THE LATEST | CANADAU.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ending all trade discussions with Canada while signalling he may impose a blanket tariff to hit back at Ottawa for imposing a tax on web giants.
“We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven-day period,” Trump said in a social media post Friday.
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand responded by saying she will continue to press for ‘Canaadian interests’ with the Trump administration.
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer from The Hub discuss President Trump’s online post that he’s halting trade talks with the Carney government over its digital services tax and its economic and political implications.
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