U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to put tariffs on, or halt elements of trade with Europe, if he deems Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union a “hostile act.” This comes just hours after Trump escalated the Canada-U.S. trade war once again, by ?signing a presidential ?memorandum to ?identify ?and remove Canadian-origin goods ?in U.S. federal ?civil government procurement. Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called out Prime Minister Mark Carney for “secretly negotiating with the EU and said Canada must remain “independent” amid talk of deepening ties with Europe. Earlier today, European Commission President Ursula von der…
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