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The outgoing Canadian prime minister had a few final words for the U.S. president.
Mark Carney, who last month likened Donald Trump to Lord Voldemort, will become the next prime minister of Canada.
The newest proposed import tax arrived just a day after the president offered a second one-month reprieve on sweeping tariffs against America’s allies.
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Patrick Brazeau said he was throwing down the gauntlet over President Trump’s “bogus tariffs.”
The Alberta premier said that the British monarch should stress the nation’s sovereignty as Trump continues to call for making Canada the 51st U.S. state.
The president praised his Mexican counterpart and announced Thursday he was putting off tariffs on his southern neighbor—at least for another month.
While Trump has said the tariff is meant to stanch the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., the Canadian prime minister called this explanation “completely bogus.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately rolled out his retaliation.
Sources President Donald Trump’s most senior trade adviser Peter Navarro is “ruling the roost.”
Polls show that Canada’s Liberals have surged ahead of the country’s Conservative party—despite being down 26 points just six weeks ago.
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