Politics Insider: Trump gives Canadian and Mexican goods one-month exemption from tariffs

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Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened today. U.S. President Donald Trump has exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact from the 25-per-cent tariffs he imposed earlier this week. The exemption will expire April 2. Trump had earlier only mentioned a reprieve for Mexico, but the amended tariffs order – initially issued Tuesday – covers Canada as well. Earlier today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would impose a 25-per-cent charge on his province’s electricity exports to the U.S. effective Monday. Ford told CNN he was making good on his threat...