U.S. President Donald Trump with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea on Oct. 29, 2025. On CNN on Sunday, Bessent refuses to rule out additional tariffs on Canada.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled on Sunday that the Trump administration is still considering imposing an additional tariff on Canadian imports, creating more uncertainty in a trade war that is wreaking havoc on Canada’s steel, aluminum, automobile and lumber sectors.

In an appearance on CNN on Sunday, Mr. Bessent was asked whether U.S. President Donald Trump was going to follow through on his threat to bring in an additional 10-per-cent tariff in retaliation for an anti-tariff TV ad commissioned by the Ontario government.

“We’ll see,” he responded.

“I do

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