Donald Trump has said he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting August 1. The announcement came as a letter was published on Truth Social, blaming fentanyl coming over the border and says rate will go up if Canada retaliates.
"If Canada works with me to stop the flow of fentanyl, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter," Mr Trump wrote. President Trump has previously accused Canada, as well as Mexico, of allowing "vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in" to the US.
In his response on X, Carney said that Canada has made essential progress to "stop the scourge of fentanyl" in North America, and that his government was committed to continuing to work alongside the US to protect communities in both countries.
US Customs and Border Patrol data shows only about 0.2% of all seizures of fentanyl entering the US are made at the Canadian border, with the rest confiscated at the US border with Mexico.
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