Episode description

A tariff reprieve and the trade war that wasn’t. 

Trump’s tariff threats caused a frenzy of breaking news coverage, but can we really fault Canadian news outlets for reporting Trump’s every move? 

Jen St. Denis of the Tyee joins Noor Azrieh to assess the breathless tariff coverage and what we’ve learned so far about covering Trump 2.0. 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jen St Denis

Further reading: 

• Trump and Trudeau make a deal: Canada-U.S. trade war delayed by ‘at least 30 days’ 
• What is Trump's tariff endgame? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen 
• The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover | WIRED 
• Tariff reprieve a result of 'depraved' Trump tactics: Former U.S. treasury secretary | CBC.ca [VIDEO]
• The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local Stories - The Walrus 
• Journalist Who Uncovered Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets Explains Why She Looked for Them: ‘I’m Not a Studio Plant’ - Variety 

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