OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will “steadfastly” defend workers and businesses following the latest trade threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a late night post on social media, Carney said Canada will continue to work to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by a revised deadline of Aug. 1.
In a letter to Carney on Thursday, Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods by that date — evidently setting a new deadline for the trade talks that were supposed to wrap up by July 21.
Asked about the tariff threat while leaving the White House Friday morning, Trump
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