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The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Monday “the walls are closing in” on President Donald Trump after the US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s tariffs and said he’s also looking forward to the US midterm elections in November which could further constrain Trump.
AP reports that Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada is in an “economic war” right now and said no deal is better than a bad deal with Trump.
“It’s very challenging right now. I just sit back some days, and I am not the only one. Everyone in the world sits back. How can one person, one man, create so much turmoil around the world? Not just here in Canada but around the world. It is pretty staggering. So I can’t wait for the midterms,” Ford said.
The court’s decision Friday struck down tariffs Trump had imposed on nearly every country in the world using emergency powers law. Trump now says he will use a different, albeit more limited, legal authority.
Most of Canada’s exports to the US are covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact or USMCA, but some tariffs are taking a toll on certain sectors of Canada’s economy, particularly aluminium, steel, autos and lumber.
