CBC: Trump going ahead with tariffs on autos starting next week
U.S. President Donald Trump is dealing another tariff blow to Canada, signing an executive order on Wednesday that will hit all non-U.S. made autos with hefty import levies.
Trump said the United States will be applying a 25 per cent tariff on those imports, but it’s not clear when they would apply.
The president said the auto tariffs will kick in on April 2 but suggested they could start at a base rate of 2.5 per cent.
And the Auto Pact/NAFTA? Deals the US signs aren’t worth the paper they written on; they are completely untrustworthy as long as Trump is at the helm.
NYT: Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.
The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which are already underfunded and struggling with competing demands from chronic diseases, resurgent infections like syphilis and emerging threats like bird flu.
The Republicans are choosing to take the more expensive approach? Not very efficient…
CBC: Canada election: Trump breaks into campaign by promising to go ahead with crushing auto tariffs
The Latest
- U.S. President Donald Trump is going ahead with a punishing 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles, ratcheting up the trade war.
- [Prime Minister ] Mark Carney said he’d be going back to Ottawa to respond.
- Carney, who prioritized conversations with allies over meeting Trump, said it would now be appropriate to speak to the president “soon.”
- The Conservative and NDP leaders both called for immediate action to support autoworkers.
- Industry leaders scrambled for details on the U.S. policy.
Last Updated: 26.Mar.2025 23:01 EDT
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