The US and Canada are in a full trade war.

Turns out, Canada’s been prepping for years. 

The country’s been increasing container import and export infrastructure on the West coast.

Meanwhile, shipping container cargo traffic is down in Seattle and Tacoma.

We’ll talk about what it all means with Seattle Times reporter Gregory Scruggs.

Read his reporting here.

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