# Carney Deals with Trump (USA trade war against Canada)

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478 "2026-08-22T04:39:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carney-deals-with-trump-usa-trade-war-against-canada/1032478/345 "2026-10-21T17:00:47Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> Sure. As I said, “88% of US academic economists think they are a terrible idea as a general policy or method of fundraising _while allowing they could have a role protecting nascent industries or when dumping genuinely occurs_.”

This reminds me of “9 out of ten dentists recommend Trident” (turns out the 10th recommendsa not chewing gum at all)

I wasn’t disagreeng with you at all. I was suggesting the focus should be on the sentence you highlighted.

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