When I started the thread it was with a focus on dealing with tariffs, both into the US and into Canada. Obviously this affected others as it has also impacted imports coming from other countries from around the world.
To Gino's point it has been quite some time since President Trump was elected. But like it or not the discussion has continued to devolve into a tit for tat.
As of August 29, 2025 the de minimis exemption on US bound imports has been cancelled and all commercial entries, regardless of value, are subject to a formal commercial entry. Depending upon a number of factors this may or may not add tariffs but the additional costs and headaches to process a commercial entry through a broker is going to have a huge impact on the movement of goods into the US. That being said, it will be just a matter of time before Canada ramps up its retaliation and makes coming into Canada with US goods even more costly.
As much of a pita this is an additional disappointment is the squandered relationships that have been developed over the decades that will be negatively affected. Like many of us we have family across the US. We also have many relationships that are a result of business connections that have evolved over the 30+ years. Often we'll call, chat about work for two minutes and then chew the fat about nonsense for another half hour or figure out where we'll find each other to have a beer at a Sabres game between periods.
Anyway, how can we get away from the rhetoric that has nothing to do with solving a problem and discuss developing opportunities to strengthen our relationships on this forum and through our business, family and friendship connections?
