Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
A day after offering Canada a one-month reprieve on punishing nearly across-the-board 25% tariffs, President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs as soon as Friday on Canadian lumber and dairy products.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday railed against what he called tremendously high Canadian tariffs on dairy and lumber, and said his administration could soon impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian products.
Trump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD.
In another reversal, Trump postponed for a month new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico that fall under the three nations' free trade deal.
President Trump’s plan to apply 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports is set to start on Tuesday. They would deal a brutal blow to Canada’s economy.
The tariffs, set to take effect on March 20, add a new front to a trade war largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China and threats of protectionist measures on other nations.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to disrupt the approximately $95 billion energy trade due to Trump's new tariffs.