Trump, Mark Carney and Canada
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Jacobin on MSNMark Carney Is Hacking Away at Canada’s Public SectorWhen millions of Canadians returned a Liberal Party government — led by Mark Carney — earlier this year, they were attempting to manage two concerns: threats to the country’s sovereignty from Donald Trump and the United States,
US trade war - a new missive by US Donald Trump threatening an unexpected 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting next month. It came as the two countries engage in intense trade talks meant to produce a new deal in the coming days and what the latest tariff threat means for these negotiations is unclear.
The Canadian government told employees they may face job losses, as Prime Minister Mark Carney searches for spending cuts to keep the budget deficit in check.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement came after US President Donald Trump said the new tariff rate would go into effect on August 1 and would go up if Canada retaliated.
Trump suggested in February that he wanted to revive the Keystone XL project. The president sees it as a way to strengthen the American energy security market by ramping up oil deliveries from Canada while reducing U.S. reliance on oil imports from volatile regions around the world.
Canada would bear the brunt of Trump's tariffs in terms of economic contraction, says The Budget Lab of Yale.
The investments that Prime Minister Mark Carney held before handing them over to a blind trust have been publicly disclosed by the ethics commissioner.
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Canada’s F-35 Fighter Crisis Summed Up in 2 WordsCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed his government’s review of its C$19 billion F-35 fighter jet deal will be completed by the end of the summer, a move fueled by rising tensions with the Trump administration.