Insights and Stories on Tariffs

Mar. 7, 2025 at 2:19 pm CST

Canadian agriculture went on a wild ride this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods. Commodity markets fell hard, then recovered while the Prime Minister and Premiers talked over strengthening interprovincial trade. By Thursday, Mexico and Canada were given one-month reprieves on many of the tariffs.

Mar. 7, 2025 at 12:03 pm CST

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the reprieve given to Mexico and Canada on tariffs is a short-term measure and tariffs could go up over time.

By David Lawder, Reuters, Susan Heavey

Mar. 6, 2025 at 5:15 pm CST

The continuing soap opera of Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada and Mexico. Currently tariffs have now been delayed until April 2, with both countries receiving a reprive for goods and services covered under the CUSMA trade agreement.

By Gord Gilmour

Mar. 6, 2025 at 4:53 pm CST

Former PM Stephen Harper and economists speak about U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods during the Canadian Crops Conference 2025 in Edmonton.

By Zak McLachlan

Mar. 6, 2025 at 2:29 pm CST

President Donald Trump on Thursday exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25 per cent tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week

By Katharine Jackson, Reuters