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The White House has released President Trump’s executive orders on Canada and Mexico and the language makes clear that he is suspending the tariffs — not pausing them. The order effectively abandons tariffs on goods that are covered by the trade pact Trump signed into law in his first term.

The one-month exemption will lift tariffs for all Canadian and Mexican goods compliant with United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, a free trade agreement. While Trump on

Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico for a month, amid widespread fears of a broader trade war. A senior Canadian government official confirmed Canada's response tariffs will remain for now.

U.S. tariffs that took effect on Tuesday are threatening to derail Canada's fledgling economic recovery and will fuel a rise in consumer prices and unemployment, potentially triggering a recession.