WASHINGTON D.C. — The economies of both the United States and Canada are facing headwinds generated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war. With central bank decisions looming in both countries amid rising unemployment, the National Post spoke with American economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin this week to discuss where things are heading.

Holtz-Eakin is the president of the American Action Forum, a Washington-based think tank and nonprofit policy institute that promotes free-market policy solutions. He previously served as chief economist of President George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, director of the Congressional Budget Office, and as the chief economic policy adviser for the McCain 2008 presidential campaign.

(This interview has been edited and condensed due to length.)

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