The source of the March 1st implementation of tariffs report was Reuters not CBC. CBC mentioned it but made it quite clear the source was a Reuters' report and had not been confirmed.
Fixing the border will make no difference to whether or not tariffs come. For one thing, the border is in pretty good shape and besides, it's not Canada's responsibility to protect the USA's border....that's their job...is the US making any effort to keep guns and drugs from coming into Canada? Big no. Border security was just Trump's excuse de jour.
Tariffs are coming because Trump hates globalization of trade and wants to bring manufacturing back to the US via using tariffs. It probably won't work as it will just cause a tariff war where everyone gets poorer, including the US. He tried this his first term but all his advisors talked him out of it. Now he just has yes-men and lackies around him who smile and nod regardless of what Trump does.
We'll know today if the tariffs are coming tomorrow as Trump is signing several executive orders later today.....we'll see if tariffs on Canada is one of them or not.
