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Toronto Sun
17 minutes ago
- Toronto Sun
Trump lowers expectations of trade deal with Canada, gives 90-day delay to Mexico
Published Jul 31, 2025 • 3 minute read President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo WASHINGTON — Donald Trump dampened expectations of a deal with Canada materializing at the last minute as his tariff deadline loomed Thursday — but the U.S. president did give a 90-day deadline delay to Mexico. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a post on social media early Thursday morning, Trump said it will be very hard to make a deal with Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday Ottawa intends to recognize a Palestinian state. Trump previously sent a letter to Carney threatening to impose 35 per cent tariffs if Canada doesn't make a trade deal by Friday. The White House has said those duties would not apply to goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known as CUSMA. In a separate social media post, Trump said he spoke with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and agreed to extend Mexico's trade deal deadline because the 'complexities of a Deal with Mexico are somewhat different than other Nations because of both the problems, and assets, of the Border.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Mexico already recognizes a Palestinian state. Trump's previous letter to Sheinbaum threatened 30 per cent tariffs. The Thursday post said the current 25 per cent fentanyl-related tariffs, as well as sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper and automobiles, will remain in place. 'Additionally, Mexico has agreed to immediately terminate its Non Tariff Trade Barriers, of which there were many,' Trump said. 'We will be talking to Mexico over the next 90 Days with the goal of signing a Trade Deal somewhere within the 90 Day period of time, or longer.' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt did not rule out further extensions and said there was still time for countries to negotiate ahead of the midnight deadline. She said Trump will be signing executive orders to implement the new tariff rates later Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I do know that other foreign leaders around the world have reached out,' Leavitt said. While Trump continued to claim in posts on social media that tariffs are making 'America GREAT & RICH Again,' the president's main tool for realigning global trade faced some sharp questions from federal appellate judges in court Thursday morning. The Trump administration's lawyer argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that there are still checks and balances on the president's powers and he has the authority to use a national security statute to impose duties — despite the fact that the word 'tariff' is nowhere in the International Economic Emergency Powers Act of 1977. The act, usually referred to by the acronym IEEPA, gives the U.S. president authority to control economic transactions after declaring an emergency. No previous president had ever used it for tariffs and the U.S. Constitution reserves power over taxes and tariffs for Congress. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Members of the 11-judge panel on Thursday repeatedly questioned the Trump's administration's justifications for using IEEPA, asking whether the law extended to tariffs at all and, if so, whether the levies matched the threat the administration identified. 'If the president says there's a problem with our military readiness and he puts a 20 per cent tax on coffee, that doesn't seem to necessarily deal with (it)' said Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore. Thomas Berry, with the Washington-based Cato Institute, said that 'based on the tenor and questions of the arguments, it appears that the challengers have the better odds of prevailing.' The Institute provided an amicus brief — a legal submission from a group that's not party to the action — to the hearing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. No decision was issued from the bench Thursday. In May, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled in favour of a group of states and businesses pushing back on the devastating duties. It concluded that Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country. The Trump administration quickly appealed the lower court's ruling on the so-called 'Liberation Day' and fentanyl-related tariffs. Leavitt has said they expect the case to go before the Supreme Court. — With files from The Associated Press Read More Canada Canada Tennis Basketball Wrestling
Globe and Mail
35 minutes ago
- Globe and Mail
Bessent indicates U.S. willing to work with Canada on metals tariffs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is signalling that the U.S. is working with Ottawa on the punishing metals tariffs that are harming the U.S. auto industry. Ford Motor Co. F-N earlier this week said that tariffs cost it US$800-million in its latest quarter with tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum responsible for a significant portion. U.S. President Donald Trump in March imposed 25-per-cent tariffs on global imports of both aluminum and steel, citing national security concerns over the U.S. not producing enough of the metals domestically. He doubled the levies in June. The body of Ford's F-150 pickup, one of the biggest-selling vehicles in the U.S., is made from military-grade Canadian aluminum manufactured in Quebec. Speaking on CNBC on Thursday, Mr. Bessent said he is aware that Ford's F-series trucks are made from aluminum, which is currently subject to a 50-per-cent tariff. 'I think maybe the aluminum tariffs hit them harder,' he said. 