{"id":15045,"date":"2025-02-04T06:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/trump-tariffs-on-canada-paused-for-30-days-after-border-commitments\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T06:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:53:32","slug":"trump-tariffs-on-canada-paused-for-30-days-after-border-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/trump-tariffs-on-canada-paused-for-30-days-after-border-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tariffs on Canada \u2018paused\u2019 for 30 days after border commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a> and U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> said Monday that U.S. tariffs on Canada will be \u201cpaused\u201d for up to 30 days after Trudeau agreed to border security measures in an afternoon call.<\/p>\n

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The call, the second held between the two leaders Monday, came just hours before 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods were set to take effect Tuesday, along with 10 per cent tariffs on energy exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n

In a social media statement,<\/a> Trudeau said Canada is implementing the $1.3-billion border security plan first unveiled in December, which includes \u201creinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p>\n

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Trudeau added Canada will invest another $200 million to back \u201ca new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl,\u201d appoint a \u201cfentanyl czar,\u201d list drug cartels as terrorist organizations, and launch a new Canada-U.S. joint strike force to combat fentanyl, organized crime and money laundering.<\/p>\n

The deal Trudeau announced was similar to the one announced by Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum earlier Monday that delayed the implementation of tariffs on Mexico for one month as well.<\/a><\/p>\n

But it also includes several border security measures the federal government has already committed to, and that Canadian officials have spent weeks detailing to Trump administration officials and U.S. lawmakers in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very pleased with this initial outcome, and the Tariffs announced on Saturday will be paused for a 30 day period to see whether or not a final Economic deal with Canada can be structured,\u201d Trump wrote in a social media post.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Both Canada and Mexico agreed to deploy roughly 10,000 additional personnel to their respective borders with the U.S. as part of the deals that suspended Trump\u2019s tariffs. Trudeau said Canada\u2019s personnel \u201care and will be\u201d in place.<\/p>\n

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he was \u201crelieved\u201d to see the tariffs paused, but repeated his call for Parliament to return from prorogation so MPs can pass new economic and security measures to counter Trump\u2019s threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a time to sit back,\u201d Poilievre wrote on X. \u201cWe must urgently work to strengthen Canada\u2019s economy and do everything we can to ensure these tariffs are never brought in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The agreement came after a day when all eyes were on the two leaders as Canada braced for news on the impending tariffs.<\/p>\n

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Asked in the Oval Office after the deal with Mexico was announced if there was anything Canada can do to get its own reprieve, Trump said \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d but then turned to his frequently mentioned push to acquire Canada.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d like to see Canada become our 51st state,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe give them protection, military protection. We don\u2019t need them to build our cars. \u2026 We don\u2019t need them for lumber, we don\u2019t need them for anything. We don\u2019t need them for energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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