Trade relations between the United States and Canada have deteriorated significantly over the past several months, plunging the two longtime economic allies into a relentless cycle of retaliatory measures and escalating protectionist threats. Following the implementation of sweeping and aggressive customs duties by the American administration on Canadian goods, including hefty levies on steel, aluminum, automobiles, and energy products, the Canadian federal government has chosen to strike back with calculated precision. Rather than applying broad and indiscriminate responses, Ottawa has metic