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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches during a press conference while responding to the orders of US President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian imports in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1 February 2025.
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President Donald Trump Monday agreed to stop the implementation of our planned Tariffs on import from Canada For at least 30 days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau He said.
The pause was announced in Trude’s Tweed hours after Trump and Mexico President said Trump will pause for a month planned for imports from imports from MexicoS
In both cases, the pauses came after these countries agreed to take steps to prevent the traffic of the deadly opioid fentanyl in the United States.
Trump on Saturday said he would impose 25% Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canadaand 10% tariffs for goods imported from ChinaS Trump had also planned to impose a 10% tariff on Canada’s energy resources.
On Saturday, Trudeau warned that his country would fill a 25% tariff for $ 155 billion in the United States in revenge for Trump’s rates.
But on Monday’s tweet, which announced the break, Trudeau wrote, “I just had a good conversation with President Trump.”
Trudeau said Canada made new commitments “to appoint a fentanyl king”, among other measures.
“The proposed tariffs will be stopped for at least 30 days while working together,” writes Trudeau, who warned Saturday that his country would perform a 25% tariff for $ 155 billion in US goods in revenge for Trump’s rates.
Trump in a truth social publication writes: “Canada agreed to ensure that we have a secure northern border and finally end the deadly drug scourge like fentanyl that poured into our country, killing hundreds of thousands of Americans while destroying their families and communities throughout our country. “
“I am very pleased with this initial result and the tariffs announced on Saturday will be stopped for a 30 -day period to see if the final economic deal with Canada can be structured,” Trump wrote. “Justice for all!”
Earlier on Monday, Trump stopped the rates for Mexico’s imports after the president of this country, Claudia Shainbaum, said he would immediately send 10,000 soldiers to his northern border to step on fantany shipments in the United States.
The greater part of the fentanyl, seized at the borders of the United States, comes from Mexico.
In 2024, over £ 21 100 was seized by US authorities on the border with Mexico, compared to only about 43 pounds seized on the Canadian border.
