Canada-US Trade Tension: Tariff Deadline Looms, AI Border Enforcement Looms Larger

Canada has less than a week before 50% tariffs take effect on nearly US$20 billion worth of exports to the United States, targeting more than 400 products from alcohol to cement. The White House invoked the never-before-used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a move designed to force Ottawa back to the negotiating table. With the August 19 deadline approaching, Canadian negotiators are meeting their U.S. counterparts daily in a frantic push for...