Threats by President-elect Donald Trump to impose U.S. tariffs on its immediate neighbors appear to have created a split between Canada and Mexico, after Canadian officials said problems with the two countries' borders were not comparable.

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.

President-elect Trump has promised to impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, and tariffs as high as 60% on goods coming from China on day one of his new administration. What will these protectionist policies accomplish?

In 2018, during Donald Trump’s first presidential term, he imposed tariffs on Chinese imports because he felt the US trade deficit with China was too high. Trump is promising more tariffs on Chinese imports during his second term,

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose import tariffs on products entering the United States from Mexico, Canada and China, starting on his first day in office.