Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Canada launched a tariff billboard campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, in response to Trump's tariff threats. This represents international pushback against US trade policy.
This is a Canadian government publicity campaign responding to Trump tariff threats. Despite mechanism='norm_erosion_only', there is no actual constitutional mechanism at play - this is a foreign billboard campaign with zero impact on US constitutional structures. A-score=0 because no US constitutional drivers are triggered (no election interference, no rule of law degradation, no institutional capture). The 0.3 mechanism modifier reflects that 'norm_erosion_only' without actual institutional damage is essentially noise. B-score=21.56 driven by high novelty (foreign government buying billboards in US city is unusual), media-friendliness (visual, easily covered), and moderate intentionality (9/15) as this is deliberate strategic messaging by Canada. However, B-score remains below threshold. This is classic Noise: symbolic international posturing with no constitutional impact, high media appeal but low actual significance.
Classify as Noise. Monitor only if this escalates into actual trade policy changes with domestic institutional implications. Billboard campaigns by foreign governments are publicity theater, not constitutional events.