Suppose there is a policy debate regarding Canada's imposing trade restrictions on imported semiconductors: The prime minister of Canada argues that Canada should threaten to impose a tariff on Chinese semiconductors in order to induce the Chinese to remove its tariff on Canadian cars.   Which of the following justifications is the prime minister using to argue for the trade restriction on semiconductors? Unfair-competition argument   Infant-industry argument   Jobs argument   National-security argument   Using-protection-as-a-bargaining-chip argument

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