Donald Trump’s press secretary says February 1 for the deadline for ‘Still on the Books’ tariff

The press secretary of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, says that the plan to slap Canada with tariff devastating duties.

Karoline Leavitt told the White House journalists that he spoke with the president on Monday night and he indicated that on February 1 he was “still in the books” for imposing tariffs against Canada and Mexico.

Ottawa has prepared multiple options for retaliation rates, depending on what Trump finally does. Trump initially promised tariffs through 25 percent in response to what he called the failure of both countries to stop the illegal flow of people and drugs on the border.

Canadian officials have been by bicycle through Washington in recent weeks to promote the border security plan of $ 1.3 billion Canada and argue that tariffs would harm both economies.

The federal government is also looking for a help package to help companies and industries affected by Trump tariffs. It is not clear what Ottawa has planned, but much of the expense is likely to require legislative approval.

That cannot happen until March 24, when the Parliament resumes in the sitting. The opposition leaders have promised to demolish the liberal minority government to the first opportunity.

Singh said Tuesday that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the liberals gathered opposition leaders to present the government’s response plan. Singh said that such a plan for Trump’s tariff threats has not been presented.

“As is, my position continues to vote against the government as soon as possible,” said Singh in Burnaby, BC

“If the liberals take support to the workers, and I think they should, then they join the opposition leaders, present a plan.”

Singh seemed to leave the door open to support the government’s plan to respond to a tariff war, assuming that he has the opportunity to see it first.

The NDP leader’s office later clarified that Singh wants Parliament to have retired with dealing with duties before any vote of trust.

The conservative leader Pierre Poilievre also demanded Trudeau withdrawing the Parliament following Trump’s tariff threat.

Multiple prime ministers have said that the provinces are considering help plans such as those introduced during the pandemic.

BC Prime Minister David Eby said on Tuesday that any money earned through retaliation rates should be implemented immediately to help companies impacted to survive and diversify their markets away from the United States.

He said that Canadians have the resources to get out of any stronger, more independent and ready commercial war to build more associations “with countries around the world that want business with a strong democratic country that prioritizes their people and relations worldwide “

Leavitt was asked about the efforts of Canada and Mexico to address Trump’s concerns about border security, but only pointed out a “historical level of cooperation of Mexico”, not to mention the Canada border plan. The number of people and drugs that illegally cross the United States from Canada is lowercase compared to the volume that crosses the southern border of the United States.

Leavitt, who is the youngest person to serve as presidential press secretary, also asked Trump’s pause questions about federal subsidies and loans, and the increase in immigration agents and customs compliance to comply with the promise of deportations Massive of the president.

Trump has signed a stack of executive actions since he returned to office since his new administration tries to quickly push the United States in a different direction. The president has also exercised his tariff threat against a growing number of countries, more recently against Colombia on Sunday.

Trump did not implement the tasks against Canada on his first day back in office, as he had promised to do.

Instead, he signed an executive action that orders multiple federal agencies to study commercial policies and commercial deficits. He directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of National Security to evaluate the migration and fentanyl flows of Canada, Mexico and China, and recommend “appropriate measures of national security and security to resolve that emergency.”

Trump’s order says the report on trade with Canada is not due until April 1. But the president has not retired from his tariff threat and has repeatedly suggested that the duties will arrive on February 1.

His rhetoric has continued to increase with complaints far beyond border security. He has insisted that the United States does not need Canadian products and products and continues to remake Canada for its defense expenses.

“Canada has taken large amounts of, you know, millions of cars send us. We don’t need them for that,” Trump told Republican legislators in Florida on Monday night.

“We want cars to be in Detroit or South Carolina or in many other places, whether union or not union.”

– With Jim Bronskill files in Ottawa and Brenna Owen in Vancouver

This Canadian Press report was published for the first time on January 28, 2024.