February 25, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was discussing border issues with the U.S. president, the provincial government of Alberta was calling for a working group to address trade diversity.

A one-month pause on a 10% tariff on energy imported from Canada and another 25% on all other goods is winding down. Tearing up a trade deal he helped revise, U.S. President Donald Trump called for new import taxes in one of his first acts of office, but paused while North American trading partners mulled their response.