{"id":489501,"date":"2026-02-21T08:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/489501\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T08:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:13:13","slug":"trump-keeps-carveout-under-cusma-in-new-10-per-cent-global-tariff-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/489501\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump keeps carveout under CUSMA in new 10 per cent global tariff – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

The majority of Canadian exports will remain exempted from Donald Trump\u2019s new 10 per cent global levy, as the U.S. president pivots after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his plans to realign global trade.<\/p>\n

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A fact sheet from the White House said the latest tariff will not hit goods compliant under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA. <\/p>\n

The duty will also not be applied on top of sector-specific tariffs like steel, aluminum and automobiles.<\/p>\n

Trump signed an executive order Friday to enact the worldwide tariff beginning on Tuesday using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act. That duty can only stay in place for 150 days, unless Congress votes to extend it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose members of the Supreme Court who voted against our very acceptable and proper method of TARIFFS should be ashamed of themselves,\u201d Trump posted on social media. <\/p>\n

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Earlier Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded it was not legal for Trump to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, better known as IEEPA, for his \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Mexico and China.<\/p>\n

Trump declared an emergency at the northern border related to the flow of fentanyl in order to use IEEPA to hit Canada with 35 per cent tariffs. Those duties did not apply to goods compliant under CUSMA.<\/p>\n

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In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the U.S. Constitution \u201cvery clearly\u201d gives Congress power over taxes and tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote \u201cthe Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ruling did not say whether companies hammered by those tariffs should get refunds. As of December, federal data showed US$133 billion had been collected.<\/p>\n

The court\u2019s decision \u201creinforces Canada\u2019s position that the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the United States are unjustified,\u201d said Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in a post on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Canada has the best trade deal with the United States of any trading partner, we recognize that critical work lies ahead to support Canadian businesses and workers who remain affected by Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and automotive sectors,\u201d LeBlanc said.<\/p>\n

During a 40-minute press conference Friday afternoon, Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court justices and said the decision was \u201cincorrect.\u201d Trump also denigrated Europe as too \u201cwoke\u201d and took aim at Canada, saying the country ripped off the U.S. and stole car plants.<\/p>\n

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Trump claimed that Canada said it hoped he would win at the Supreme Court \u201cbecause if you don\u2019t win you\u2019ll actually be able to charge us, with additional work, higher tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LeBlanc spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer by phone recently. When asked for comment on Trump\u2019s claim about Canada, LeBlanc\u2019s office referred to his social media statement.<\/p>\n

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Greer told \u201cFox News\u201d Friday that while the 10 per cent tariff is in place, the Trump administration will begin investigations of countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. <\/p>\n

That allows a president to take trade actions if the investigation finds a trading partner\u2019s policies are unreasonable and discriminatory, but it would take months and include a period for public comment.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s ruling will have little effect on the Canadian economy since most of its exports to the U.S. are shielded by the CUSMA carveout, said CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld.<\/p>\n

Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said it\u2019s \u201cnot the last chapter of this never-ending story.\u201d She cautioned that Canada should prepare for \u201cnew, blunter mechanisms to be used to reassert trade pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s tariffs and threats of annexation have rattled Canada ahead of a mandatory review of the CUSMA trilateral trade pact later this year. Trump has called the trade agreement \u201cirrelevant\u201d and said it may have served its purpose.<\/p>\n

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A successful CUSMA review must see Trump\u2019s separate sectoral tariffs dropped, said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in a social media post.<\/p>\n

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Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not securing a deal with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is no one can control what President Trump will say or do and so we must instead focus on what we can control,\u201d Poilievre said. \u201cWe must unblock our energy and minerals, unleash our economy, and bolster our military and self-reliance for leverage to fight for tariff-free trade with the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court\u2019s decision is a win for U.S. separation of powers and the American and Canadian economies, said George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin, who represented small businesses pushing back on the tariffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut also for the rule of law,\u201d Somin told The Canadian Press. \u201cThe rule of law is at odds with a system under which the president can impose any tariffs he wants on any country for any reason at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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