3 Feb 2025

The Panel with Zoe George and Nick Leggett (Part 1)

From The Panel, 6:06 pm on 3 February 2025

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Zoe George and Nick Leggett discuss the impact of a tariff war between the US and three of its major trading partners, and whether mining is a necessary part of a modern economy.

(FILES) US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on January 31, 2025. Trump is imposing steep tariffs on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, with a lower rate on Canadian energy imports, said the White House on February 1, 2025. Washington will impose a 25 percent levy on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a 10 percent rate on Canadian energy resources, until both work with the United States on drug trafficking and immigration. Goods from China, said the White House, would face 10 percent tariffs. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on January 31, 2025. Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP