OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports today, including for Canada and Mexico.
Here’s the latest news:
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1:25 p.m.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is travelling back to Washington, D.C., along with her provincial counterparts to lobby U.S. lawmakers and industry amid continued tariff threats from the U.S. president.
Smith says she will embrace a “Team Canada approach” to convince Americans the levies will harm workers and businesses on both sides of the border, while also highlighting the “significant” role Alberta energy exports play in the U.S.
At the same time, Smith is demanding the Canadian government reverse what she calls “soft-on-crime” federal law as part of its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s concerns about border security.
The premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government must reintroduce mandatory minimum jail sentences for drug offenders, or offer up federal funding for Alberta to take over drug prosecutions.
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11:17 a.m.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he has spoken with the CEOs of Canadian steel companies Stelco and Dofasco this morning about looming U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Ford says he will wait until Trump’s formal announcement this afternoon before reacting to the tariffs, but notes Ontario is prepared to react “hard” and “fast.”
Ford, who is heading to Washington, D.C., this week in his role as Ontario premier, says his team is in “constant communication” with federal officials and other premiers on the issue.
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10 a.m.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that he would implement matching tariffs on American steel and aluminum if he was prime minister.
Speaking in Iqaluit, Poilievre says that money collected by counter tariffs would go back to Canada’s steel and aluminum industry, with any surplus used for broader tax relief.
However, when asked about high food prices in the north Poilievre says he’d put “every penny” collected by counter tariffs into lowering taxes.
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7:40 a.m.
The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says she is “deeply concerned” about the latest tariff threat by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The U.S. president said on Sunday that he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. on Monday, including those coming from Canada and Mexico.
Catherine Cobden, CEO of Canadian Steel Producers Association, says when Trump implemented tariffs on Canadian steel in 2018, there were massive disruptions that hurt both Canada and the U.S. She called on the Ottawa to act again to fight the threat and be ready to retaliate.
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6 a.m.
Canadian ambassador to France Stéphane Dion says Canada and European countries are working on a cohesive strategy to address tariff threats from the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump said again Sunday that he wants to see Canada become a U.S. state, after being asked about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comments saying that Trump is not joking.
Trudeau is in Paris to attend the global summit on artificial intelligence. Late Sunday evening following a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau did not answer reporters’ questions about the Trump’s statements.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2025.
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