Canada battles the clock, politics in scramble to avert Trump’s tariffs
- As trade negotiations with the United States enter the eleventh hour, Canada is in a scramble to avert hefty tariffs targeting billions of dollars of its exports.
- Absent a last-minute deal, US President Donald Trump’s administration will impose a 50-percent duty beginning on Wednesday on a broad range of Canadian exports, including electronics, industrial machinery, furniture, dairy products and wine.
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- As trade negotiations with the United States enter the eleventh hour, Canada is in a scramble to avert hefty tariffs targeting billions of dollars of its exports.
- Absent a last-minute deal, US President Donald Trump’s administration will impose a 50-percent duty beginning on Wednesday on a broad range of Canadian exports, including electronics, industrial machinery, furniture, dairy products and wine.
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Sources: Al Jazeera