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Trump invokes obscure 1930 tariff law in Canada trade dispute

President Donald Trump has used a never-before-invoked provision of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a 50% tax on $20 billion in Canadian imports, prompting retaliation from Ottawa and raising legal questions about the Depression-era statute's validity.

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President Donald Trump has used a never-before-invoked provision of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a 50% tax on $20 billion in Canadian imports, prompting retaliation from Ottawa and raising legal questions about the Depression-era statute's validity.

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