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Canada Walks Away from U.S. Trade Deal | Lafayette Louisiana News
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled his team from U.S. trade talks at the last minute, just hours before massive new tariffs—potentially hitting 50% on $20 billion in Canadian goods like wine and hockey sticks—were set to take effect. Carney called the U.S. moves a violation of the existing free trade deal and vowed to retaliate dollar-for-dollar. His government is also preparing relief measures for affected workers and businesses. Despite recent progress, Carney felt the U.S. last-minute demands were unfair and undermined any chance of a reliable agreement, calling it a missed…
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