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CUSMA-compliant goods exempt from Trump’s 35% trade threat to Canada, White House says

A Mark Carney government official told the Star it was still unclear to the Canadian government which goods the 35% rate would apply to.

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U.S President Donald Trump said in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday that Canadian imports would face a 35-per-cent tariff as of Aug. 1 if no trade agreement is reached.


Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat might not have as much impact on Canada as first feared — but no-one’s breathing easy just yet.

Trump said in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday that Canadian imports would face a 35-per-cent tariff as of Aug. 1 if no trade agreement is reached. Carney had initially been hoping for a deal by July 21.

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