Trump's Canada Tariffs Spark Political Firestorm and National Backlash

In a rare bipartisan move, four Republican senators joined Democrats to pass a resolution opposing President Trump’s tariffs

on Canadian imports.

Rand Paul called the tariffs 'taxation without representation' and warned against 'emergency rule' becoming the norm.

Trump fired back, accusing them of being disloyal and siding with drug cartels.

The resolution is unlikely to pass the House, but it highlights growing GOP divisions.

Canada is hitting back with 25% tariffs on U.S.-made cars that don’t meet trade deal standards.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the move will protect Canadian jobs and warned of more tariffs if the

U.S.

escalates.

The new levies could cost the U.S.

auto industry billions and have already led to layoffs at Stellantis plants.

Trump’s trade war is fueling a surge in Canadian nationalism.

Conservatives are being urged to return to their anti-American roots, with leader Pierre Poilievre pledging to 'put Canada

first.' A recent poll shows a spike in national pride, and shoppers are boycotting U.S.

goods.

The political climate could reshape Canada’s upcoming election.

Trump claims the U.S.

subsidizes Canada by $200 billion and that Canada imposes 300% dairy tariffs.

Experts say both are false.

The actual trade deficit is around $63 billion, mostly due to energy exports.

And high dairy tariffs only apply after quotas are exceeded—most U.S.

dairy enters tariff-free under CUSMA.

A high school in Moncton canceled a band trip to New York just days before departure, citing political

tensions and safety concerns.

Parents were outraged, saying they weren’t consulted.

The school district said it acted out of caution amid the escalating trade war and unpredictable border conditions.

Conservative candidate Don Patel was dropped after endorsing a post calling for deportations to India.

The post was seen as targeting Khalistani supporters.

The incident highlights the complex tensions within Canada’s South Asian communities and the political risks of diaspora politics.