With only days before the first round of tariffs take effect, Canada’s allies in Washington, D.C. are pushing for U.S. President Donald Trump to permanently rescind the measures, arguing a trade war would cause economic harm on both sides of the border.

Gasoline prices are up 29 cents a gallon in Arizona since President Trump took office; prices for produce and other consumer products could spike if he enacts more tariffs on Canada and Mexico, experts say.

The White House published three separate Executive Orders that imposed blanket tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports. The Executive Orders are all similar in scope, with each having a unique justification for imposing the associated tariffs.

President Donald Trump suggested imposing tariffs on auto imports, threatening to drive up the cost of cars further amid plans for tariffs on steel, aluminum, Canada, and Mexico. But economists and the insurance industry say that this will raise auto insurance costs.

The Trump administration told Mexican officials that they should put their own duties on Chinese imports as part of their efforts to avoid tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 2025 began with President Donald Trump instituting his long-promised tariffs on America’s trading partners Canada and Mexico. Tariffs are, essentially, taxes levied upon countries that import goods to the United States,