A shift in this week’s tariff list caught less attention than the new bans, but Jamie Ellerton and Lindsay Broadhead argue it’s the more telling detail: specific products being pulled off entirely, a sign of exactly where the pressure is landing.
Boots, Grapefruit, and the Great Pants Debate
Before getting into policy, the panel spends a few minutes on smaller stakes entirely, landing on a debate over the best word in the English language and whether secondhand Lululemon is ever a good idea.
It’s a Little Unhinged,” Says a Senior US Official
Jamie Ellerton and Lindsay Broadhead dig into a direct quote from inside the Trump administration reacting to Canada’s own language around the dispute, and explain why that reaction might be the clearest sign yet that Canada’s messaging is landing.
Topics: Canada US tariffs, trade war definition, retaliatory tariffs 2026, Lululemon resale debate, trade dispute messaging
GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | conaptus.com
GUEST: Lindsay Broadhead | broadheadcomms.ca
Originally aired on2026-09-09
