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Canada moved to retaliate against the Trump administration’s new tariff posture, turning what had been a White House flex into an actual trade-war escalation. The immediate political problem is obvious: this is no longer just about threatening leverage, it’s about measurable costs landing on exporters, consumers, and cross-border supply chains.
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Canada moved to retaliate against the Trump administration’s new tariff posture, turning what had been a White House flex into an actual trade-war escalation. The immediate political problem is obvious: this is no longer just about threatening leverage, it’s about measurable costs landing on exporters, consumers, and cross-border supply chains.
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