Trump threatens new 35% tariff on Canadian goods, effective Aug. 1
Global News
In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada next month.
U.S. President Donald Trump has once again turned the attention of his aggressive trade agenda on Canada with yet a new tariff threat.
In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted to Truth Social, Trump threatened a 35 per cent tariff on “Canadian products sent into the United States, separate from all Sectoral Tariffs.”
“If for any reason you decide to raise your Tariffs, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be added onto the 35 per cent that we charge,” the letter adds.
The new tariff would take effect on Aug. 1.
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