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Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers in Canada: think tankA new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada’s premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than “political theatre.
Carney is pursuing a new economic and security agreement that persuades Trump to remove, or significantly reduce, 25 percent tariffs on Canadian autos that aren’t covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, plus similar levies on steel and aluminum.
Economic modelling suggests pipelines like Northern Gateway and Energy East would help insulate Canada from the threat of U.S. tariffs.
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President Donald Trump and his administration are racing to get trade deals done ahead of a self-imposed deadline, at which point tariffs are set to rise for dozens of countries across the world.
OTTAWA--Canada on Thursday extended until early October measures that ease eligibility for jobless benefits amid a weakening labor market roiled by President Trump's trade policy. The measures ...