Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail

Mark Carney accuses US of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal that would have averted 50% import taxes The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the deadline of midnight on Friday. The trade row is the biggest rupture in recent relations between Washington and one of its closest allies and trading partners as Donald Trump’s bellicose foreign policy angered officials in Ottawa. Continue reading...

Mark Carney accuses US of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal that would have averted 50% import taxes The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the deadline of midnight on Friday. The trade row is the biggest rupture in recent relations between Washington and one of its closest allies and trading partners as Donald Trump’s bellicose foreign policy angered officials in Ottawa. Continue reading...