US President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs on major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China – with Canadian officials informed that levies will be effective within days.
The US government has told Canada to expect 25% across-the-board tariffs on its exports starting Tuesday, with the exception of energy products like oil, a Canadian government source told journalists.
Those would face a 10% rate, added the official, who was not authorised to speak publicly.
Mr Trump has threatened a similar 25% levy on Mexican imports, pointing to what he said was both North American neighbors’ failure to halt illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl…