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Tariffs still set to hit Canada next week, White House says still room to talk

Trump91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports, 10 per cent on energy, was delayed until March 4
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U.S. President Donald Trump91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is going ahead next week but a White House official says the tariff plans could change through negotiations. Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Pool via AP

U.S. President Donald Trump91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is set to take effect next week 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff plans could change through negotiations.

Trump91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy, was delayed until March 4 after Canada agreed to introduce new security measures at the border.

The president said the pause would allow time to reach a 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœfinal economic deal.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

Trump said Monday that the levies would be going forward on schedule 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” but his comments also cited other executive orders in his growing tariff agenda.

Canadian officials and premiers have been cycling through Washington in recent weeks in an attempt to find out what it would take to get Trump to abandon his tariff plans.

But it remains unclear what Trump wants as the president continues to complain about trade and call for Canada to become a U.S. state.





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