Trump Threatens Canada with Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke President Donald Trump has escalated tensions between the United States and Canada by threatening tariffs on Canadian goods due to wildfire smoke blanketing parts of the US.
The move is a thinly veiled attempt to deflect attention from his administration's lack of progress on climate change.
Wildfires are an unfortunate reality in North America during the summer months, and attributing the problem solely to Canada's alleged "failure" to maintain its forests is a gross oversimplification.