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Federal finance minister defends Canada's response to Trump's trade war

Canada September 10, 2026 09:33 AM
Federal finance minister defends Canada's response to Trump's trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat against Canada is to completely ban a number of Canadian goods from entering the U.S., while imposing 50 per cent tariffs on a range of other products. But he's also dropping some tariffs now. Mackenzie Gray looks at the move, and how Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is defending Canada's strategy in handling the conflict.