Canada PM says disappointed as Trump orders tariff hike
The move, which Washington linked in part to what it said was Canada's failure to stop fentanyl smuggling, is the latest salvo in Trump's months-long tariff war initiated soon after taking power.
US duties and tariffs will heavily affect lumber, steel, aluminium, and automobiles, Carney said in a post on X, vowing action to protect Canadian jobs, buy its goods, invest in industrial competitiveness and diversify export markets.
To justify its step, the US has cited the cross-border flow of fentanyl, even though Canada accounts for just one per cent of US fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce the volumes, Carney added.
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