Canada is one of the United States’ largest trading partners, but President Trump wants to either take it or leave it.
Shares in European carmakers and automotive suppliers fell sharply on Tuesday, after U.S. tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico, a major centre for the sector to supply the American continent, took effect.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that he would block energy exports to the United States "with a smile" if U.S. President Donald Trump moved ahead with plans for a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods. Trump announced on Monday that tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China would go into effect on Tuesday.
President Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his first weeks in office. Meanwhile, Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico finally went into effect Tuesday, setting up costly retaliations by the United States' North American allies.
I've lived in many places around the world, but the town Banff in Canada is still my favorite for many reasons, from its food to its changing seasons.