businesses are more cautious about capital spending due to the ongoing uncertainty.

Navarro, however, disputed that the trade war was having an impact on the economy, pointing instead to the Fed which he said raised rates too far and too fast before pivoting this year.



"The Federal Reserve chairman should look in the mirror," Navarro said.



American farmers, however, have said that the trade war is starting to hurt them. President Trump also decided to postpone some tariffs until December to avoid any impact on the holiday shopping season, which seemed to contradict past administration claims that China was bearing the burden of the tariffs.



Despite warnings from farmers and businesses, Navarro suggested the U.S. has the upper hand in the trade war with China: "We are winning," he said.Nautical enthusiasts took to the the shores of the St. Lawrence River on Sunday morning to protest against the city's plan to dump eight billion litres of wastewater into the river.

Water-sports lovers gathered in Lachine to surf and paddle around the St. Lawrence before heading to the Lachine Canal.

Organized by Quebec Surf and Echo Aloha, a company in Morin Heights that does paddle board lessons, Sunday's gathering was meant as a way to show their love for the St. Lawrence.

"We can do better. [The volume of the wastewater in question] is probably one per cent of the stream," said Jonathan Busby, the owner of Echo Aloha. "We can reduce our impact."

And although they don't expect to stop the city from going ahead with its plan, the protesters are