President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
A 25% export tariff on electricity from the Canadian province of Ontario – slated to take effect Monday – could raise prices for New York consumers and increase greenhouse gas emissions in the process,
Trump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD.
President Donald Trump announced Monday he would place 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico and also doubled the levy on goods from China to 20%. After stock markets dropped and other countries began to retaliate, Trump on Thursday announced he was postponing tariffs on Canada and Mexico until April 2.
Canadian provinces have restricted American alcohol sales as part of retaliatory measures against President Trump’s tariffs.
Fallout from a round of tariffs between the US and Canada could slash access to clean electricity in the biggest US city