Canadians breathed a sigh of relief for a couple hours on Monday.

It was revealed that freshly inaugurated United States President Donald Trump will not <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;immediately impose&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-first-day-1.7435957&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-first-day-1.7435957">immediately impose</a> 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports. Rather, it turns out they will be coming into effect on Feb. 1 — maybe.

No matter how long Trump dangles the tariff threat, Canada’s weaknesses on <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;border security&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx5p41696po&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx5p41696po">border security</a> and <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;military spending&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2118102/what-does-a-2nd-trump-term-mean-for-canada-to-start-steep-tariffs-and-pressure-to-spend-more-on-military&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2118102/what-does-a-2nd-trump-term-mean-for-canada-to-start-steep-tariffs-and-pressure-to-spend-more-on-military">military spending</a> will not disappear. As painful as this game is, at least it got the Liberals moving on a number of neglected issues.

Not to mention diversifying our trading partners{ai:summary}<p>Canadians were relieved when President Trump announced a delay on imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, now set for February 1. However, the underlying issues of Canada’s border security and military spending remain unaddressed despite the temporary reprieve. </p><p>This situation has prompted the Canadian government to take action on several long-ignored matters. #politics</p>

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