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Poilievre Calls for More Transparency From Carney as Counter Tariffs Set for Tuesday
Poilievre says Canadians need full cost estimates and offsets as Ottawa prepares tariffs on about $20 billion in U.S. goods.
- On Tuesday, Ottawa will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods effective 12:01 a.m., as Prime Minister Mark Carney charges ahead in a trade war with the United States following the collapse of trade talks.
- President Donald Trump launched tariffs last month on goods ranging from hockey sticks and cement to honey after trade talks between the two nations broke down, prompting this response from Canada.
- Countervailing Canadian tariffs are set to affect American goods such as dairy products, plywood and sunscreen. These measures follow the bitter trade war between the two nations.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for more transparency from the prime minister regarding the costs consumers will face and the details of the trade deal that fell through with the Americans.
- In a Labour Day statement, the prime minister said Canada is looking to diversify its trading partners, emphasizing that Canada works best when Canadians look out for one another amid the dispute.
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What to know about Canada’s escalating trade war with the US as Carney retaliates with tariffs
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods take effect Tuesday, turning its escalating trade war with President Donald Trump into a test watched far beyond the border: Can a country much smaller than the United States stand up to Trump and succeed?
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