Canada PM vows retaliatory tariffs following Trump call
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“I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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"We will fight the U.S. tariffs with retaliatory trade actions of our own that will have maximum impact in the United States and minimum impacts here in Canada," Carney said at a news conference.
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