MANITOBAN Trump tariffs paused for 30 days after border pledge Milan Lukes, staff include appointing a fentanyl czar, listing cartels as terrorists, ensuring 24/7 eyes on the border and launching a Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force which will combat organized crime and money laundering. “Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working to protect the border,” wrote Trudeau. “I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million.” Trump stated on social media that he is “very pleased
with this initial outcome,” but that the pause will provide time “to see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured.” Earlier on Feb. 3, Trump had stated that tariffs on goods from Mexico would be paused for a month for negotiations. This came after Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum called for 10,000 members of the national guard to reinforce their northern border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously announced
on Feb. 1 that the federal government would be imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods after U.S. President Donald Trump launched tariffs on all Canadian goods. Canada was to implement 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the U.S., effective Feb. 4. These tariffs were to apply to hundreds of items, including food and drinks, clothing and footwear, furniture, lumber, automative parts and more. A full list of U.S. prod-
ucts that were to be subjected to the tariffs was released by the Department of Finance. A second phase of tariffs initially announced by Trudeau was expected to come into effect in the coming weeks, imposing tariffs on an additional list of U.S. goods worth $125 billion. Canada’s tariff plan — which is now paused — was in response to the “unjustified and unreasonable tariffs” Cont’d p. 4 / imposed
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rime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have reached an agreement on Monday, Feb. 3 to pause proposed tariffs for at least 30 days — just hours before they were set to take effect on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The tariff pause comes after a “good call” with President Trump, Trudeau wrote on social media, in which Canada made additional commitments to boost border security. These commitments
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