Trump threat of tariffs on Mexico threatens new NAFTA
May 31, 2019 | 8:24 AM
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OTTAWA — President Donald Trump says he’ll put tariffs on all goods from Mexico starting next month, a move that could blow up chances of ratifying the new North American free-trade agreement.
Trump says he wants Mexico to stop migrants from Central and South America from passing through on their way to the U.S. border.
Unless it does, he says he’ll tax all imports to the U.S. from Mexico starting June 10, with tariffs starting at five per cent and increasing to 25 per cent by October.