'We will be negotiating with Canada on those.' Mr. Trump in recent days has indicated that he is willing to relent on some of his tariff threats. After threatening to tariff the global copper industry, on Wednesday he limited the levy to only some copper products, such as pipes, wires, and rods. Mr. Trump spared a broad swath of the industry, including miners that extract copper concentrate as well as anodes, cathodes, and semi-processed materials. Jim Ritchie, owner of Vancouver-based metals distribution company Cascadia Metals Ltd., said that Trump's tariffs on copper are a 'net win for Canada.' 'It is however still a hardship for American manufacturing, as now they will have to pay higher prices for finished copper products, either because of the 50-per-cent tariff or higher domestic prices.' The existing Trump tariffs on aluminum, and steel have taken a heavy toll on both Canadian and U.S. industry. Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Group Inc. is seeking around $500-million in funding from Ottawa to bolster its finances, and this week it suspended its dividend. U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Corp., which operates three smelters in Quebec, incurred US$150-million in tariff costs in its latest quarter. Bill Oplinger, the chief executive officer of Alcoa told The Globe and Mail last week that he is seeking a carve out for Canada in aluminum tariffs because of the heavy hit the company is taking. Prime Minister Mark Carney has been targeting Aug. 1 to reach a trade deal with the U.S. But he has said that a tariff-free pact is unlikely, and he has indicated that the timeline to reach a deal may be pushed out. While Mr. Trump has recently reached preliminary trade deals with several countries and trading blocs, including the EU, pacts with many other nations have not yet materialized. Mr. Trump on Thursday pushed out the deadline to reach a deal with Mexico by three months. The U.S. on Wednesday set the import duty for a range of copper products at 50 per cent starting Aug. 1, citing national security concerns as he attempts to bolster the country's manufacturing sector. Pierre Gratton, president of the Mining Association of Canada, said that by being exempted from the Trump tariffs, copper miners are in a similar position to iron ore, nickel, and metallurgical coal companies that produce steel inputs. 'Our end of the business is largely untouched,' Mr. Gratton said. 'But steel is being hammered.'
CTV News
an hour ago
- CTV News
Bird flu: Tensions build in B.C. village as court decision on ostrich cull nears
Hundreds of ostriches in B.C. that are staring down a government death sentence now have a powerful ally. Judy Trinh explains. Hundreds of ostriches in B.C. that are staring down a government death sentence now have a powerful ally. Judy Trinh explains. The frustration inside the Royal Canadian Legion hung as heavy as the suffocating summer heat. Dozens had come to give their side of a global controversy on whether to cull a flock of ostriches that survived a life-threatening virus. More than two dozen people, representing a tenth of the population of the village of Edgewood, B.C., had gathered after word spread that CTV News was visiting. For several weeks, a handful of residents had emailed to voice frustration about the 'unfair' coverage of Universal Ostrich Farm's (UOF) legal battle against a culling order issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after avian flu was detected in its flock last December. The residents said their health and safety concerns have been ignored in the months since the outbreak, while media across the globe from the New York Times to the BBC had turned UOF's ostriches into a cause-célèbre. Yet the residents were unwilling to go on the record, citing fears of harassment and intimidation. UOF had gained high powered support from the Trump administration, an American billionaire and closer to home - the former leaders of the Freedom Convoy such as Pat King and Tamara Lich. Earlier in July, Lich helped organize a fundraising concert for UOF and even took to the stage in Edgewood to sing 'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World.' Canada bird flu news A flock of ostriches in B.C. is on death row after members of the heard contracted avian flu. (Jeff McDonald, CTV News) Testing vs. termination Universal Ostrich spokesperson Katie Pasitney says they're not just trying to get about 400 birds off death row but also standing up for other farmers by challenging a government policy that is inflexible and inhumane. While the CFIA argues the mass euthanization is the most effective way to control the outbreak and prevent the spread of a pathogenic virus that has killed birds, spread to animals and even humans. Pasitney wants to stave off the death sentences by getting the right to test and monitor the ostriches to show they are now healthy. As the legal challenge reached the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, CTV News decided to visit Edgewood to get a better sense of the rising tensions in the village of 235 people. One resident suggested meeting at the legion but insisted she didn't want to be filmed. When CTV News arrived at the blue and white shingled building on Tuesday, 26 people were waiting inside. They were beef producers and retired plumbers, paramedics, bus drivers and barbers. Some were neighbors who lived next to the ostrich farm. The group decided they would all speak out together. Showing their strength in numbers as news cameras rolled. Canada bird flu: Ostrich cull This photo shows 26 Edgewood, B.C. residents who spoke out against the Universal Ostrich Farm's challenge of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's cull order. (Judy Trinh, CTV News) Speaking out in solidarity Lois Wood who baked cookies and squares for the group, raised her hand to speak. She's retired, owns horses and lives alone next to UOF. To get home, Wood has to drive down Langille road, the same rocky lane that goes by the ostrich farm and a cluster of tents and trailers that have popped up across from it. It's a camp of strangers, gathered to protest CFIA's cull order. Some have been in Edgewood for months. Wood says the strangers had previously set up a checkpoint at the turnoff to the road. Other residents said the protesters asked for names and took photos of license plates. 