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Posthaste: Four things that would be 'kryptonite' to Donald Trump's tariff threats

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Donald Trump doubled down on threats to impose punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico Monday , saying the 25 -per-cent levies were “on schedule” to go ahead March 4 .

The prospect is a daunting one for Canada with economists warning that a protracted trade war could throw the economy into recession.

But even he has his “kryptonite” points out Benjamin Tal , deputy chief economist at CIBC World Markets Inc ..

Today ’s Posthaste was written by Pamela Heaven , with additional reporting from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg .

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