How Trump's tariffs and treatment of Canada stress border town relationships

WBUR | By Anthony Brooks

Published May 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM EDT

President Trump鈥檚 trade war and talk about taking over Canada have upset our neighbors to the north. That strained relationship with a close American ally is evident along the U.S.-Canada border.

Host traveled to, where residents on both sides of the border are grappling with it.

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Anthony Brooks

Anthony Brooks has more than twenty five years of experience in public radio, working as a producer, editor, reporter, and most recently, as a fill-in host for 91制片厂. For years, Brooks has worked as a Boston-based reporter for 91制片厂, covering regional issues across New England, including politics, criminal justice, and urban affairs. He has also covered higher education for 91制片厂, and during the 2000 presidential election he was one of 91制片厂's lead political reporters, covering the campaign from the early primaries through the Supreme Court's Bush V. Gore ruling. His reports have been heard for many years on 91制片厂's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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