{"id":18063,"date":"2025-02-24T23:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/trump-says-tariffs-on-canada-mexico-on-time-for-march-4-deadline-national\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:23:49","slug":"trump-says-tariffs-on-canada-mexico-on-time-for-march-4-deadline-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/trump-says-tariffs-on-canada-mexico-on-time-for-march-4-deadline-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says tariffs on Canada, Mexico \u2018on time\u2019 for March 4 deadline – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> said his plan to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs<\/a> on imports from Canada and Mexico was \u201con time,\u201d as both countries continue efforts to avoid the looming tax that almost came into place at the beginning of February.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re on time with the tariffs, and that\u2019s moving along very rapidly,\u201d Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re being mistreated by many countries, not just Canada and Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tariffs are expected to take effect March 4, a date Trump has repeated several times in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Those tariffs were among the first floated following Trump\u2019s re-election this past November, with the president proposing across-the-board tariffs of 25 per cent on Canadian goods and 10 per cent on energy exports.<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s comments saying the tariffs would take effect within days is not the first time he\u2019s made such remarks, only for changes to be made at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n

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In the days leading up to Trump\u2019s initial plan to impose tariffs on Feb. 4, the president appeared to show no signs of budging.<\/p>\n

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However, just hours before the tariffs were set to take effect, Mexico announced it had reached a deal with Trump to forestall the tariffs. A short time later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Canada also secured a pause.<\/p>\n

Yet Trump appeared firm on his March 4 plan in Monday\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tariffs are going forward, on time, on schedule, this is an abuse that took place for many, many years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n