Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says he has been given no assurances yet that Canada can avoid tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, despite the federal government’s latest measures to address border security and drug trafficking.
“I haven’t heard that personally, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop. We’re going to continue implementing,” McGuinty said in an interview with CTV’s Power Play on Thursday.
Earlier this month, Canada got reprieve for at least 30 days from Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports — except energy products, which would be subject to a 10 per cent tariff — after making new commitments to secure the shared border. Those tariffs could come into effect as soon as March 4.
