Following today’s second conversation between US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the message was that the US trade tariffs against Canada were being postponed for 30 days.
-This is a huge relief of millions for millions of Canadians who have been worried about the commercial duties, which are deemed to be able to paralyze Canadian economics if they were going to last for a long time, says SVT’s USA correspondent Fouad Youcefi.
In a post on X, Justin Trudeau states that he agreed with Donald Trump that Canada will increase his commitment at the border between the countries.
Must designate “Fentanyl Manager”
“Canada is implementing our border plan of $ 1.3 billion that strengthens the limit. We strengthen with technology, helicopters and staff. Nearly 10,000 people will work on protecting the border, ”Trudeau writes in the post.
It is a venture that Canada has already advertised.
In addition to the increased border guard, Canada now also promises to appoint a “fentanyl manager”, terrorist cartels and initiate a new joint law enforcement effort with the United States directed at organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering.
In a post on the Truth Social app, US President Donald Trump confirms the agreement.
“As a president, it is my responsibility to make sure that all Americans are safe, and that is exactly what I do. I am very pleased with this initial result, ”writes Trump, who also adds that negotiations between the countries will now continue.
The threat remains
Earlier on Monday, the message came that the penalties against Mexico were postponed in the same way.
– Remember that this is 30 days, so the threat continues to hang over Mexico and Canada. And over the Americans who need to pay when it becomes more expensive to import for American companies, says Fouad Youcefi.
The third country that Trump threatened with penalties, China, is still alive in uncertainty. According to the White House, Donald Trump will talk to China’s President Xi Jinping within the next 24 hours.
Donald Trump has promised Americans to lower the tax in the United States, and he will do that with the help of customs.
“If there are no tariffs vis -à -vis Canada, China or Mexico, Trump will have the greater reason to introduce customs against other parties, such as Europe,” says Fouad Youcefi.