# Trump’s new tariffs on Canada face untested legal questions

https://mins.news/en/item/36962

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-29 15:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/46u8OFV

> President Donald Trump escalated a trade war with Canada by invoking a little-known statute that dates back 96 years. Many trade lawyers were unaware it remained on the books, raising questions about the legal basis for the new tariffs before any court has tested them.

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