Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat Turns Canada’s China Outreach Into A Test Of North America’s Rules

2026-01-26 - 12:49

Key Points Trump’s 100% tariff threat forced Canada to clarify, in public, how far it will go with China. Carney ruled out a China free-trade pact and tied Canada’s hands to USMCA rules. The deeper issue is a new kind of border control: stopping “backdoor” trade routes through trusted partners. A weekend message from Donald