If the soft approach doesn't work with Trump, we shouldn't fear getting tough

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on April 23.Leah Millis/Reuters Jerry Dias is a retired national president of Unifor and helped in the negotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement in 2018. Jordan Brennan is a former chief economist at Unifor. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise the tariffs he has imposed on Canadian cars yet again. It's part of his crusade against free trade, which he blames for a loss of manufacturing jobs in the United…