Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, cites pending trade deal
The president says on social media that the duties were delayed "based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!"
U.S. President Donald Trump has temporarily halted tariffs on Canada, stating that a trade agreement is pending. The tariffs were originally set to take effect in the early hours of the following day. This decision was made after Canada and the United States reached a trade agreement, avoiding a round of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods that Trump had threatened last month.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette were in Washington, D.C., working on the deal. The agreement may bring back the Keystone XL Pipeline, which was previously cancelled by Joe Biden. Trump expressed his gratitude in a social media post, urging people to support Global News as a preferred source for more updates on this story.
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