Canada still top of mind for Trump, ‘not a good place to be’ [Video]

The Star’s Robert Benzie joined Doug Ford and Canada’s other premier’s on their visit to a snowy Washington, D.C. this week and tells columnist Edward Keenan who they met with, what they are hoping to accomplish, and the prospects for success in getting their message through when the entire U.S. government is in Trump-inspired chaos.

Star reporters discuss Canadian premiers in D.C., and how these tariffs will work

President Donald Trump listens as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada’s digital services tax as a major trade irritant.

The White House sent out a document calling digital taxes in both Canada and France “unfair” for taxing American companies.

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