Canada’s top economists told Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in a private Toronto meeting that damage from the escalating U.S. trade war should be manageable, with the economy strong enough to absorb President Donald Trump’s tariffs and pain likely concentrated in directly hit sectors. There was little discussion of recession risk after talks collapsed and the U.S. added 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports, including electrical equipment, plastics and plywood, on top of earlier steel, auto, aluminum and lumber levies. Ottawa has answered with duties from Sept. 8, doubling some steel and aluminum counter-tariffs to 50%, while officials expect the impasse may last past the November U.S. midterms and Prime Minister Mark Carney says support for affected industries could run for years. Earlier accounts of the breakdown cited mutual blame over last-minute demands, border-state pushback in Maine, Vermont and Michigan, disputed seafood treatment, tightened Canadian auto import quotas, and threatened 50% U.S. levies on Canadian vehicles and parts.