Ana Swanson and Tony Romm in NYT: ‘President Trump threatened on Monday to increase tariffs on all cars, trucks, car parts and steel from Canada to 50 percent, starting Jan. 1, as the relationship with America’s closest traditional ally morphs into a full-blown trade war. Writing on Truth Social, the president said that Canada was “among the worst Nations in the World to deal with” and that it “will be treated like a State no longer.”’

And: ‘The 50 percent tariff on $20 billion of Canadian exports that went into effect on Saturday relied on Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, an obscure statute that had never before been used to impose tariffs. Those tariffs could face legal challenges in the coming weeks, experts said.’

In other words, maybe the courts will step in. Or an invasion of Canada is imminent. Perhaps a tiny invasion, limited to Vancouver.

(a sf 2216)