Canada and Mexico were spared new tariffs in the U.S. president’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2. Speaking from the Rose Garden with most of his cabinet accompanying him, President Trump announced so-called “reciprocal” tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 per cent on a long list of countries starting April 9, with a baseline 10… Read More

United States’ President Trump has walked back tariffs on a chunk of Canadian and Mexican exports, citing concerns voiced by the auto sector as the reason for pausing the 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from the two countries. News that Mexico would receive about a one-month exemption on tariffs was announced via Trump’s… Read More

The Trump administration has forged ahead with implementing 25 per cent tariffs Canadian exports as of March 4, sending markets lower and triggering a previously-announced response from the Canadian government. “Canada will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a statement late March 3. As announced prior to an… Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Trump signed an executive order on Saturday afternoon to establish 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canada, with a lower 10 per cent carve-out for Canadian natural gas, oil and electricity. The tariffs… Read More

Update: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Trump said his administration is looking at putting 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico beginning February 1st. “We’re thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada…I think February 1st…on each.” Donald J. Trump was sworn… Read More

As incoming President Donald Trump trolls Canada, touting an annexation of his neighbour to the north, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, Canadians find themselves running in circles, searching for an identity. The timing could not be better for Pierre Poilievre, the likely next prime minister, to inject a much-needed dose of Canadiana into our national… Read More

When 2024 started, the RealAg Issues panel referred to some big political decisions that would be made prior to the next review or negotiation of the CUSMA/USMCA trade deal. On the horizon was Mexico’s national election; the U.S. was set to head to the polls in early November, and it was anyone’s guess if Justin… Read More