The latest news as Donald Trump’s administration imposes tariffs on Canada. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
6:00 p.m.: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to protect workers as it responds to the incoming tariffs from the U.S.
5:46 p.m.: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is disappointed by the looming tariffs on Canadian goods, including 10 per cent on Canadian energy.
5:34 p.m.: Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre condemned the “massive, unjust and unjustified tariffs on Canada’s already weak economy” in a press release.
5:24 p.m.: Ontario premier Doug Ford says on social media that he’s “extremely disappointed” the U.S. president “has chosen to walk away from a trading relationship that for decades has made life better for millions of workers on both sides of the border.”
5:20 p.m.: U.S. President Donald Trump is officially imposing 25 per cent tariffs on almost all Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy products, signing an executive order Saturday that declared the edict will come into effect Tuesday.
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With files from the Canadian Press
