The president also announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, as he continued his drive to remake how global trade operates.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he is “disappointed” by an increased tariff on some exports to the United States.

Donald Trump escalated a trade war by boosting the tariff rate from 25% to 35%, saying that Canada had “failed to cooperate” in curbing the flow of fentanyl and other drugs across the US border. The Canadian government says it is cracking down on drug gangs.

However most goods from Canada will dodge the import tax imposed by the US thanks to an existing trade treaty, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Economists and financial analysts have warned that the new levies will raise prices for businesses and consumers in the US and weigh on the economy, predictions that the Trump administration has dismissed.

  • Pyr@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    As well Canada has nothing to do with stopping people from bringing stuff across the border into the states.

    When you drive across the border, you are talking to American border control and they decide to let you in or not.

    It’s America that needs to step up their security if they want to stop something from coming in, not Canada.