Trump says Canada facing 25 per cent tariff but oil might get a 10 per cent levy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures show that officials seized 9,930 kilograms of fentanyl at American borders between October 2023 and September 2024.
53% : Ultimately, Ford said, provincial and territorial leaders remain united.
45% : The minister said "we need to convince the Americans that it isn't."He said part of that effort involves presenting key Republicans with facts about the border in the hope it will sway Trump.
43% : The federal government has said it has multiple options for retaliatory tariffs ready to deploy, depending on what Trump ultimately does.
41% : We'll, we'll possibly very substantially increase it or not, we'll see how it is," Trump said.
37% : "I'm probably going to reduce the tariff a little bit on that," Trump said.
35% : "I think we're going to bring it down to 10 per cent on the oil."While answering a different question, Trump also floated the idea of oil tariffs coming on Feb. 18.
34% : Trump has denied the recent threat of tariffs was part of a plan to expedite negotiations.
30% : The Prime Minister's Office said he did not personally discuss the tariffs with Trump on Friday.
26% : Trump claimed tariffs don't cause inflation.
22% : As he signed executive actions in the Oval Office on Friday, Trump was asked directly if he intends to hit Canadian crude with tariffs.
21% : Premiers have disagreed on how Canada should respond if Trump follows through on his threats.
19% : "Trump initially claimed his 25 per cent tariff threat was in response to what he called the failure by Canada and Mexico to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.

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