President Donald Trump has a three-part economic agenda that focuses on using import tariffs as a cudgel, extending tax cuts that were his first term’s signature legislative achievement and cracking down on immigration.

Americans buy $900 billion a year in food, cars, TVs, toys, appliances and other goods from Mexico and Canada. The cost of these products could rise if President Trump carries out his threat to apply 25% tariffs.

Mexico and Canada are putting aside their differences and forming a more united front as they try to head off US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on them as soon as next week. Since winning the election in November Trump has repeatedly threatened his country’s two largest trading partners with tariffs of 25 per cent on all exports to the US in retaliation for what he says are rising levels of illegal immigration and the trafficking of the opioid fentanyl into the country.

The president complains of a "tremendous" trade deficit with its neighbour, saying the US does not need Canadian energy, vehicles or lumber.

As Donald Trump repeatedly threatens to impose a steep tariff on Canadian goods...Officials across this country are preparing for the worst. That includes the premier of Manitoba. Wab Kinew says he has plans -- and today he's talking about them.