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Exactly what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump plans to do with his tariff threat remains a mystery to Canadian officials and most Republicans, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday. Wilkinson spent several days in Washington, D.C., this week meeting with congressional Republicans as his government tries to limit the damage from Trump’s promise…
A local Ontario company responsible for the now-viral hat Doug Ford wore to a meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister and premiers to discuss Donald Trump’s tariff threat says the impact of Ford promoting its product has been “totally overwhelming.” On Wednesday morning, Ford appeared in Ottawa sporting a hat with the caption “Canada is not…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick exporters are bracing themselves for a possible 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods sold in the United States if president-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat. Darrin Smith, who owns JessEm Tools in Moncton, is among the business owners now left considering their…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with Canada’s premiers on Wednesday to discuss the threat of tariffs from incoming U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The in-person meeting in Ottawa comes less than a week before Trump takes office for a second non-consecutive term on Jan. 20….
As Premier Doug Ford weighs the pros and cons of calling an early election, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party has started training staff on how to run an effective campaign, with multiple sessions slated for January and February this year. Nearly three years after the last province-wide election, Ford has repeatedly floated the idea of…
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s increasingly bold threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty suggest “there’s something dangerous brewing” and a serious response is needed, a U.S. analyst says. David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic who has covered U.S. politics for decades, doesn’t believe Trump actually wants to make Canada a U.S. state, but says…
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government’s efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he is inaugurated later this month….
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric about merging the U.S. with Canada is distracting people from the costs Americans will face as a result of steep tariffs on Canadian goods. Speaking to CNN on Thursday in his first media interview since announcing his intention to resign, Trudeau also pushed back on…
The threat of economically damaging tariffs on Canadian goods is looming larger as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration draws closer — and there is little Canada can do to fight back against the tools at Trump’s disposal. Although Congress typically oversees tariff and tax policy, Trump has broad executive authority to impose tariffs for national…
Some things could get more expensive in the new year. With trade disputes with Canada’s two largest trade partners – China and the United States – looming, some experts are warning that consumers could see higher prices for goods, from solar panels to cars, over the next couple of years. Tabled on Dec. 16, the…
