Despite attempts by the premier of Alberta, Trump may continue with his proposed tariffs.
I hope Americans understand that it will take the American economy years to recover from these tariffs. There's no magic wand solution. It will increase the price of everything Americans buy for years and years to come.pic.twitter.com/fQXy5Fy1kG
— Mark Slapinski (@mark_slapinski) January 31, 2025
Donald Trump is poised to move forward with his proposed tariffs, after giving Canada an extension from his initial target date of Jan. 20.
This contradicts reports from Reuters earlier on Friday that claimed the Trump administration was going to give Canada another extension.
The report from Reuters has not been changed or corrected at the time of writing and has been archived here for reference, in case changes are made later.
Reuters cited anonymous sources within the Trump administration that were not authorized to speak on the record.
Later Friday, Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the report from Reuters as inaccurate. She stated that Trump plans on placing tariffs on both Canada and Mexico starting Saturday, Feb. 1.
Despite support for the tariffs from Trump supporters, they will lead to higher prices for consumers and disrupt the trade relationship with America’s biggest trading partners.
The proposed tariffs have lead to push back from both Democrats in the United States, and moderate conservatives in Canada.
“[Trump] is not negotiating in good faith,” claimed conservative blogger and influencer Spencer Fernando in a recent article.
Trump … wants to divide Canada internally and weaken our nation, to soften us up so we’ll give in to tariffs without retaliatory counter-tariffs, to pit one region against another, and potentially erase our status as a sovereign nation altogether.
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We must take these actions because Donald Trump is a dishonest broker, and we can’t afford to stake Canada’s economic future on believing what he says.”
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has worked tirelessly to change Donald Trump’s position on tariffs. On Thursday night, Fox News ran a special about Smith’s work securing the Alberta-Montana border.
While the Canadian government is at a standstill due to prime minister Justin Trudeau‘s planned resignation and the Liberal Party’s leadership shakeup, Smith is being described as the country’s “interim prime minister.”
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