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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday U.S. President Donald Trump will hold off on levying tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after Canada made a series of commitments to improve security along the border.

The country can let out a collective sigh of relief β€” at least for now.

To get Trump to shelve his punishing tariffs, Trudeau said Canada is reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel and stepping up its co-ordination with American officials to stop the flow of fentanyl.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Canadians stood up to the bully and the bully turned tail and ran home crying to mommy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like Trump is grandstanding.

He shot his mouth off, Canada did some stuff (mostly in the fall fiscal update), he looked tough for his base, but relented at the 11th hour.

That last minute save means Trump doesn't have to deal with the sustained economic impact of tariffs. He got to stir the pot and see how much he can get away with.

Coincidentally, Mexico got the exact same deal. We're gonna go through the same song and dance next month.

But it's a good wakeup call for US allies: it's time to start looking for other markets and building trade deals with less volatile partners.