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The US has imposed 50% tariffs on about £14.6bn of Canadian goods, with Canada’s prime minister vowing to match them. Donald Trump posted on social media that Canada desires the advantages of statehood without actually being a state. The tariff escalation also questions the future of the North American USMCA trade pact.
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