Former Labor secretary calls Trump’s Canada tariffs ‘irrational’
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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Wednesday called President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports “irrational.” Reich warned in an interview with “Squawk Box” co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC that prices would rise, particularly for housing, as a result of the trade war. “And as Canadian wood products become even more expensive, you’re…