United States President Donald Trump's trade czar is downplaying the impacts of the new tariffs that took effect over the weekend, even as Trump himself moved to escalate the trade war.
Communities on either side of the Canada-U.S. border are bracing for further economic fallout after trade talks collapsed and both countries moved deeper into a tariff fight.
The ban on American booze has emerged as a key sticking point in Canada's trade negotiations with the United States, but some Ontarian shoppers claim they will continue to boycott alcohol from the U.S.
ICSA is asking Health Canada to explain what happened, confirm whether the situation is under investigation and outline steps to protect retailers from being left with inventory that should never have been delivered.
LeBlanc and Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette sat down with Greer about 12 hours after President Donald Trump announced a three-day reprieve from 50% tariffs on a host of goods from Canada.
A potential deal would addressing and end to the provincial booze bans on U.S. products, Canada's retaliatory quota on tariff-free American vehicle imports and the dairy supply management system.
