With no Canada-U.S. trade deal on the immediate horizon, U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canadian imports from 25 to 35 per cent. Touria Izri looks at where negotiations stand, how Trump linked Canada’s support for a Palestinian statehood to a trade deal; and the lifeline Canada could be given.
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