7. The arguments for restricting trade
Suppose there is a policy debate over whether Canada should impose trade restrictions on imported semiconductors:
A senator from a province with several semiconductor factories explains that it is necessary to impose trade restrictions, such as a tariff, on the semiconductor industry to protect workers in the domestic semiconductor industry. The senator claims that without trade protection, there will be layoffs, causing many Canadian workers in the semiconductor industry to be unemployed.
Which of the following justifications is the senator using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors?
Saving-domestic-jobs argument
Unfair competition argument
National security argument
Infant industry argument
Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument