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U.S. Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs but will anything change? SFU experts available

February 20, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in a ruling Friday citing overreach. SFU experts are available to provide analysis on what this decision means for Canada.

Available SFU experts

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor, finance, Beedie School of Business 
apavlov@sfu.ca  
Expertise: economic impact of tariffs, internal investment climate, economic conditions

STEEVE MONGRAIN, professor, economics
mongrain@sfu.ca   
Expertise: public economics, law and economics, taxation, economic policies

NICOLAS SCHMITT, professor emeritus, economics
schmitt@sfu.ca
Expertise: international trade, migrations, industrial organization/competition policy

Contact

ROBYN STUBBS, SFU Communications & Marketing   
604.376.0971 | robyn_stubbs@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University   
Communications & Marketing | SFU Media Experts Directory   
778.782.3210

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