Bourbon banned, bridges empty: Border towns paying for Trump’s Canada feud

Published July 20, 2026 9:00am ET | Updated July 20, 2026 4:10pm ET



The collapse in American-Canadian relations since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is usually measured by tariffs, trade agreements, and diplomatic insults. But the real cost is being paid in border towns.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in Michigan, where deteriorating relations between Washington and Ottawa are hurting communities.

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