Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada
Yes, we’re talking about tariffs again.
Many of the world’s countries are awaiting the impact of new American tariffs, which are slated to take effect on Thursday.
One country, however, is experiencing it now. The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday.
Trump said he made the change, in part, because of Canada’s failure to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the U.S.
Now 35% sounds intense, but a lot of Canadian goods are actually exempt from the increase because of a trade agreement…
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