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Canada Says Ready To 'Intensify' Trade Talks As Trump Orders New Tariffs

Carney said Canada has made proposals to resolve disputes as Washington transformed its trade ties, and is "ready to intensify those discussions."

Canada Says Ready To 'Intensify' Trade Talks As Trump Orders New Tariffs
Carney reacted to Trump's plan for 50-percent duties on many Canadian products
  • Canadian PM Mark Carney said Ottawa is ready to deepen US trade talks
  • US President Trump ordered new tariffs targeting Canadian products
  • Tariffs violate the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, said Carney
Ottawa:

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that Ottawa stands ready to deepen trade talks with the United States, after US President Donald Trump ordered fresh tariffs targeting Canada.

"This is the latest in a series of unilateral US trade actions that began with the US imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement," Carney said of Trump's plan for 50-percent duties on many Canadian products.

He added that Canada has made proposals to resolve disputes as Washington transformed its trade ties, and is "ready to intensify those discussions."

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