One of the forgotten parts of the tariff story that is easily overlooked are the mom-and-pop shops on both sides; in this case, on both sides of the rivers separating the United States and Canada—the Detroit River to the south, and the St. Clair River to the north.
As I have mentioned before, I’m a lifelong resident of southeast Michigan. I have many times popped over to Windsor, Canada, and a bit farther north to Sarnia, across from the American port city of Port Huron. This is one of the hidden benefits of living in this area, and the Canadians who travel to the United States, I hear, have frequently said the same.
As some of you might have seen here at RedState previously, I have written about the border relations between our neighbor to us in the northern part of the United States. Opinion: Canadian Prime Minister Carney Responds to American Tariffs…