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The House voted Feb. 11 to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.

British International Investment halted investments with DP World over alleged ties between the port operator’s CEO and Jeffrey Epstein, the second suspension in the space of 24 hours.

The president has asked aides why he shouldn’t withdraw from the pact, which he signed during his first term, though he has stopped short of flatly signaling that he will do so, Bloomberg reports.

The bridge project was negotiated by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and paid for by the Canadian government to help ease congestion over the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government plans to change its tariff system to create a stronger financial incentive for automakers to invest in Canada.

U.S. tariffs on commodities and the resulting uncertainty led to more than $550 million Canadian ($406 million) in forgone revenues last year at Canada’s two largest railroad operators.

China’s imports of canola and canola products from Canada — a trade valued at C$4.9 billion ($3.6 billion) in 2024 — had plunged last year after Beijing imposed steeps levies on the goods.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Jan. 25 his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China, in a response to Trump’s tariff threat.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed as “political noise” the moves in recent days by Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen trade relations with China.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on opposition to Canada’s trade truce with China, warning that opening the door to Chinese EVs risks gutting the Canadian sector.