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Varcoe: 'Death by 1,000 cuts': Alberta businesses await counter-tariffs amid widening trade clash

'It's disproportionately going to hit small- and medium-sized enterprises, because they have fewer options in responding to an increase in their input costs,' said ATB Financial chief economist Mark Parsons

Another key tariff-related deadline is approaching for Alberta companies, and business leaders such as John Jeffrey and Corey Smith are taking note.

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Unless a Canada-United States trade deal is reached within the next few days, Canadian counter-tariffs are expected to kick in, beginning Tuesday.

And while Alberta exports have largely escaped the direct brunt of U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian products, some businesses are being squeezed by the White House’s trade action. Others will soon see counter-tariffs placed on goods they acquire from American........

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