Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House (Evan Vucci/AP)

The US Senate has passed a resolution which would thwart Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, hours after the president unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade.

The resolution, passed by a 51-48 vote, would end Mr Trump’s emergency declaration on fentanyl which underpins tariffs on Canada. The president announced orders earlier on Wednesday — his so-called Liberation Day — to impose import taxes on a slew of international trading partners, although Canadian imports were spared from new taxes.