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**For his associates. Friends, family and business partners. This has got to be asked.**

[CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/trump-pauses-most-global-tariffs-but-changes-nothing-for-canada-and-mexico-9.6717027?webview=true&appname=news-android-app&didomiConfig.notice.enable=false&udid=dfc43930-28d6-4c9f-9744-16bd629f6db6)

The Latest
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- U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tariff policy again today, pausing his so-called “reciprocal tariffs” for many countries around the world for 90 days.
- The White House initially said the flip-flop would leave Canada with another 10 per cent baseline tariff, but later reversed course.
- Ottawa said it had no clarity from the U.S. government.
- Stock markets soared after scrambling investors heard about the reprieve.

[**People were getting a little bit yippy**](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/trump-tariffs-live-updates.html)

Trump said he paused the imposition of higher tariffs on many countries because people ***“were getting a little bit yippy.”***

***“Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line,”*** Trump told reporters at the White House.

***“They were getting yippy, you know, they were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid,*** unlike these champions, because we have a big job to do,” the president said while standing with auto racing champions.