Could Canada get a similar exemption? Nothing has been confirmed. However, facing blowback from US farmers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday that Trump might add carve-outs on products tied to agriculture, such as potash, and that "all is on the table." Canada supplies 80% of US potash, a critical component of fertilizer.
What is this trade war really about? Trump's reprieve on Mexico specifically mentions actions taken to stem the flow of illegal aliens and fentanyl into the US. This contrasts with his conversation Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which Trump claimed Canada's efforts on fentanyl were insufficient to drop US tariffs.
But the US president has cited other reasons for tariffs on Canada, including accusing the country of not allowing US banks to operate there and falsely claiming that the US "subsidizes" Canada to the tune of $200 billion a year. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also accused Canada of having a "national tariff" on US products because it has a 5-15% federal-provincial sales tax. On Tuesday, Trudeau