Tariffs of Discord: What Carney's 'Miscalculation' Claim Reveals About Trump's Trade Policy Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has characterized Donald Trump's latest tariffs as a "miscalculation.
" This term implies a mistake or misjudgment, but in this context, it may be more accurate to view the tariffs as a deliberate attempt to inflict economic pain on Canada.
Carney's assertion that the US was seeking too much and offering too little in trade negotiations is consistent with Trump's tariff policy.