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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico will proceed as planned next week: Trump

1 month ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Rory White

U.S. President Donald Trump says devastating duties on products from Canada and Mexico are coming next week after the levies were paused for a month. In a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House today, Trump was asked whether he was moving ahead with tariffs against America's closest neighbours. "The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule," Trump said.
Premiers will discuss Arctic policy as part of their diplomatic push in Washington

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

Territorial premiers are making the case in Washington that Northern Canada is key to continental security, diplomacy and economic opportunity as Canadian leaders continue their diplomatic push against threatened U.S. tariffs. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok are set to take part in a discussion at the Wilson Center this morning on prospects for collaboration between Canada and the United States in the Arctic.
Canada's 13 premiers unite in Washington to push back U.S. tariff threats

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

Canada’s premiers are in Washington today to meet with lawmakers, business groups and lobbyists in a joint effort to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for devastating duties. It is the first time all 13 premiers have travelled to the American capital together. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, chair of the Council of the Federation, appealed to members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday to send a message to Trump that tariffs would hurt both the American and Canadian economies.
Trump plans to stack tariffs - could total 50 per cent on steel, aluminum

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Eric Doherty

U.S. President Donald Trump's planned 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would be stacked on top of other levies on Canadian goods, says a White House official who confirmed the plan Tuesday on background. The news comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cautioned U.S. Vice-President JD Vance against Trump's promised steel and aluminum levies, while Canadian premiers picked up the Team Canada mantle in Washington to push against Trump's tariff threats.
Premiers are headed to Washington on diplomacy mission against tariffs

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

Canadian premiers are taking up the Team Canada mantle in Washington this week for a joint mission to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop tariff threats for good. The Council of the Federation, which includes all 13 provincial and territorial premiers, is undertaking the diplomatic push after Trump put a month-long pause on his plans to slap Canada with 25 per cent tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy.
Cabinet ministers are meeting with Republicans in push to end tariff threats

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

A tariff threat continues to loom as Canadian ministers connect with Republican lawmakers and business groups in Washington in hopes of swaying U.S. President Donald Trump away from the idea of damaging duties for good. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Defence Minister Bill Blair are in the U.S. capital this week making the case that Canada should not be dragged into a trade war.
Calorie counting for polar bears: New study shows link between sea ice loss and polar bear decline

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Julia Stratton |Kelly Malone

A fat polar bear is a bear more likely to thrive in its extreme Arctic environment. So, when scientists discovered polar bear populations were dropping rapidly, they created a framework to understand what is standing in the way of the species’ survival.
Oil might get a 10 per cent break but the rest of the tariffs will be 25 per cent: Trump

2 months ago | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will probably set tariffs on Canadian oil at 10 per cent as the White House confirms he's going forward with 25 per cent levies on imports from Canada on Saturday. As he signed unrelated executive actions in the Oval Office Friday, Trump was asked if the duties would include Canadian crude oil. The president says there is nothing that Canada, Mexico or China can do to prevent the tariffs from being implemented.
Trump lobbies for an OPEC oil price drop at the World Economic Forum

Jan 23, 2025 | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |Max Fawcett

U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments in a wide-ranging address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump, appearing via video link from the White House, said Saudi Arabia and OPEC didn’t show "a lot of love" by not acting on oil prices ahead of the U.S. election in November.
Canada should stop playing defence on tariff threats, industry minister says

Jan 22, 2025 | nationalobserver.com | Kelly Malone |David Moscrop |Laurie Adkin

Canadian officials are adopting a different tone after President Donald Trump ordered a study of the United States' trade relationship with Canada, pushing the threat of devastating tariffs down the road — temporarily. "We need to move from a defensive position to offensive in the sense that we have a lot of good things to put on the table in that discussion," Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said at the cabinet retreat in Montebello, Que., on Tuesday.