Dale Botting has spent the past 45 winters travelling to sunny Arizona to escape Saskatchewan winters and enjoy the warm weather, golf and friends he's made at his desert vacation home. But this winter will be his last.
President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on agricultural imports and exports from Canada, Mexico and China are expected to drive up costs farmers.
The tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on imports from Mexico and Canada would drive up the price of gas, groceries and homes in Arizona, economists say – and could blow a hole in state and local budgets that rely heavily on tourism.
Goods imported from Mexico and Canada will now face a 25% tariff, while tariffs on goods imported from China will be doubled to 20%.
Arizona has long been a hot destination for Canadian visitors in the winter, as well as snowbirds. Now that's changing as they get cold feet on America.