Trump launches #tradewar against #Canada with a 25% tariff on most goods
Trump has said the tariffs are to punish Canada for being lax on drugs and migrants even as the US government's figures show less than 1% of fentanyl and illegal migrants are coming from Canada.
CBP data shows the number of people crossing the border into the US last year was 24,000, a drop in the bucket compared with those coming from Mexico.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-february-1-1.7447829
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