Trump says tariffs on Canada, Mexico on time for March 4 deadline – National [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump said his plan to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico was “on time,” as both countries continue efforts to avoid the looming tax that almost came into place at the beginning of February.

“We’re on time with the tariffs, and that’s moving along very rapidly,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. “We’re being mistreated by many countries, not just Canada and Mexico.”

The tariffs are expected to take effect March 4, a date Trump has repeated several times in recent weeks.

Those tariffs were among the first floated following Trump’s re-election this past November, with the president proposing across-the-board tariffs of 25 per cent on Canadian goods and 10 per cent on energy exports.

But Trump’s comments saying the tariffs would take effect within days is not the first time he’s made such remarks, only for changes to be made at the eleventh hour.