U.S. House of Representatives Calls for Ending Tariffs on Fentanyl from Canada

On the 11th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for the federal government to end punitive tariffs on Canadian goods. U.S. media reported that the resolution was approved with a vote of 219 in favor and 211 against, with 6 Republican House members voting in favor despite party lines. Analysts pointed out that the next step is for the resolution to be submitted to the Senate, where it is more likely to pass, but it is ultimately very possible that President Trump will veto it. Given that Republicans hold the majority in both the House and Senate, the Republican members’ defection in the vote is quite symbolic. On February 1st last year, Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency due to Canada’s and other countries’ failure to effectively control the export of illegal drugs like fentanyl, and simultaneously invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on goods from Canada. (Xinhua)