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With tariffs on U.S. goods in effect and high-profile international engagements coming up, the Canadian leader keeps moving toward his goal.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada tried to get a good deal for Canada out of President Trump last month. By his telling, he came to the conclusion, after weeks of talks and hours before a deadline, that such a deal was not on offer. Since then, he has doubled down on his efforts to wean his country off its erstwhile best friend.
Mr. Carney was elected last spring on a promise to stand up to Mr. Trump, build big projects at home and deepen links with countries in Asia and Europe.
After trade negotiations collapsed in August, ushering in new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, Mr. Carney followed through on his promise to retaliate.
Canadian tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods came into effect on Tuesday, deepening the trade war between the two countries.
“It’s a shame,” Mr. Carney said in a video address released on Tuesday. “Because a mutually beneficial trade agreement between Canada and the United States is possible.”
But, he added, “the most fundamental issue is that the cumulative U.S. demands revealed that they wanted us to become even more reliant on them, not less.”
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