Trump, Canada and tariff
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"Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a national emergency?"
Trump announced the increased tariffs on Oct. 25, referencing an anti-tariff ad aired by Ontario's government featuring a video of Ronald Reagan.
Donald Trump announced he would raise tariffs on Canada by an additional 10pc as he reacted again to the country’s anti-tariffs advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan, the former US president.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a terse response to President Donald Trump’s promise to further hike tariffs on Canadian goods, saying just that his government is prepared to resume trade talks with the US at any time.
Ontario, Canada will keep airing an ad critical of tariffs through the weekend ‒ and then pause it ‒ following President Trump's objections.