A U.S. food importer has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, alleging that the former president imposed a 50 % tariff on Canadian goods without congressional approval and misused a Depression‑era law to do so.
The suit, filed in a federal court, claims that the tariffs were applied to a range of Canadian food products that the importer brings into the United States, thereby raising the cost of its supplies and harming its business operations.
According to the complaint, Trump used a law enacted during the Great Depression to impose the tariffs, a move the importer argues bypassed the legislative process and violated the U.S. Constitution’s trade‑policy provisions.
Trump’s administration had previously imposed a series of tariffs on imports from various countries as part of its broader trade strategy, but the importer says the Canadian tariffs were unjustified and unlawful.
The case will be heard by a federal judge and could set a precedent for how executive powers are exercised in trade matters. The outcome may influence future disputes over tariff imposition and the limits of presidential authority.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>
