- Randall Bartlett
Senior Director of Canadian Economics
Happy Xmas (Trade War Isn't Over)
Based on John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (The War is Over)”
So this is Christmas
And what have they done?
Another year over
And the next one should be fun
And so this is Christmas
Tariff threats abound
Not yet in the White House
But getting Canucks down
A very merry Christmas
But an unsure New Year
Let’s hope that he’s bluffing
As we all wait in fear
And so this is Christmas
Up here and down there
But tariffs on the horizon
We’ll see how we fare
And so happy Christmas
Here comes Tariff Man
So before duties happen
Export what you can
A very merry Christmas
But an unsure New Year
How big will be tariffs?
Well that isn’t clear
And so this is Christmas
And what have they done?
Four more years in office
Have nearly begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope they do well
Higher prices for Yankees
When they buy and sell
A very merry Christmas
And an unsure New Year
Jan. 20’s soon coming
So frontload your cheer
Trade war’s not over
Even if you don’t want it
Trade war’s not over
Now …