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Despite an already frayed relationship between the United States and Canada, President Donald Trump recently abruptly ended trade talks with the Great White North and imposed a 10% tariff on it. The move came after the province of Ontario aired a television ad in late October that used clips from a 1987 anti-tariff radio
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted to terminate tariffs on Brazil.
The Senate is passing legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada. It is happening just as President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with U.
Canada will unveil retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. goods on Tuesday after Washington moved to impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
The vote came after the Senate on Tuesday approved a resolution that would block Mr. Trump's tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats to back the measure. Wednesday's vote also marked the second time lawmakers have weighed in on the Canada tariffs, after the Senate approved a resolution aimed at blocking the levies in April.
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Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.
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Trump slaps Canada with extra 10% tariff over 'fraudulent' Reagan advertisement: 'Hostile act'
Trump slaps Canada with additional 10% tariff over a disputed Reagan ad that aired during World Series, calling it a "fraudulent misrepresentation" of the former president.
Canada had collected more than $3 billion through U.S. counter-tariffs before removing a swath of levies in September, according to the Finance Department — far less than what the Liberals had promised to rake in during the current fiscal year.