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Canada’s Calculated Trade Strike | Toronto News
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Canada’s launching a calculated economic counterpunch with $28 billion in new tariffs on U.S. goods, aiming to pressure Washington without crippling its own economy. It’s a high-stakes chess game where every move targets political leverage—like hitting Kentucky or Maine—not just random products. Experts stress precision: choosing items where U.S. importers can’t easily pivot and where political fallout will resonate. The strategy also funds Canadian relief programs by taxing intermediate goods, turning trade friction into domestic support. Canada’s walking a tightrope—inflicting pain to force change while shielding its own markets and unity. Watch closely: this could reshape the U.S.-Canada trade dynamic.
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