Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce
An investment strategist warns of lasting impacts from escalating tariffs.
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Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce
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What this story says
- An intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade, according to a U.S. investment strategist.
- Tariffs could permanently change the nature of trade, an expert stated.
- Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific, was named in one digest.
- No right-rated outlets reported on this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 33 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 34 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
41/100
34 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 33 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.
An intensifying trade war between Canada and the United States could permanently alter cross-border trade, according to a prominent U.S. investment strategist. Tariffs could permanently change the nature of trade, an expert said. Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific, was named in one digest.
Coverage
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlets reported on this story.
Coverage settled. We checked this 49 times and stopped on 2 Sept 2026, 23:00. 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
26 rated outlets
- Five left-rated digests reported that tariffs could permanently alter trade, citing an expert. They also noted that a prominent U.S. investment strategist said the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade. One digest named Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific.
Centre
7 rated outlets
- Three centre-rated digests reported that tariffs could permanently alter trade, citing an expert. They also noted that a prominent U.S. investment strategist said the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade. One digest named Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific.
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 Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce?
- Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 79% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 34. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 79% of the 33 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 Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce biased?
- Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce is one event reported by 34 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 Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce?
- 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 Trade war could permanently alter Canada-US cross-border commerce?
- 34 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 could permanently alter cross-border trade?
- An intensifying trade war between Canada and the United States could permanently alter cross-border trade. Tariffs involved in this trade war could permanently change the nature of trade between the two countries, according to a U.S. investment strategist.
- Who commented on the trade war?
- A prominent U.S. investment strategist commented on the trade war between Canada and the U.S. Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific, was named in one digest as making these comments.
Read it at the source
48 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
35- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election - Montreal (opens Global News in a new tab)
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- US trade war looms over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens National Observer in a new tab)
National Observer — is National Observer biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
ElliotLakeToday.com — is ElliotLakeToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
InnisfilToday.ca — is InnisfilToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens burlingtontoday.com in a new tab)
burlingtontoday.com — is burlingtontoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
StratfordToday.ca — is StratfordToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
The NOTL Local — is The NOTL Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
Bowen Island Undercurrent — is Bowen Island Undercurrent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
Coast Reporter — is Coast Reporter biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
Coast Reporter
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens haltonhillstoday.ca in a new tab)
haltonhillstoday.ca — is haltonhillstoday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
Bay Today
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
Coast Reporter
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator
Centre
12- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News
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- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In the news: Tariffs could alter trade permanently, impact Quebec sovereignty debate (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Intensifying trade war could permanently alter Canada-U.S. trade, economist says (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press
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