While President Trump didn't immediately impose tariffs on Canadian goods, his inauguration speech and statements suggest he's still considering it. The Canadian border mayors are closely watching the situation and hoping for clarity from the federal government on how they intend to respond.
Compared to Canada , U.S. presidents have Herculean powers granted by their constitution and Congress.
"On Jan. 20th, as one of my many first executive orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous open borders," Trump had written on Nov. 25 on Truth Social, his own social media platform. Although the 47th president took no decisive action on tariffs on Monday, he sent a clear signal in his inauguration speech that he hasn't forgotten his November broadside aimed at America's #1 trading partner.
On Monday evening, Trump made what appeared to be a slightly softer statement to reporters: “I think we’ll do it on Feb. 1." "There's not tons of comfort in the fact that they aren't being imposed today, although I think any date that they're not imposed is one day closer towards a victory on the issue," the Sault mayor said."I think everyone's nervous about it," Shoemaker said.
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