Canadian Economist: Trump’s Tariffs Are A Gift To Mark Carney
About this episode
The episode discusses Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., the OECD's education report, and America's debt problem.
Ed Elson is joined by Mike Moffatt to break down Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. and what it means for the relationship between the two countries. Then, John Burn-Murdoch joins to unpack why the OECD’s global education report card was the worst on record and how it could impact the international economy. Finally, Ed gives his take on America’s debt problem. Mike Moffatt is a Canadian economist and Founding Director at the Missing Middle Initiative. John Burn-Murdoch is a columnist and the chief data reporter for the Financial Times. Subscribe to the Prof G Markets Youtube Channel Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on Instagram Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Ed Elson
Guests: Mike Moffatt, John Burn-Murdoch
Topics covered
- tariffs
- Canada-U.S. relations
- OECD education report
- international economy
- America's debt problem
Keywords
- tariffs
- Canada
- U.S.
- OECD
- education report
- international economy
- debt problem
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OECD, Financial Times
Places: Canada, U.S.
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