Peter Hefele explains what fuels contemporary Euro-skepticism, and how to counter it
Peter Hefele explains what fuels contemporary Euro-skepticism, and how to counter it
Hybrid threats, broken borders, and organized chaos—transnational organized crime in Canada: Inside Policy Q&A with Cal Chrustie

Tariff tally: Where Canada-U.S. trade stands ahead of next milestone [Video]

Categories
Canadian Economy and Markets

More than two months of back-and-forth, false starts and changing plans in the trade war launched by the United States has made it hard to know what’s in or out.

Wednesday is set to be another big day for tariffs as the latest pause in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to add a 25 per cent import tax on Canadian goods expires. He has also said he plans to launch “reciprocal” tariffs against a variety of countries he sees as unfairly dealing with the U.S.

Confused yet? Here’s a sector-by-sector look at where things stand, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Metals

The U.S. imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products on March 12 — a notable step up from the 10 per cent duties that Trump imposed in his first term.

The latest round also has a stricter definition of what might be exempt, requiring that the metals …

Can Europe guarantee its own security? Balkan Devlen and Peter Hefele
Can Europe guarantee its own security? Balkan Devlen and Peter Hefele
The US should be worried about Canada’s foreign policy: Casey Babb in The Hill