Latest Trump tariff threats on the agenda as Trudeau heads into second day of cabinet retreat – iPolitics

Jan 21, 2025

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Amid abruptly renewed fears that U.S. President Donald Trump may still be preparing to impose a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1 — a pledge that, as Canadian Press notes, came just hours after unnamed Trump officials, “speaking anonymously, suggested to reporters that the Republican president would only sign a memorandum telling federal agencies to study trade issues, including alleged unfair trade and currency practices by Canada, Mexico and China” — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to go before the cameras to take questions on the latest developments before wrapping up two days of closed-door cabinet discussions in Montebello, Que.

“Usually scheduled to coincide with the return of Parliament after the holidays, the retreat this year is instead focused on the Canada-U.S. trade strategy,” CP points out.

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