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CBC Manitoba: Other things to consider when buying local, Dan Shin

Eleanor Coopsammy — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:55:14 +0000

As Canadian ramp up their patriotism and “buy local” becomes the mantra, Asper School of Business Market professor, Dan Shin, talks to CBC Manitoba about why that approach may be problematic in other ways.

Shin said the push to buy Canadian goods could also be challenging for manufacturers.
“In a hypothetical situation where all the Canadians start purchasing only from Canadian businesses for Canadian goods, they’re not going to be able to meet that demand,” he said.

Read the full story at CBC Manitoba.

CTV Morning Live: Len Kuffert, historical context of tariffs

Eleanor Coopsammy — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:08:57 +0000

University of Manitoba History Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Len Kuffert, talks to CTV Morning Live about tariffs and how this trade war is not the first time the United States has imposed tariffs on Canadian goods.

He characterized the history between the countries as a “low-level boiling feud that erupts every once in a while.”

You can read the entire article and see the interview with Len at CTV Winnipeg.

CBC Manitoba: Chris Adams on Legislature resuming, tariffs

Eleanor Coopsammy — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:50:27 +0000

Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political studies at the UM speaks to CBC Manitoba about the legislature resuming, public expectations, fiscal challenges and effects of U.S. tariffs.

Read the full article on CBC Manitoba.

Global Winnipeg: Which Manitoba sector will tariffs hit the hardest?

Fiona Odlum — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 +0000

University of Manitoba economics professor, Fletcher Baragar was on Global News Winnipeg this week talking about which sector will get the hardest in the province if tariffs go into place next month.

To watch and listen to the entire interview, please follow the link to Global News Winnipeg.

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba has few options to ‘Trump-proof’ its economy in next 30 days, experts say

Fiona Odlum — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:24:11 +0000

While the reprieve may give businesses some room to build up inventories and explore potential alternative suppliers or markets, it’s not nearly enough time to make substantial structural changes in terms of production, a University of Manitoba economics professor says.

“In general, I would say 30 days is not a whole lot of time, and for big, big export volumes and big projects, it’s nowhere near going to be close enough,” said Fletcher Baragar.

To read the entire story which includes comments from UM Director of the Transport Institute, Barry Prentice, please follow the link to CBC Manitoba.

CBC National: How Canada’s dairy supply management system works — and why Trump hates it

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:45:36 +0000

Donald Trump is not a fan of Canada’s dairy supply management system — repeatedly attacking it in his first term and going after it again as he prepares to return to the White House.

CBC’s Ellen Mauro meets concerned Canadian dairy farmers and explains why the system has the U.S. president-elect so riled up. She also spoke to University of Manitoba, Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics professor Dr. Ryan Cardwell.

To hear Professor Cardwell’s analysis, please follow the link the CBC National’s Youtube page and scrub to the 4:52 mark of the story.