State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump’s global trade war escalates

WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his “liberation day” plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it’s still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada will be lifted.

The world will be watching when the president discusses his reciprocal tariff agenda at the White House around 4 p.m. EDT. Trump has said he will impose reciprocal tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates other countries charge on imports.

“By reversing more than 75 years of U.S. trade policy, we are now even further in uncharted territory,” Tim Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley Rein International Trade Practice in Washington,

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