight trade war with Trump.

Our guests discuss the tariffs, the political and cultural impact, and the idea that the United States should subsume other countries.

Our guests:

  • Amit Batabyal, Ph.D., distinguished professor and the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at RIT
  • Mario Elia, M.D., family physician based in London, Ontario and adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University
  • Norm Friesen, Ph.D., professor of education living in Canada

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.