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'A wake-up call': How Canada plans to insulate itself from volatile US politics
What happened
AlterNet reports that Canada is responding to President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated disparagement by seeking to reduce its dependence on the United States. McMaster University political scientist Don Abelson said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is working more closely with European, Asian, and Latin American partners, while assessing which sectors require greater “strategic sovereignty.” The interview provides no specific agreements, targets, or timetable for that effort.
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs are intended to make American consumers feel the cost of…
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