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U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada “makes a deal with China” — a forceful message that comes days after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, Switzerland, widely viewed as pushing back on U.S. actions.
The threat comes after PM’s speech in Davos widely seen as pushback on U.S. actions
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada “makes a deal with China” — a forceful message that comes days after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, widely viewed as pushback on U.S. actions.
Trump did not specifiy what a “deal” means in his social media post. Last week, Canada reached an agreement with China to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the market at a lowered tariff rate of 6.1 per cent in exchange for China lowering tariffs on Canadian canola.
“If Governor Carney thinks is he going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,” the U.S. president wrote in his post.
“China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” Trump said.
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