Trump Slaps 50% Tariff on Canadian Exports
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- Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian exports, per the source.
- The order is described by the source as a dramatic ramping up of Trump's trade war against Canada — his 'northern neighbour.'
Why it matters: At 50%, the levy is a sharp escalation over previous US-Canada trade-war duties, hitting a broad sweep of Canadian exporters with no sector carve-outs identified in the source. Canadian producers of goods shipped south now face materially higher costs into their largest export market.