'Edgewood is not about violence,' said Wood, who added he's worried confrontation with protesters will lead to clashes. 'If CFIA comes – they want to do everything they can to stop them.' A few weeks ago, Wood watched as the protesters blocked access to the farm by parking their vehicles horizontally across the lane and cutting off tree branches to lay across the road when a rumour spread that inspectors were moving in. 'They've got nothing to do with this,' said Jim McFarlane. He and his wife Millie are beef farmers and angry that, despite being ordered to quarantine their property, UOF has allowed dozens of protesters on to their property. The couple are worried their cattle could be impacted as the legal fight drags beyond seven months. In Canada, h5N1 has been detected in wild animals like foxes, skunks and raccoons. Pet dogs and cats have also caught the virus. In the U.S., dairy cows have been infected. Even if their cattle are healthy, the McFarlanes say the perception of a lingering disease could impact their income. 'Our (cattle) prices could be knocked down because of the potential of avian flu in cattle, because it can happen,' said Millie. The couple live a ten-minute drive across the village from Universal Ostrich Farm, but worry about fallout. 'It's like living next to Chernobyl,' Millie said referring to the Ukrainian nuclear reactor explosion that released radioactive material into the air. CFIA support Across the room from the McFarlanes, retiree Crystal Michaud chimed in about supporting the government inspectors. 'CFIA is protecting Canadians and Canadian agriculture,' said Michaud. 'UOF is putting us on a slippery slope. They're setting up precedents by overturning Canada's regulations for local, national and international trade. They are putting other people at risk.' Chicken farms in the region have been ordered to tighten their biosecurity measures to guard against the spread of H5N1 virus. Some countries such as Mexico, Japan and Taiwan have banned poultry products from B.C. because of the presence of avian flu. On its website, CFIA states that as long 'as the ostrich farm remains a confirmed infected premises, the entire British Columbia poultry sector is not able to access certain export markets.' B.C. bird flu cases An ostrich looks on at a farm slated for a cull after members of the flock contracted avian flu. Ostrich research According to court documents, UOF stopped selling ostrich meat in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it entered into an agreement with a Japanese scientist from Kyoto to research antibodies. The work involved injecting the ostriches with COVID-19 antigens to create antibodies in the birds, then extracting the proteins from the eggs. The ostriches are kept in open air pens. There are a few wooden structures on the property and a metal corral shelter with heavy plastic sheeting that was torn and coming off the frame. The Edgewood residents are skeptical UOF facilities are conducive to scientific research. More than a dozen people told CTV News they saw worrisome practices at UOF in the weeks before and shortly after an avian flu outbreak was declared. They described seeing eagles and ravens picking at ostrich carcasses. They shared video of purported ostrich bones littered in the fields. And one neighbor said the farm's owners buried dead ostriches on his property near the creek that runs across the village. 'Hearsay and false' claims After the meeting, CTV visited Universal Ostrich Farm to get a response to the concerns of Edgewood residents. A two-metre-high sign emblazoned with the words 'Stop the Murder of 399 Ostriches' leans against a rusted dump truck marked the entrance of the farm. Protesters playing the role of volunteer security guards led us to the brown house on the property to interview farm spokesperson Katie Pasitney. When confronted with the neighbours' accounts of rotting ostrich carcasses, Pasitney said it was 'hearsay and false,' and insisted the farm was well managed. 'If we really believed that these animals were going to put our whole community at risk, we would have done something about it. She said that complaint could be coming from a 'neighbour who was disgruntled.' To prevent the spread of disease, poultry producers are supposed to report dead birds. CFIA detected H5N1 at the farm last December after receiving an anonymous tip about dead ostriches. And in May, CFIA fined UOF co-owners Dave Bilinski and Karen Esperson $20,000 for failing to cooperate with anti-avian flu bio security measures and not adhering to quarantine orders. Pasitney also dismissed concerns about harassment and intimidation. 'Everybody who has come here to support this farm has been nothing but kind.' She said they've picked people up for rides, helped residents do yard work and supported the local store. Pasitney said UOF's legal challenge is about more than just saving the birds. It's also about countering government overreach 'It's for food security, for better ways … changing policy and fixing fractured and flawed systems and coming together.' But other Edgewater residents like retired bus driver, Jim McKee says he wants the government to protect him from what UOF is doing. 'Government overreach is such a overused cliché. If it isn't the government to regulate and protect – whose job is it?' Meanwhile the CIFA says its continuing with its plan to enforce the cull order. The Federal Court of Appeal is expected to release its decision any day now. Edgewood residents hope the matter will be resolved quickly and peacefully but are also bracing for a possible confrontation if there is a surge in protesters.
