TORONTO - As a new round of Trump administration tariffs took effect Oct. 1, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke in Toronto about the damage she said they’ve caused to the U.S.-Canada relationship.

“We’re shooting ourselves in the foot with a chaotic national tariff policy,” Whitmer said.

During a nearly 20-minute speech in Toronto, Whitmer criticized President Donald Trump’s approach to imposing tariffs that she said are damaging the economic ties and trade relationship between the two countries - and handing China an edge.

“The Canadian-American relationship was built over generations, and the amount of damage that has been done at such a small period of time is just so incredibly disheartening and destructive,” she said.

Whitmer also spoke about the importance of the partnership be

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