Today is the deadline for President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs to take effect on certain Canadian imports. The president announced a tentative trade deal with Canada on Tuesday evening.

Trade negotiators have been meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss the tariffs and the USMCA agreement that was signed during President Trump’s first term.

The White House stated last month, “President Trump is taking action to hold Canada accountable for its continued discrimination against and unreasonable and unequal treatment of U.S. commerce that has burdened and disadvantaged hard-working Americans.”

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated earlier this summer that, unlike Mexico, Canada “has a different approach to the United States. They have some retaliatory tariffs still in effect, and that makes it a problem for us to negotiate.”

As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…

• For U.S. Trade Representative Greer and others on the administration’s trade team as they negotiate with foreign ministers and representatives.
• For wisdom for President Trump as he imposes and adjusts tariffs on U.S. trade partners’ imports.
• For the president and his military advisors as they assess the Middle East, particularly the situations in Iran and in Gaza.