11 March 2025, 21:37

Donald Trump. Picture: Getty

By Jacob Paul

Donald Trump will not impose the 50% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium exports he threatened enforce as fears of a trade war surged, a senior US trade adviser has confirmed.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Peter Navarro confirmed the news after Ontario’s premier temporarily suspended its decision to charge 25% more for Canada’s export to the US.

Doug Ford said he would not back down until Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports were “gone for good”, but later reversed the move after stressing that “cooler heads need to prevail”.

Mr Navarro referred to Mr Ford’s comments made earlier today as “sounding ominous”.

He said: “I think he kind of understood that this was not going to be a fair fight.

“I’ve encouraged our friends in Canada to keep the rhetoric down.”

Navarro added

Trump had threatened to double his planned tariffs on Canadian steel …