Trump, Mark Carney and Canada
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Irish Star on MSNMark Carney's defiant five-word statement as Trump imposes 35% tariffsCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded on Friday to President Donald Trump's threats to impose a 35% tariff on Canada starting Aug. 1, an increase from the initial 25% tariff rate he had set earlier this year.
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Jacobin on MSNMark Carney Is Hacking Away at Canada’s Public SectorWhen millions of Canadians returned a Liberal Party government — led by Mark Carney — earlier this year, they were attempting to manage two concerns: threats to the country’s sovereignty from Donald Trump and the United States,
US trade war - a new missive by US Donald Trump threatening an unexpected 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting next month. It came as the two countries engage in intense trade talks meant to produce a new deal in the coming days and what the latest tariff threat means for these negotiations is unclear.
A day after President Trump announced a new 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods beginning next month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada had made “vital progress” towards stopping fentanyl.
The letter reiterated Trump’s complaints about dairy quotas, fentanyl and the U.S. trade deficit, which is mostly fueled by American refineries’ thirst for Canadian oil. His social media post caused the Canadian dollar to immediately tumble, indicating the market wasn’t expecting this escalation.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement came after US President Donald Trump said the new tariff rate would go into effect on August 1 and would go up if Canada retaliated.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is retreating this week for vacation, but the federal government isn’t saying where.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt boasted that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney caved to President Donald Trump‘s pressure to end Canada’s digital services tax on U.S. tech companies. “It’s very simple.