US EditionA timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
- In early 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed multiple tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods, sparking a trade conflict primarily affecting North America.
- Trump initiated these tariffs by executive order citing emergency powers tied to fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration, though the authority to impose such tariffs is constitutionally granted to Congress.
- Tariffs began with 25% on most Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on Chinese goods, followed by sector-specific levies on steel, aluminum, and automobiles, provoking Canadian retaliatory tariffs on about $29.8 billion of U.S. Products.
- Trump hailed April 2 as “Liberation Day” announcing 10% tariffs on all imports and higher rates for countries with trade surpluses, including 34% for China, while the U.S. Economy and stock market showed signs of strain amid calls from Treasury officials to reconsider.
- The tariff dispute led to a temporary agreement in May to ease duties for three months, but legal challenges blocked some tariffs, signaling ongoing economic uncertainty and a strained U.S.-Canada relationship with lasting effects on trade and businesses.
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The mayors of the border states with Canada call for an end to President Donald Trump's trade war with the country, claiming that it harms businesses and workers in their communities, as well as altering one of the most successful economic relations in the world. Andrew Ginther, mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and Bryan Barnett, mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan, said in an interview this Friday that countries must "keep building things together" and …
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A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov.
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