U.S. President Donald Trump香蕉视频直播檚 press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the door open to supporting the Liberal government if devastating duties are implemented.

Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she spoke with the president Monday night and he indicated Feb. 1 was 香蕉视频直播渟till on the books香蕉视频直播� for imposing tariffs against Canada and Mexico.

Ottawa has prepared multiple options for retaliatory tariffs, depending on what Trump ultimately does. Trump initially promised 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs in response to what he called the failure of both countries to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.

Canadian officials have been cycling through Washington in recent weeks to promote Canada香蕉视频直播檚 $1.3 billion border security plan and make the case that tariffs would hurt both economies.

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Leavitt, who is the youngest person to serve as presidential press secretary, also took questions about Trump香蕉视频直播檚 pause on federal grants and loans, and the ramp-up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to fulfil the president香蕉视频直播檚 pledge of mass deportations.

Trump has signed a stack of executive actions since returning to office as his new administration attempts to rapidly push America in a different direction. The president also has wielded his tariff threat against a growing number of countries, most recently against Colombia on Sunday.

Trump didn香蕉视频直播檛 implement the duties against Canada on his first day back in office, as he香蕉视频直播檇 vowed to do.

Instead, he signed an executive action that orders multiple federal agencies to study trade policies and trade deficits. It directs the secretary of commerce and the secretary of homeland security to assess migration and fentanyl flows from Canada, Mexico and China and recommend 香蕉视频直播渁ppropriate trade and national security measures to resolve that emergency.香蕉视频直播�

Trump香蕉视频直播檚 order says that the report on trade with Canada is not due until April 1. But the president has not backed away from his tariff threat and has repeatedly suggested the duties would come on Feb. 1.

His rhetoric has continued to escalate with complaints far beyond border security. He has insisted that the U.S doesn香蕉视频直播檛 need Canadian commodities and products and continues to chide Canada over its defence spending.

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