This week marks eight months since President Donald Trump’s second administration began in the U.S., forcing Canada and other countries around the world to navigate tariffs.

Martha Harrison, trade lawyer with the firm McCarthy Tétrault, told Global News that their client base has been “dramatically impacted” by the volatility that now exists in the international trade sphere.

“Traditionally, when we are supporting clients entering into Canada or exporting out of Canada, we’re looking at usually two or three key relationships to support them in that process,” she explained.

“And when you have two or three key relationships, developing, as you say, a Plan A and a Plan B is part of our sort of everyday strategic commercial advice. But in the current context, when we have the United States

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