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The Canada-U.S. trade conflict

Tariffs are being charged both ways, and other measures are only scheduled or announced.

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Trade talks between Canada and the United States collapsed on August 21, 2026. U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent took effect hours later. By Prime Minister Mark Carney's account, what stood in the way of a deal?

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