Brian Platt

Tuesday 15 Apr 2025

15 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Canada scraps tariffs for automakers that keep plants runningCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow automakers to import US-manufactured cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies keep making vehicles in Canada.

By Brian Platt / Bloomberg

15 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

28 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Carney says nothing off table as Canada plans tariff retaliation against TrumpPrime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will fight back against President Donald Trump’s trade war and his tariffs on the auto sector, but he declined to outline new retaliatory moves against the US on Thursday.

By Laura Dhillon Kane & Brian Platt / Bloomberg

28 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

27 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Carney faces new test as he plots response to US auto tariffsMark Carney said new US tariffs on cars and light trucks are a “direct attack” on workers in Canada’s auto sector, as he faces what will be his first major trade war decision since becoming the Canadian prime minister.

By Brian Platt, Jacob Lorinc & Erik Hertzberg / Bloomberg

27 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

25 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Carney says Canada wants to ‘get serious’ with Trump on trade talksCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his top cabinet ministers are in contact with White House officials and want to have “serious” negotiations about trade, as US trading partners brace for President Donald Trump’s next barrage of tariffs.

By Laura Dhillon Kane & Brian Platt / Bloomberg

25 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Canada seeks defence ties and deals with Europe as US pulls backCanada has floated doing major defence deals with Europe and improving the continent’s access to its critical minerals in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats and his pullback from US defence commitments.

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Andrea Palasciano, Thomas Seal & Brian Platt / Bloomberg

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

06 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Canada won’t scrap tariffs unless all US levies are lifted, official saysPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if US President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on the country in place, according to a senior Canadian government official.

By Brian Platt / Bloomberg

06 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

04 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Canada retaliates, puts tariffs on US$107b of US productsThe Canadian government announced a sweeping package of counter-tariffs against US-made products, after US President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration will go ahead with levies against Canada and Mexico on Tuesday.

By Brian Platt / Bloomberg

04 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Global Economy

04 Feb 2025, 08:00 am (Updated)

Trump’s Canada, Mexico border deals avert trade war for nowUS President Donald Trump agreed to delay 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a month, after both US neighbours agreed to take tougher measures to combat migration and drug trafficking at the border, warding off a continental trade war for now.

By Josh Wingrove, Brian Platt & Alex Vasquez / Bloomberg

04 Feb 2025, 08:00 am (Updated)

26 Nov 2024, 08:00 am

Trump’s tariff threat to top trading partners roils marketsPresident-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, shaking markets with his first specific threats to the US’s top trading partners since his election win three weeks ago.

By Nancy Cook & Brian Platt / Bloomberg

26 Nov 2024, 08:00 am

Global Economy

13 Nov 2024, 08:00 am

Canada agrees with US concerns about Mexico’s trade with ChinaCanadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said American concerns about Mexico’s trade policy not being in line with its North American allies on China are “legitimate,” and she shares them.

By Brian Platt & Erik Hertzberg / Bloomberg

13 Nov 2024, 08:00 am

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Canada scraps tariffs for automakers that keep plants running

Trump trade war sparks run on US warehouses with tariff loophole

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