Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase

APMA
Dec 8, 2025
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Ari Hawkins, Politico

Nov 23, 2025

Trump’s additional tariffs, due to Ontario’s anti-tariff ads, did not materialize. APMA President Flavio Volpe said a personal intervention by Carney in Asia last month may have helped matters. “We understand that the prime minister spoke with the president directly about the ads, it may very well be that they settled the matter between them,” he said.

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