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The US Senate narrowly voted 50-46 to repeal former President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports, exposing divisions within the GOP over trade policy.
The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed a bill to end Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, highlighting GOP divisions over the duties just days after the president threatened to increase them further to punish the U.S.’s northern neighbour.
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, just as President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with U.
The Senate again voted to end President Donald Trump's emergency powers for Canadian tariffs, despite Vice President JD Vance warning Republicans against breaking with the White House.
The vote on the Canadian tariffs comes after Trump announced earlier this week that he's adding an extra 10% tariff on Canadian imports because a negative TV commercial from the Ontario government that featured a speech by former President Ronald Reagan in which he said tariffs hurt Americans long-term.
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