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This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can <\/em>sign up here<\/em> to get it in your inbox every day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tariffs are back\u2014or at least the threat of them. Yesterday the Trump administration announced an additional 50\u00a0percent import duty on Canadian wine, hockey sticks, and other goods. But the tariffs won\u2019t actually take effect for almost a month, which means they might never: Donald Trump has a history of retreating in exchange for minor concessions. So before you get too worked up, here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

Wait, I thought the Supreme Court struck down Trump\u2019s tariffs. How is he allowed to do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good memory. The court threw out Trump\u2019s import duties on many foreign products in February, saying he\u2019d overstepped his authority to enact tariffs (which, with rare exceptions, are Congress\u2019 turf). But the latest tariffs on Canada draw on a different presidential power, which permits \u201cnew or additional duties\u201d on any country that \u201cdiscriminates in fact against the commerce of the United States.\u201d No previous president has used that provision to impose tariffs, though, so these may also face legal challenges.<\/p>\n

OK, but why is Trump suddenly tariffing Canada again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The administration says it\u2019s payback for Canadian duties on American cars, dairy products, and alcohol. \u201cCanada has been very, very tough on us over the years,\u201d Trump told reporters today. But the backstory is important: Earlier this month, the administration decided not to renew the U.S.\u2013Mexico\u2013Canada Agreement. (Trump, a legendary flip-flopper, actually negotiated the trade deal in his first term but has since turned against it.) Although the deal remains in force for the next decade, the move could reopen big parts of it to renegotiation. So these latest tariffs may be a bid to jawbone Canada into more favorable terms.<\/p>\n

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Trump has been pretty aggressive toward Canada. Is there another possible explanation?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The president has repeatedly (and bizarrely) pledged to annex our northern neighbor as America\u2019s 51st<\/sup> state, and the timing could reflect presidential pique. Over the weekend, he threatened to punish Canada for wildfires that have blanketed U.S. cities in haze, saying, \u201cMaybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.\u201d Today Trump, who has ignored the role of climate change in all of this, denied that the tariffs are about the wildfires; as my colleague Nitish Pahwa explains, he might later slap even more<\/em> tariffs on Canada. But as the saying goes, where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n

If the tariffs do take effect, what would they apply to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than 500 Canadian goods are in Trump\u2019s crosshairs, ranging from cheese to cement. In another sign that the tariffs are an effort to force Canada to negotiate, many of the goods in question were shielded from Trump\u2019s earlier duties under the USMCA. But the levies are also relatively limited. They apply to about $20\u00a0billion in goods, just 5\u00a0percent of what the U.S. imported from Canada last year. Energy, lumber, and other major industries are exempt. And before you get too in the weeds, remember that this might all just be yet another TACO in the making.<\/p>\n

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Sorry, what\u2019s TACO?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It stands for \u201cTrump Always Chickens Out.\u201d Coined by a Financial Times commentator last year, the term describes Trump\u2019s tendency to rescind his own tariffs\u2014sometimes within days\u2014after the stock market recoils or the targeted countries agree to superficial changes.<\/p>\n

If the tariffs are a bluff, how is Canada responding?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far, it\u2019s standing firm\u2014while also leaving room to negotiate. Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the tariffs as a violation of the USMCA. But he also spoke with Trump today and said they\u2019d \u201cagreed to intensify negotiations.\u201d In addition, the U.S. has restarted trade discussions with Mexico, the other country that\u2019s party to the USMCA. Last year, though, Trump repeatedly slapped import duties on both countries. So even if talks continue, these latest tariffs could be just the beginning.<\/p>\n

OK, that\u2019s an annoying amount of uncertainty, courtesy of the president. To help you avoid spinning your wheels all night about trade deals, I recommend:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Family secrets and sibling drama:<\/strong> A reader is distraught that their siblings threw away their late father\u2019s journals, which held clues about who he really was. Jen\u00e9e Desmond-Harris offers advice on untangling this knotty disagreement.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for spending part of your evening with me. Enjoy the rest of your night!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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