Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have created extra costs and bureaucracy for Canadian wool businesses.
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Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles
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What this story says
- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have resulted in additional bureaucracy and costs for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists.
- Some Canadian businesses are ceasing trade with U.S. customers.
- Judy Enright Smith, owner of the Wabi Sabi yarn shop in Ottawa, has stated she is losing patience with the situation.
- No right-rated outlets covered this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 38 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 44 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
62/100
Hype
15/100
44 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 38 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Tariffs enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump have created additional red tape and expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists. As a result, some of these businesses are discontinuing their trade with customers in the United States. Judy Enright Smith, who owns the Wabi Sabi yarn shop in Ottawa, has indicated that her patience is wearing thin.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated digests mentioned the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian wool producers and hobbyists.
Coverage settled. We checked this 123 times and stopped on 10 Sept 2026, 11:30. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
27 rated outlets
- Seventeen left-rated digests reported that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have led to a tangle of red tape and extra expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists, with some now walking away from their U.S. customers. These digests also mentioned Judy Enright Smith, owner of the Wabi Sabi yarn shop in Ottawa, stating she is running out of patience.
Centre
11 rated outlets
- Six centre-rated digests reported that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have created a tangle of red tape and extra expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists, leading some to stop doing business with U.S. customers. These digests also included the statement from Judy Enright Smith, owner of the Wabi Sabi yarn shop in Ottawa, that she is running out of patience.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles?
- Of the 38 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 71% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 44. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 71% of the 38 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
- Is the coverage of Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles biased?
- Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles is one event reported by 44 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Canadian wool producers face US tariff hurdles?
- 44 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What impact have US tariffs had on Canadian wool producers?
- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have created additional red tape and expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists. This has led some businesses to stop trading with U.S. customers.
- What is the reaction from Canadian businesses?
- Some Canadian wool producers and hobbyists are ending their business relationships with U.S. customers. Judy Enright Smith, owner of the Wabi Sabi yarn shop in Ottawa, has expressed frustration, stating she is running out of patience.
- Which political leanings covered this story?
- The story was covered by left-rated and centre-rated news outlets. No right-rated outlets reported on this issue.
Read it at the source
44 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
27- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. - National (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
StratfordToday.ca — is StratfordToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
The NOTL Local — is The NOTL Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens haltonhillstoday.ca in a new tab)
haltonhillstoday.ca — is haltonhillstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Midland Today — is Midland Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
ElliotLakeToday.com — is ElliotLakeToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens WellandTribune.ca in a new tab)
WellandTribune.ca — is WellandTribune.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens NiagaraFallsReview.ca in a new tab)
NiagaraFallsReview.ca — is NiagaraFallsReview.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
St Catharines Standard — is St Catharines Standard biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
11- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Chek news in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Trump tariffs push Canadian wool producers to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens The Globe & Mail in a new tab)
The Globe & Mail — is The Globe & Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Durham Radio News in a new tab)
Durham Radio News — is Durham Radio News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump tariffs: Canadian wool and yarn producers walk away from U.S. customers (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
6- Wool Producers Turn to Markets Other than the United States (opens Acadie Nouvelle in a new tab)
Acadie Nouvelle — is Acadie Nouvelle biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump tariffs push Canadian wool producers to untangle themselves from the U.S (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens dailyguardian.ca in a new tab)
dailyguardian.ca — is dailyguardian.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Western Investor in a new tab)
Western Investor — is Western Investor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S. (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
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