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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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On September 15, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney said about 80 per cent of Canada's trade with the United States was tariff-free. AP reported that the U.S. tariffs of August 22 covered about 5 per cent of Canadian exports to the United States. What best explains the gap between the two figures?

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