“It seems that nothing Canada has tried so far has shielded it from the threats of Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.
“Barely a week after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney restarted trade talks, with Canada targeting an agreement by July 21, Trump published a new broadside on one of the US’s largest trading partners, threatening a 35% tariff.”
New York Times: Trump threatens higher tariffs on Canada in the middle of trade talks.
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