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Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed displeasure over US President Donald Trump's tariff hike on Canada. PM Carney said in a statement issued late Thursday night that Canada has made historic spending on border security. Despite this, President Trump has again raised the issue of fentanyl to justify the tariff.
The Prime Minister said that he is disappointed with the President's decision to increase the tariff to 35 percent and that his government will work to protect Canadian jobs and at the same time invest in the industry to remain competitive and diversify the buy Canadian and export markets.
The Prime Minister said that we will continue to negotiate on trade relations with the United States, but our focus is on strengthening Canada from within and connecting it to other markets.
It is noteworthy that Trump had imposed a 25 percent tariff rate since March, which has been increased to 35 percent from Friday. Only goods coming under the Canada-US and Mexico Free Trade Agreement are exempted from this.
