Trump says he’ll hit Canadian goods with 25% tariff next week after month-long pause [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will go forward with a 25 per cent tariff on most imports from Canada next week, saying the country has ripped off the U.S. for too long and it’s time to put a stop to it.

Speaking to reporters at a White House news conference with the French president, Trump said work to implement those tariffs is “moving along very rapidly.”

“The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule. This is an abuse that took place for many, many years. The tariffs will go forward, yes, and we’re going to make up a lot of territory,” Trump said.

Earlier this month, Trump threatened to levy a devastating 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods — except energy, which would be levied at 10 per cent — going so far as to draw up an executive order to implement the regime.

Economists and …