Osler, a Canadian law firm, has tried to explain what’s happening with U.S. tariffs in a post on its website. It’s likely tariffs will persist, regardless of court decisions in the United States. Photo: Osler screenshot

Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer

A Canadian law firm is using its website in an attempt to make sense of the ongoing and difficult to understand trade chaos

Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website.

The recent surge of Canadian pride has been good to see, but the reality is that our financial fortunes are tied strongly with the U.S.

Elbows Up unifies country, but trade with U.S. still important

U.S. president’s talk of the ’51st state’ has had Canadians collectively raising their hackles, but the U.S. is still our biggest trading partner

U.S. president’s talk of the ’51st state’ has had Canadians collectively raising their hackles, but the U.S. is still our biggest trading partner









FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Trump tariffs reinstated after blocked by trade court

Fentanyl-related tariffs among levies initially cancelled; most Canadian agricultural goods already exempt

A U.S. appeals court reinstated President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Thursday—a day after a U.S. trade court ruling blocked them on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority.