Donald Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico to take effect on March 4: 'Drugs are still pouring into...'

Nearly a month after pausing the sweeping duties on Canada and Mexico, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that 25 per cent tariffs would take effect on March 4. The US president also said that he would impose an additional 10 per cent tax on Chinese imports. In a social media post, Trump said that drugs from the North American neighbours are still entering the US "at very high and unacceptable levels." On February 3, Trump paused sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a period of one month. He had stated that he wanted to negotiate an even…