{"id":57008,"date":"2025-03-05T13:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/05\/trumps-tariff-war-live-updates-on-what-canadians-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:17:59","slug":"trumps-tariff-war-live-updates-on-what-canadians-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/05\/trumps-tariff-war-live-updates-on-what-canadians-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s tariff war: Live updates on what Canadians need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Join the Financial Post for live coverage of the latest news in Canada&#8217;s trade war with the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 05, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 54\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"5901545e-9d5e-4bab-ad64-c65b2527759f\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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Oshawa assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Cole Burston\/Bloomberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">U.S. President Donald Trump in the second day of the trade war handed the Big Three automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs for any vehicles <span>associated with the United States\u2013Mexico\u2013Canada Agreement<\/span> with the expectation that the companies would move production to the United States as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told them that they should get on it, start investing, start moving, shift 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today about trade and fentanyl, the PMO said in a press release, adding that \u201cboth countries will continue to be in contact today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a post to his Truth Social account following the call, Trump said, <span>\u201cI told him (Trudeau) that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped. He said that it\u2019s gotten better, but I said, \u201cThat\u2019s not good enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Last night, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a media interview that the Trump administration could announce a pathway for tariff relief on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by North America\u2019s free trade agreement as early as today.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here are some of the developments today:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot20 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories6143320011342587860971798864592896\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 75w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 100w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 150w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 240w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 320w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 500w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 640w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 800w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1024w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1280w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1600w\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5738592446740804142334500094869504\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<h2>What has happened so far<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">U.S. President Donald Trump launched the trade war Tuesday, hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth and we will not let that happen any longer,\u201d Trump said last night in his first address to a joint session of Congress.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canada has retaliated with $30 billion in tariffs of its own, and an additional $125 billion in levies set to take hold after 21 days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with provincial premiers Tuesday afternoon to discuss \u201cnon-tariff measures\u201d to hit back.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would announce duties on targeted products and other measures Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>How Canadians are fighting back<\/h2>\n<p>From British Columbia to Newfoundland, Canadians and their provincial representatives rallied against the tariffs, shunning American products and threatening more dire consequences if the trade war continued.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will impose a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity going to northern states, and has threatened to cut off power altogether if U.S. tariffs remain in place in April. New Brunswick also says cutting off electricity to Northern Maine is \u201con the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment891642016913637346265232203317248\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Many provinces say they will limit U.S. companies from procurement contracts and are removing American alcohol from liquor store shelves across the country.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">\u201cEvery year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore,\u201d said Premier Ford in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Even local coffee shops got in on the protest.<\/p>\n<p>In British Columbia, Kicking Horse Coffee changed the name of its Americano drink to \u201cCanadiano,\u201d and urged other Canadian shops to do the same.<\/p>\n<h2>What government is doing to help<\/h2>\n<p>The federal government will be there to support Canadians through measures like enhancing employment insurance \u201cno matter the cost,\u201d Trudeau said Tuesday, while provincial governments announced measures to shore up businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Funds are being set aside to help export-focused businesses survive and develop new markets. 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=FT7-3_37qJhfeZ0xnll_7Q&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=FT7-3_37qJhfeZ0xnll_7Q&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"People walk by a screen displaying devalued stocks and the Toronto Stock Exchange at King and Bay Streets in Toronto, Ont.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=AF45F5kMTh1BXJB_kh6egg\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=FT7-3_37qJhfeZ0xnll_7Q&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=AF45F5kMTh1BXJB_kh6egg, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=KhFt3zy2oBd3p5HoW82cnw 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304tsx.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=9XFktc5ZAJftnM84Y6wMhA 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">These stock market sectors are getting hit hardest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" paint=\"\" bleak=\"\" picture=\"\" as=\"\" trade=\"\" war=\"\" erupts=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=opdpbKGY-VCAecoEuBOsVw&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=opdpbKGY-VCAecoEuBOsVw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=opdpbKGY-VCAecoEuBOsVw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"The Canadian and United States flags fly near the border in Blackpool, Que.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=OEe-ueXBMwDYCYLGDO3WSQ\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=opdpbKGY-VCAecoEuBOsVw&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=OEe-ueXBMwDYCYLGDO3WSQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=WYsFoVV2gC10Zkto651kYA 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/no0304flags.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=6n9PfbA4tTqZ0i7e8SW5-w 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Economists paint bleak picture as trade war erupts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" economy=\"\" is=\"\" at=\"\" a=\"\" crossroads=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"If the potential for a trade war with the U.S. has galvanized both the Canadian public and governments, the concerns about the economy have been building for months, if not years.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=54TEOlbDl-wbjazB2jQJVQ\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=ug73cRr_q4G7xmF3CzsxTA&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=54TEOlbDl-wbjazB2jQJVQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=I4HPkUT80YjpqJBlDBQOuA 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0228-bc-canada.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=imSnqc35FOY93UIBBQ7Kmg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Canada&#8217;s economy is at a crossroads<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p><em>With files from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Trump&#8217;s tariff war: Live updates on what Canadians need to know<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-03-05 13:17:59<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Join the Financial Post 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