UBC experts on U.S. tariffs on Canada
Update (Feb. 27, 8:25 a.m.): U.S. president Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico would go into effect on Mar. 4. UBC experts are available to comment throughout this period.
Update (Feb. 26, 10:16 a.m.): U.S. president Donald Trump has pushed back tariffs on Canada and Mexico to April 2. UBC experts are available to comment throughout this period.
This morning, the White House announced that the U.S. will be moving ahead with sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on Canada on March 4, pending ongoing negotiations. UBC experts are available to comment.
Werner Antweiler, PhD
Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Economics Division
Research Chair in International Trade Policy
phone: 604-822-8484
Email: werner.antweiler@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, German
Expertise:
- International trade (tariffs and trade wars), energy systems, environmental policy
Professor Michael Devereux
Professor, Vancouver School of Economics
phone: 604-822-2542
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
Email: devm@mail.ubc.ca
- Trade war, tariffs, the Canadian dollar and global threats
Prof. Kristen Hopewell
Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues
Professor and Canada Research Chair, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Tel: 604-822-4687
Email: kristen.hopewell@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- International trade
- Geopolitics
- International political economy
- Trade policy
- CUSMA/USMCA
- United States
Camden Hutchison, JD, PhD
Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Tel: 604-822-3776
Email: hutchison@allard.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French
Expertise:
- Business
- Corporate Law
- Entrepreneurship
- History
- United States
Dr. Torsten Jaccard, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor, Vancouver School of Economics
Tel: 604-822-0203
Email: tjaccard@mail.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Tariff incidence (who pays)
- Economics of international trade
* Unavailable March 1
Carol McAusland
Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Tel: 604-822-3350
Email: carol.mcausland@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Trade (especially food and emission intensive products including steel and aluminum)
- Trade disputes (including trade agreements, MFN and WTO)
- Environmental policy and carbon taxes
Bradley Miller
Associate Professor, Dept. of History
Email: brmiller@mail.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- History of Canada
- Canadian-American relations
- Canadian-American border
- History of law and criminal justice
Harry Nelson, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604-827-3478
Email: harry.nelson@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Softwood lumber, forest economics and policy
Anubhav Pratap-Singh
Associate Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Tel: 604-723-4562
Email: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Food manufacturing, packaging and technologies
Dr. Stewart Prest, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science
Email: stewart.prest@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Implications of Trump presidency for Canada and the world
Dr. Samuel Roscoe, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Division of Operations and Logistics
Email: samuel.roscoe@sauder.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Global supply chains, operations management, tariffs, trade wars, imports/exports
For more UBC experts and topics related to Trump’s second term, please visit: https://news.ubc.ca/advisory/ubc-experts-on-trump-inauguration-and-second-term/
