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White House official lowers expectations around new sectoral tariffs starting April 2. It appears some key industries facing the threat of new U.S. tariffs may be spared from President Donald Trump's next shot in his global trade war — at least for the moment. Speaking on background, a White House official told CBC News that despite Trump's repeated threats about...
Senior government sources expect the reprieve will be short-lived. Despite winning a month-long reprieve from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs, there is a deep sense of anxiety hanging over some of the most senior Canadian government officials who manage the relationship with President Donald Trump.
Possibility of emergency tariffs over border for now, then wider-ranging tariffs in spring. The U.S. is threatening a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico could get hit with initial trade penalties within days then face broader penalties this spring.
Among the most senior officials in Ottawa, there is a document circulating that outlines specific details about how Canada could retaliate against Donald Trump's tariff threat. The list includes hundreds of American-made goods that Canada is considering hitting with retaliatory tariffs, according to a senior Canadian government source. American steel products, ceramics including toilets and sinks, glassware, flowers and different...
Fears are intensifying that Donald Trump's tariff threat will become a reality for Canada. Officials around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are increasingly worried that the U.S. president-elect's mind is made up, and that he will make good on his threat to impose a 25 per cent levy on all Canadian imports the day he takes office. According to a senior...
Former Trump ally-turned-critic urges Trudeau to stay out of U.S. domestic politics. When Donald Trump jokes that Canada could become the 51st state, and refers to Justin Trudeau as a governor rather than prime minister, it's all an effort to "humiliate" the Canadian leader, a former senior Trump adviser says. And it's to be expected from the U.S. president-elect, said...
Canada staged a large-scale diplomatic deployment this week in preparation for a U.S. presidential election of more consequence than usual.More than a dozen Canadian diplomats posted in various U.S. cities came to Washington to meet with scores of American lawmakers on Capitol Hill.