Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
The country’s worsening relations with its largest trading partners will heighten the stakes in next year’s World Cup, Trump suggested.
In another reversal, Trump postponed for a month new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico that fall under the three nations' free trade deal.
The tariffs, set to take effect on March 20, add a new front to a trade war largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China and threats of protectionist measures on other nations.
President Trump’s plan to apply 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports is set to start on Tuesday. They would deal a brutal blow to Canada’s economy.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to disrupt the approximately $95 billion energy trade due to Trump's new tariffs.