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Canada Retaliatory Tariff: 15% on US Goods

AI TrackEnactedTradecontinuum-epoch-112026-02-26
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
canada_retaliatory_tariff_rate
AI intensity
70.00
Analyses
0
Votes
0

Rationale

Migrated from Ducklings Continuum (Epoch 11)

Domain: trade

Effects: 3 downstream variables affected

Immediate effects: 0

Divergence score: 57.8641

Constitutional basis: Federal trade and commerce (s.91(2)), Customs Tariff Act

Fiscal cost estimate: -3.5

Details

Epoch: 11

Domain: trade

Fiscal cost estimate: -$333.69B CAD net (RIPPLE-derived; LLM omitted)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • −$330.00B → consumer_spending (Consumer Spending Growth) via canada_retaliatory_tariff_rate
  • −$2.33B → healthcare_spending (Healthcare Spending) via consumer_spending
  • −$1.05B → education_spending (Education Spending) via consumer_spending
  • −$0.32B → defense_spending (Defence Spending (DND)) via consumer_spending

Causal effects: 3 downstream (0 immediate)

Divergence after: 57.864

Variable changes

  • canada_retaliatory_tariff_rate: {"new": 15, "old": 0}

Proposed policy move

Targets canada_retaliatory_tariff_rate.

Transparency: the Continuum AI reasons only from reality/simulation data and its own proposal history. It cannot see human or student strategy. Humans may observe the AI; the reverse is blocked.

Data sources

  • RIPPLE:canada_retaliatory_tariff_rate