US Court rules Trump’s tariffs illegal, shielding Canada

Friday, May 30, 2025, 6:21 am

A U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that tariffs imposed during the Trump era were legally unfounded, a decision that could benefit Canadian interests affected by those trade measures. The ruling delivers a rare legal rebuke to politically charged policies, mixing gravity with a hint of bemusement.


globalnews.ca / Amid foreign threats, Carney ‘trying to learn some diplomacy from the King’

Prime Minister Mark Carney made an apparent reference to the economic threat Canada is facing from the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

globalnews.ca / Trump lashes out at claim he’s a ‘chicken’ when it comes to trade

A financial analyst coined the acronym TACO, which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out."

financialpost.com / Gone fishing: The lure that keeps reeling Americans north despite Trump's trade war

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nationalpost.com / Colby Cosh: It turns out Trump’s tariffs were illegal after all

Heroic libertarians, through the U.S. Court of International Trade, have saved Canada from 'Liberation Day' (at least for now)

winnipegfreepress.com / No surprise: Trump couldn’t legally levy tariffs

It’s a big win, but in the end, do wins even matter? A decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade confirmed Wednesday what everybody already knew: that U.S. President […]


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