Andrea Mrozek explains how marriage & family life can contribute to reducing societal immaturity
Andrea Mrozek explains how marriage & family life can contribute to reducing societal immaturity
Why are Western Canadian oil prices so strong?: Rory Johnston for Inside Policy

President Trump imposes doubled tariffs on Canadian goods [Video]

Categories
Ontario News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor.

Trump said on social media that the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to the price increases that the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States.

“I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,” Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social.

The U.S. president has given a variety of explanations for his antagonism of Canada, saying that his separate 25% tariffs are about fentanyl smuggling and voicing objections to Canada putting high taxes on dairy imports that penalize U.S. farmers. But he continued to call for Canada …

Removing the roadblocks: How provinces can lead the charge on boosting internal trade
Removing the roadblocks: How provinces can lead the charge on boosting internal trade
Burdens of care – Why research data, not red tape, must drive health care decisions: David Zitner for Inside Policy