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Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs on US goods, challenging Trump administration

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Canada has taken a decisive stance against the United States by imposing retaliatory tariffs, a move that deviates from its historically deferential approach to its southern neighbor. This action, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney, matches the US's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. The decision to confront the US, despite deep economic and security integration, signals a potential shift in global alliances and challenges the notion that nationalist policies respect long-standing relationships. AI

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Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs on US goods, challenging Trump administration

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhou Xiaoming ·

    Mild-mannered Canada shows the world how to take the fight to Trump

    For anyone who has spent time living in Canada, the country’s default posture towards its southern neighbour has long felt almost hard-coded: polite, deferential, almost allergic to confrontation. I saw this first-hand as a visiting scholar in the country in the early 1980s, when…

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